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1 hr ago | Milwaukee Courier Online

Foster Parent Appreciation

Joining in the festivities of the event includes Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services team members from : Robert Duncan, Arles Lawrence, Amy Basting, Langston Verdin, Laura Goba, Andrea Rivera de Vega and Anthony D. Smith .

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

5 hrs ago | Seattle Times

U.S. gay-parenting capital: by one count, Salt Lake City

Unexpected as it may sound, a new study finds that the Utah capital and its outskirts have the nation's highest percentage of gay or lesbian couples raising children.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, Family

6 hrs ago | Psychology Today

Caution: Parenting Experts Ahead

Parents face an avalanche of advice in the form of news, official recommendations, tips and scientific discoveries.

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Related Topix: Family, Avalanche, Journalism, Kids, ADHD, Health

11 hrs ago | The Guardian

The hottest French It girl of 2013: Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Her mother is the former editor of French Vogue, she was photographed by Mario Testino at 10, and her new baby blog rivals Gwyneth'sa Julia Restoin Roitfeld is 2013's ultimate It girl Julia Restoin Roitfeld with her mother, Carine Roitfeld: 'French women look put-together but we don't spend that much time in the bathroom, and tend to go for really ... (more)

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Related Topix: France, World News, Fashion, Designers

Fri May 24, 2013

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Tracking Sexual Predators With An App

From an early age we're taught not to talk to strangers, but that's becoming more difficult in today's hyper connected world.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Sioux Falls, SD

The Huffington Post

Kenneth Barish, Ph.D.: How to Avoid the Most Common Parenting Mistake

Last week, I discussed the problem of frequent criticism in families. In my experience, this is the most common cause of unhappiness in parent-child relationships -- and of unhealthy outcomes for children.

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PhysOrg Weblog

New parenting program benefits ADHD children

A new program for treating the emotional health of mothers of children with ADHD has shown significant benefits for the children themselves, finds a new study by University of Maryland researchers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Family, Depression, Psychology, Science

The Chronicle

Parenting: Long weekends rule

The long weekend we just recently had the good fortune to experience came at exactly the right moment.

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Related Topix: Family, Weather

Houston Press

10 First Moments in Parenting That No One Warns You About

My friends Rachel and Naomi recently welcomed an adorable pair of twins into the world.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

KUOW-FM Seattle

Wash. Supreme Court Rejects Legal Fees, Hurdles For Poor

Washington's judicial system abolished court fees for poor people in 2010, but county courts sought ways around the rule.

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Related Topix: Lynnwood, WA, Family, King County, WA

Thu May 23, 2013

Patch.com

Nutley Middle Schooler Wins Statewide Art Award

The Department of Human Services honored six New Jersey high school and middle school students for their creativity and artistry in depicting parental responsibility for the Division of Family Development's Annual Teen Media Contest.

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Related Topix: Nutley, NJ, Education Etc., Family

Noozhawk

Inquisitive Canine: Tails from the Doghouse - Meet Hoss

We've handpicked these dogs in the hopes of finding them loving homes. We encourage you to ask questions and add your own parenting tips in the comments.] Hoss is a handsome, fun-loving, strapping inquisitive canine who's full of life and a happy-go-lucky personality.

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Related Topix: Family, Santa Barbara County, CA

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Parenting Tip: How to control what your child watches on YouTube

My kids are growing up as part of the Internet generation and, as a result, they love watching videos online.

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Related Topix: YouTube, iPod touchiPad App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Family, Kids, Chrome, iPad App, iPhone

The Arizona Republic

Arizona mom accused of contaminating infant daughter's IV tubes

A prosecutor says a 23-year-old woman on trial in Tucson contaminated her hospitalized infant daughter's intravenous lines in an attempt to get attention from the girl's father.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Health, E. Coli, Family

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Local father working on co-parenting application

Many blended families have multiple children with different parents, keeping track of everything can get hectic for some.

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Missourian

Mother talks about raising her child despite lack of faith

Editor's note: Now in its third year of reporting on sensitive issues, Project 573 devoted its attention during 2012-13 to the growing group of people who check "none" when asked to designate a religion.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Family, Jefferson City, MO

NJ.com

Parenting with Pete: Parental rules of engagement

Sound familiar? Siblings fight and then yell for Mom or Dad to intervene. Brothers and sisters argue and quarrel over all kinds of things - games , chores , cake , parents , clothes , space , or body language .

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The Daily News Journal

Will Smith: 'We respect our children'

Few Hollywood parents receive more scrutiny than Will and Jada Smith, who have been accused of pushing their children into showbiz and have even come under attack for endorsing "open" marriage.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

Wed May 22, 2013

Globe and Mail

The Canadian government's delaying tactics involving native children are harmful and wrong

Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C. Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C. Nearly half of the 30,000 children in foster care in Canada are aboriginal, a horrifying figure first revealed by Statistics Canada's National Household ... (more)

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Related Topix: Canada, Family, Opinion

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Scientific Tooth Fairies Investigate Neanderthal Breast-Feeding

Top: Lines on a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth mark the passage of time. Bottom: The distribution of barium shows dietary transition: low barium before birth , high barium during breast-feeding and falling barium as the Neanderthal transitions to a mixed diet .

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Related Topix: Family, Chemistry, Science