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Classes to teach discipline strategies to parents

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:18:33 +0000

Classes to teach discipline strategies to parents
A free class series that begin Sept. 17 in Hemet will teach parents positive discipline strategies. The classes will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Fridays over 12 weeks at the Children and Families School Readiness Center, at 633 E. Kimball Ave.

The absence of fathers is a tragedy and a disgrace

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:18:45 +0000

The absence of fathers is a tragedy and a disgrace
Various figures denote vexing social problems. They include 10,000 (the number of new baby boomers eligible for Social Security and Medicare every day), 10.2 percent (what the unemployment rate would be if 1.2 million discouraged workers had not recently stopped looking for jobs), $9.9 trillion (the Government Accountability Office calculation of the gap between the expected revenues and outlays …

New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:20:02 +0000

New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India
The grit and grime of rural India its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films.

Bon voyage: France with the family: Franche-Comté and Normandy

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:19:27 +0000

Bon voyage: France with the family: Franche-Comté and Normandy
In the final instalment from our nomadic family, the Hatches finish their 5,000-mile road trip and head home.

Usher says Tameka Foster marriage was not a failure despite divorce

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:17:58 +0000

Usher says Tameka Foster marriage was not a failure despite divorce
Usher says even though his marriage to Tameka Foster has ended in divorce, he doesn’t consider the union a bust. “I appreciate the relationship for what it was,” the U.S. pop singer told People magazine during an interview in his Atlanta-area home.

NAMI Raises Concern For Impact Of Mental Health Care Budget Cuts On Low-Income Mothers And Infants; Urban Institute …

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:20:03 +0000

NAMI Raises Concern For Impact Of Mental Health Care Budget Cuts On Low-Income Mothers And Infants; Urban Institute …
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has raised added concern about a study released by The Urban Institute that shows more than one-half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers living with depression — creating parenting and child development challenges. At least 70 percent of low-income mothers go with out treatment, according to the study, with only 30 percent even …

Carmel’s Actors Theatre to present ‘Rounding Third’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:19:56 +0000

Carmel’s Actors Theatre to present ‘Rounding Third’
The Actors Theatre of Indiana presents Richard Dresser “Rounding Third” in a four-week run at Carmel Community Playhouse.

The Kids Are All Right

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:20:02 +0000

The Kids Are All Right
This is a witty and insightful film

NBCU, Hulu Join Common Sense Media Campaign

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:20:02 +0000

NBCU, Hulu Join Common Sense Media Campaign
NBC Universal and Hulu have teamed with Common Sense Media partners Comcast, Cox and Time Warner Cable in donating airtime to a $40 million ad campaign, Power to the Parent, encouraging parents to take a larger role in their kids’ media choices.

Man whose child died in car gets 5 years probation

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:20:10 +0000

Man whose child died in car gets 5 years probation
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Fort Myers man whose 18-month-old daughter died after he accidentally left her in his car has been sentenced to five years probation. Prosecutors said Reginald McKinnon pleaded guilty Thursday to leaving his child…