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Children who grow up with parents who take a "tough love" approach to their upbringing are better prepared to do well in life, a report has suggested.

Ayelet Waldman is the author of the bestselling essay collection "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace." She will share her insight into parenting and sign books at 10 a.m. Sunday at Congregation B'nai Emunah, 1719 S. Owasso Ave.

Juneau Montessori School presents a free six-week series of classes for parents of children ages three to six.

Becoming a parent for the first time three years ago, Kim Murphy tried to do everything the way she was raised by her parents and from what she read in pediatricians' handbooks, but it just didn't feel right.

Michael Jackson's father wants a judge to order the pop star's estate to pay him a monthly allowance, according to papers filed in court Friday.

Whether it's a weekend trip or a cross-country road trip, travel with kids comes with its own set of unique challenges.

Michael Lohan has been tipped over the edge by his daughter Lindsay's latest allegations - he's threatened to release more tapes to prove she is lying.

So many gay couples today have kids that it has become a cultural phenomenon - there's even a new TV show about a modern family that includes a gay couple with an adopted baby.

A woman was today ordered to undertake a parenting programme as part of her sentence of six months' home detention for cruelty to her children.

Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to UK and US researchers.

On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.

A new report suggests 3-year-old children who are exposed to more TV appear to be at an increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior.

They bicker. They argue. They fight, and they compete. They're best friends one day and rivals the next.

The Tories have called for parenting to be put at the top of the social agenda. More than 100,000 youngsters have no parent in work, Tory children's spokeswoman Liz Smith said ahead of a Holyrood debate on supporting families.

Jennifer Hudson says her mother is still with her and guiding her career. The 'Dreamgirls' star - " whose mom Darnell Donnerson was murdered along with her brother and nephew in October 2008 - " believes she is protected by her mother's spirit and feels inspired by her when parenting her three-month-old son David.

Lily Pabian and her husband Jeff learned to tag-team household tasks when he lost his job and she went from stay-at-home mom to part-time consultant.

For decades, pop psych has embraced the premise that there are three basic parenting styles: authoritarian , permissive , and last but not least, authoritative .

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