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An Accidental Tale of the Beauty and Selfless Love that is Adoption LifeNews.com “ Adoption is real–and it's forever.” – Dr. Bill Platypus, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Season 16, Episode 4: “Families”. I'll talk to anyone. No, really. I chat up the other shoppers in line at the grocery store, then carry on a conversation with the ... by via Parenting - Google News

Parenting center has new leader Albert Lea Tribune AUSTIN — A new leader is at the helm of the Parenting Resource Center. The Parenting Resource Center Board of Directors named Heather Steinkamp as the agency's new executive director earlier this week, and she took the new post on Tuesday. by via Parenting - Google News

CNET Rockaroo turns the infant swing into a high-tech gadget CNET Rockaroo turns the infant swing into a high-tech gadget . The infant swing gets turned on its head and stocked with sensors to keep baby happy. Amanda Kooser. by Amanda Kooser. January 31, 2014 11:51 AM PST. Follow @akooser. Rockaroo baby swing. by via Gadget - Google News

This gadget nudges you to stand tall CNBC.com Another gadget is joining the wearable device space, and this one in particular is meant to help improve body posture in addition to tracking activity levels. Lumo Lift, a small device that clasps on to a piece of clothing, tracks a user's body ... by via Gadget - Google News

Foster parenting classes to start Thursday Kansas.com The course is designed top help people decide if they want to become a foster home for children in foster care or adoption programs. Foster parents are required to complete the course to be licensed by the state. Sedgwick County has a significant need ... by via Parenting - Google News

Win an iPad Air, our gadget of the year GP online GP's technology reviewer, Dr Richard Harkness, voted the iPad Air his favourite gadget of the year. He said: 'Apple has done what it does better than anyone else, taking a brilliant design and refining it even further. The iPad Air is so light and easy ... by via Gadget - Google News

Mother Earth News Miracles of Interspecies Adoption: The Pig and His Lamb Mother Earth News By Lisa Rogak January 2014. Tweet. Edgar Alan Pig, who wasn't new to interspecies adoption , had a particularly special relationship with a one-week-old lamb named Arnie, who he instantly took under his wing when Arnie first showed up at Edgar's Mission. by via Parenting - Google News

Controlling Your Anger Through Mindful Parenting Huffington Post That includes your children. For all its joy and unmatchable moments, parenting also comes with frustration and lost tempers. Parenting from a perspective of mindfulness allows you to slow down and think carefully before taking action. Find out what ... by via Parenting - Google News

Mother Earth News Miracles of Interspecies Adoption: The Boxer Dog and His Kid Goat Mother Earth News She was prepared to take over the role of mother herself, but then her male boxer dog named Billy surprised her by assuming parenting duties for the orphaned goat — who Tozer would christen Lilly — when she was just a few hours old. In fact, Tozer ... by via Parenting - Google News

Adoption and Genetics: Implications for Adoptive Parents Huffington Post (blog) In 2006 I helped my 25-year-old son Jamal locate his biological families. I hoped this reunion would help him overcome some of the challenges he was wrestling with on his path to adulthood. I was thrilled when the families of both his white mother and ... by via Parenting - Google News

Philomania Hits DC As Pic Subject Stumps To Reunite Forced Adoption Families Deadline.com But its subject, Philomena Lee, is using this short soapbox as an opportunity to change legislation in Ireland and the UK to allow access to records from forced adoptions, and raise donations for Adoption Rights Alliance. This is all part of The ... by via Parenting - Google News

Noozhawk Parenting Expert Michael Thompson to Speak at Marymount of Santa Barbara Noozhawk Comment. Parenting expert, bestselling author and thought leader Michael Thompson, Ph.D., will be coming to Santa Barbara on Feb. 4 to discuss his latest groundbreaking book, The Pressured Child, Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life. by via Parenting - Google News

Flatscreen Looking Funny? Adjust These Settings Right Now Wired You should be able to buy a new TV, plug it in, hook up a cable box, and be good to go. But no. Sometimes the settings get in the way. And these days, there are so many settings. If you don't want to go through the sometimes-taxing process of ... by via Gadget - Google News

