Parenting Journal

Auctin Auction
2/8/2010 By DAVID CLOUSTON Salina Journal The CAPS Celebrity Benefit Auction on Saturday raised $77,342, down about $4,000 from last year. "It was still a very successful auction.

At your service
The At Your Service column appears Mondays in The News-Journal. Featured this week are support groups in Volusia and Flagler counties.

New study contradicts 'genetic jealousy' theory
By: Susan Zalkind A new study, in the January Psychological Science journal report, shows that the difference between the jealousy of men and women may not be inherent....

Want happy children? Stop trying to be perfect parents and focus on your own relationship instead, says book
The TV and radio presenter Kirsty Young recently said the 'cult' of pushy parenting 'sickened' her because it was 'the real modern disease'.

Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendar
n phillips exeter academy 2010 winter concert series: Tuesday, Feb. 9: Gilbert Concert Series, featuring Irina Muresanu, violin and Michael Lewin, piano, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Church, Exeter. Free and open to the public. Information: www.exeter.edu, 777-3453.

Child’s injuries go unnoticed
A Journal Sentinel investigation raises questions of whether a strong social and legal bias toward reuniting children with their parents blinded those who might have rescued a small child from his suffering and protected him from the dangers to come.

NurtureShock says everything Gina Ford and Jean Liedloff taught parents is wrong
A new book trashes modern parenting ideas. Our author, father of two, puts it to the test

Quality Of Caregiver Relationship Is Crucial For HIV-Infected Children
A new study of children in Ukraine has found that for the growing number of HIV-infected children, the quality of care and the relationship between children and their caregivers play an important role in their development. Based on their findings, the researchers highlight the importance of comprehensive but focused intervention efforts to improve these relationships by changing caregivers ...

'To Raise Happy Kids, Put Your Marriage First'
London, Feb 8 : Want your kids to be happy and successful? Well, then couples should spend less time striving to be perfect parents - and instead try to be perfect spouses.

Canadian Study Links Parenting To Children's Relationships To Hobbies
Parents take heed: children and young adults are more likely to pursue sports, music or other pastimes when given an opportunity to nurture their own passion. According to a three-part study led by Genevieve Mageau, a psychology professor at the Universite de Montreal, parental control can predict whether a child develops a harmonious or obsessive passion for a hobby. Published in the latest ...