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1 hr ago | This Is Bristol

Talking heads column with Peter Fraser of Colston's School

ARECENT poll of 2,000 maintained school heads suggested that schools are not doing enough to develop morals, values and a clear understanding of the difference between right and wrong.

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Related Topix: Family

1 hr ago | Science Blog

The verdict on tiger-parenting? Studies point to poor mental health

Long before Amy Chua's provocative 2011 memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, raised the bar for tough-love parenting, psychologists at UC Berkeley were studying the effects of three kinds of child-rearing: authoritarian , permissive and authoritative .

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Related Topix: Family, UC Berkeley, Psychology, Science, Kids, Asian-American, Chinese-American

2 hrs ago | The News-Review

Jemelene Wilson: Words of (parenting) wisdom

About: I don't believe in acting my age or taking life for granted. When the FedEx man walked through my office door almost 25 years ago, I told myself I was going to marry him.

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Related Topix: Lace Mamba Global, Happily Ever After, Video Games

4 hrs ago | Duke Health News

Parenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habits

Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

8 hrs ago | Sun Journal

Husband and wife therapy team treat couples on the brink at luxury retreats

Christiane, a mother from New Jersey, had endured years of conflict with her husband when the couple met Portland psychologist John Stewart.

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Related Topix: Family

12 hrs ago | Zap2it.com

Bill Cosby reveals the keys to good parenting on television

Bill Cosby will go down in history as being one of the best parents on television.

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Related Topix: Cosby, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Celebrities, Bill Cosby

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Broadway

Mommy Meltdown! LCT3's Parenting Drama A Kid Like Jake Opens Off-Broadway

There's a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown at the Claire Tow Theater, where Daniel Pearle's A Kid Like Jake opens June 17. Directed by Evan Cabnet, this NYC-set parenting drama stars Carla Gugino , Peter Grosz, Caroline Aaron and Michelle Beck.

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Related Topix: Family

Examiner.com

Attachment Parenting 101: How to help your kids stop fighting

While kids are always going to fight with their brothers and sisters to some extent, it is possible to have a mostly harmonious family.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Naperville Sun

Parenting Matters: Find support for your college student's journey

Welcome to the Collaborative Youth Team's column, "Parenting Matters!" The Collaborative Youth Team is a partnership of 22 youth and family service organizations and agencies that are here to serve you.

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Related Topix: Family, North Central College, Central College

City Pages

Dan Savage talks Bachmann, parenting, and American Savage

After 20-plus years as a sex advice columnist, author, and LGBT activist, you would think Dan Savage would have earned the right to relax a little.

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Related Topix: Macalester College, Gay/Lesbian

KRVN-AM Lexington

Move Over, Groupon: New Sites for Deals Target Kids, Couples

Many email boxes are flooded with deals for food, shopping and travel, but two new sites want to remove the clutter and boredom to provide kids and couples with ideas for fun activities.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, us Travel, North America Travel, Chicago Travel, Columbia University

CBS Local

Grandfathers: Biggest Change In Parenting Is Technology

Fatherhood has always brought happiness and challenges to men called "dad," but what about those men who've worn the title for decades.

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Related Topix: Family

Sun Jun 16, 2013

TwinCities

Study: Dads nurture, too

Unlike the male pundits, politicians and even financiers who've opined freely recently about what they consider "natural" roles for mothers and fathers, with mom at home and dad at work, behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's methodical approach has led her to a much more complicated conclusion.

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Related Topix: Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA, Family

Cincinnati.com

Joys of being daddy led to book deal

This fatherhood gig, it turns out, can be a lot of fun - and funny. At least that's how daddy-turned-author Brian Klems of St. Bernard sees it - to the delight of readers who get a chuckle from Klems' brand of paternal wisdom and wit.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Journalism, Ohio University, Family

Clarksville Online

Kris Wolfe: Taking the "Step" out of Parenting

My husband stepped onto the scene when my boys were 3 and 6 years old. My ex-husband remarried last year to a woman with children.

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Related Topix: Family

Port Townsend Leader

Blogs

Port Townsend Observation Deck By Patrick J. Sullivan, Port Townsend, WA psullivan@ptleader.com The Montana Madman muses about today, yesterday and tomorrow - in Port Townsend and beyond.

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Related Topix: Port Townsend, WA, Blog News, Quilcene, WA, Port Angeles, WA, Chimacum, WA, Family

The Journal News

'Papadaddy' Clyde Edgerton advises other 'older dads' on the joys of parenting

Novelist Clyde Edgerton, 69, has four children -- ages 30, 9, 7 and 6 -- who inspired his witty "Papadaddy's Book for New Fathers: Advice to Dads of All Ages" .

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Related Topix: University of North Carolina Wilmington

Monterey County Herald

Dear Abby: Dad feels blessed by daughters

Dear Abby: I am writing you not because of a problem, but because of two special people in my life.

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Related Topix: Family

Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Afro American Newspaper

Former U.S. Rep Allen West Blasts Bill Cosby Over Comments Praising Black Muslims

Comedian-activist Bill Cosby is often the outspoken "uncle" whose sometimes-provocative comments, usually on Black parenting, are hotly debated, but eventually forgiven.

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Related Topix: US News, Representative Allen West, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Thomas Allen, US Politics, Celebrities, Bill Cosby, Family, Pop/Rock, The Tea Party

WTVR Richmond

Paid leave lets dads build parenting foundation

When Joe Schroeder became a father in February, he did something a lot of working men in the United States only dream of: He took off from work for three months to stay home with his wife and newborn daughter, Alma Lucette.

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Related Topix: Family, Greensboro, NC