Petition to Ban Controversial Christian Parenting Book From Amazon Nears ... Christian Post A petition to ask Amazon to stop selling a Christian parenting book has closed in on nearly 100,000 signatures. As of press time, a Change.org petition asking the Internet giant to remove Michael and Debi Pearl's To Train Up a Child had 98,900 signatories. by via Parenting - Google News

Gadget thieves target parked cars Retford Times A sat nav, iPod and £50 have been snatched after thieves entered two cars in as many days in the Ranskill area. All the items were taken during the first incident on Arundel Drive in Ranskill between 10pm on Sunday January 19 and 8.30am the next day. by via Gadget - Google News

Bill Would Protect Against Future Contested Adoption Daily Ardmoreite Sean Roberts, would eliminate an extrajudicial consent as a way of obtaining assent from the father of the child and would require any consent to adoption to take place no earlier than 10 days after the child's birth. Under the bill, a consent to ... by via Parenting - Google News

Closing arguments split on child's best interest in adoption case Kansas.com Closing arguments in a trial about whether a 2-year-old girl should be adopted by her Wichita foster parents or a great-grandmother were largely divided over what was in the child's best interest. The attorney for foster parents Andrea and Lance Dixon ... by via Parenting - Google News

Christian Science Monitor A return to 'paleo parenting' Christian Science Monitor Is there an emerging return to a philosophy of parenting that allows children to show up for their own childhoods as if they were “a primal force at work,” with similar aliveness, and private possession? My parents might have been paleo parents, though ... by via Parenting - Google News

ElectronicsWeekly.com Kickr skateboard gets electric drive train ElectronicsWeekly.com RSS – Gadget Master posts come to you. RSS feed for Gadget Master Let the Gadget Masters posts come to you directly - simply use the RSS feed in the Feed Reader of your choice... Subscribe to the Magazine. Latest Magazine Issue. Industry Resources. by via Gadget - Google News

NY Judge Alarms Gay Parents by Finding Marriage Law Negates Need for ... New York Times And months before Melissa gave birth to their son, Amalia started the adoption process, submitting to a criminal-background check, assembling years of financial documents and hiring a social worker to prepare a report about their household. “Everyone ... by via Parenting - Google News

Inspector Gadget: Wine solutions and a rad reader recommendation The News-Press The Naples Winter Wine Festival's $13.5 million fundraising coup last weekend has us in a celebratory mood. Plus, there's the Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest coming up Feb. 21 and 22. As we all clink our wine glasses together in good cheer ... by via Gadget - Google News

Closing arguments set in adoption case Kansas.com Closing arguments will be heard Wednesday morning in a Sedgwick County juvenile court to determine whether a 2-year-old girl will be adopted by her foster parents or her great-grandmother. Thirteen witnesses testified in the trial over a six-day period ... by via Parenting - Google News

New York Daily News Toddler selfies, parenting in iPhone age New York Daily News LOS ANGELES — Every so often, Brandi Koskie finds dozens of photos of her 3-year-old daughter, Paisley, on her iPhone — but they aren't ones Koskie has taken. "There'll be 90 pictures, sideways, of the corner of her eye, her eyebrow," said Koskie ... by via Parenting - Google News

High Court orders Israel to recognize gay adoption of child born through surrogacy Jerusalem Post Subsequently, the second man in the couple – who has no biological relation to the child but was jointly involved in all of the decisions and who expects to be equally involved in parenting – must go through a lengthy process to legally adopt the child. by via Parenting - Google News

So, What Is RIE Parenting? Huffington Post Imagine this scenario: Your baby cries, but instead of grabbing the diaper and performing a uniform change, you talk them through it. "I'm going to change you now, because your diaper is wet." That's one of the main ideas behind the RIE parenting ... by via Parenting - Google News

Upgrade Your Gadget With These Accessories PC Magazine Did you get a new gadget this holiday season? If so, a whole new world of accessories is now available for your shopping delight. Electronic accessories go far beyond bejeweled cases. Today's add-ons are often as high-tech as the gadgets they ... by via Gadget - Google News

In a tech tangle? Westport Library gadget gurus can help Westport-News Jun Pritsker, right, a member of the Westport Library's technical support team, helps answer questions Susan Miller has about her computer. Miller was getting a personal, free session offered by the library's Drop-In Tech Help program offered Tuesday ... by via Gadget - Google News

Is Adoption Better or Worse Than a Real Family? Huffington Post (blog) I hear people try to justify the exclusive right to use that word for their own position no matter which side of the adoption fence they pitch their tent on. Frankly, I'm going to have a "real" conniption fit if people don't quit arguing about that ... by via Parenting - Google News

Kansas.com Agency official explains actions in adoption trial involving FaithBuilders ... Kansas.com A top official at the Kansas Department for Children and Families' Wichita office went against agency policy in an adoption matter, according to testimony Monday in a separate case. The information appears to be linked to allegations raised by DCF in ... by via Parenting - Google News

Parenting advice: Help for raising children of all ages Washington Post About the topic. Family Almanac columnist Marguerite Kelly discussed the ups and downs of parenting , and tips for helping children through challenging times. Q . Marguerite Kelly : Welcome to the Family Almanac on this beautiful, snowbound day ... by via Parenting - Google News

Conjugal Visits: Costly And Perpetuate Single Parenting? NPR Mississippi was the first state in the country to offer prisoners conjugal visits. Now the state is set to end the program, citing high costs as the main reason. Host Michel Martin speaks with Heather Thompson of Temple University about the history of ... by via Parenting - Google News

Why Mindful Parenting Works for Me Huffington Post Of all the parenting philosophies out there, you would think one that reflects teachings from such varied sources as psychology, Buddhism and even "Seinfeld" would provoke little controversy. But in keeping with our American tradition of the Parenting ... by via Parenting - Google News

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) 5 Parenting Tips for New Moms and Dads Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) You will come back refreshed and more engaged in your parenting . Work this in to your daily life. Taking time to care for yourself is a part of caring for your newborn. Take a breastfeeding class and have connections for lactation support ... by via Parenting - Google News

Parenting Around The World, Through The Eyes Of The WorldPost's Staffers Huffington Post In Tokyo, a single mother who works as an editor for HuffPost Japan rises at 5 a.m. each workday to pack a lunch for her teenage son before leaving for her office an hour later. In British Columbia, a news editor for HuffPost Canada nurses her baby ... by via Parenting - Google News

OUR VIEW: Making adoption less costly Gadsden Times Paul Lee, R-Dothan, providing a $1,000 tax credit to Alabamians who either do a private, in-state adoption , or adopt a child from foster care whose birth mother was born in Alabama. The bill was referred Thursday to the Senate, and we hope it's ... by via Parenting - Google News

OUR VIEW: Making adoption less costly Gadsden Times Paul Lee, R-Dothan, providing a $1,000 tax credit to Alabamians who either do a private, in-state adoption , or adopt a child from foster care whose birth mother was born in Alabama. The bill was referred Thursday to the Senate, and we hope it's ... by via Parenting - Google News

Happy tails: Mega Adoption finds homes for 277 cats, dogs Florida Today MELBOURNE — A furry assortment of 277 vagabond cats and dogs found homes with human owners this weekend during an animal Mega Adoption event at Azan Shrine Center. Adoption fee was $25, which included spay-neuter surgeries and vaccinations. by via Parenting - Google News

Pants-free Parenting: I used to be a good parent The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Before I had children, I was an excellent parent. Back then, I had a general sense of what children should and should not be doing. For example, if I came into contact with a child dressed in a tank-top in 40-degree weather, I understood that the child ... by via Parenting - Google News

Gadget Lust: Is 'Fat-Free Fryer' an Oxymoron? Newsweek Nothing says Super Bowl to me like a pile of crispy chicken wings and a couple of hours of the Puppy Bowl. (Although this year I also have the option of the FishBowl, the Kitten Bowl and, from what others tell me, football.) So midway through January ... by via Gadget - Google News

Adventures in Abandonment Parenting Bangor Daily News Particularly in the realm of personal hygiene. There is a dark side to this style of child rearing . When the bickering between siblings reaches mind-numbing levels that would have you cry out to your partner to intervene, you realize grimly that the ... by via Parenting - Google News

East Nashville parenting class awarded $100K The Tennessean Satarah Sauls, 23, sat with 2-year-old son, Nolan, during a Tied Together class at the Martha O'Bryan Center in August 2012. Sauls had lived in Cayce Homes public housing for about six months and said the Tied Together class taught her to commit to ... by via Parenting - Google News