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Florida Today Ivey: Parenting would lower Cocoa crime rate Florida Today Top law enforcement officials suggested parenting and community involvement Tuesday night as effective ways to lower the crime rate in Cocoa. In an effort to improve the city's image, Cocoa set a goal to reduce crime by 50 percent over the next four years. by via Parenting - Google News

Great Bend Tribune 4 reasons why adoption is a great option Great Bend Tribune If you are a childless couple yearning to be parents, adoption may be the perfect plan 'B' for you. My husband and I were such a couple. From the beginning, our plan 'A' included bringing children into the world. We were each raised in families that ... by via Parenting - Google News

Go go gadget love: Local chefs share favorite tools The News-Press Every seasoned cook has that one favorite gadget , the tool they love like a member of the family. We surveyed Southwest Florida chefs asking for their go-to gadgets. Their answers varied hugely, from simple citrus juicers to fancy sous-vide machines. by via Gadget - Google News

Man guilty of stealing cash from Naperville adoption agency Chicago Tribune The former head of a Naperville adoption agency was found guilty Tuesday of using tens of thousands of dollars intended to help foster children for his personal benefit. DuPage County Judge George Bakalis ruled that Robert Geniesse was guilty of theft ... by via Parenting - Google News

Barron's (blog) Intel: Gadget Guy Mike Bell Explains New 'Peak' Fitness Watch Barron's (blog) Intel: Gadget Guy Mike Bell Explains New 'Peak' Fitness Watch. Email; Print · Tweet. smaller; Larger. By Tiernan Ray. The new “Peak” fitness watch, left, from Intel's Basis Science unit, compared to the previous model, on the right. Photo courtesy of ... by via Gadget - Google News

GeekDad (blog) Gadget Review – The Ecoxgear Ecorox GeekDad (blog) My “hobby” project has been recycling a salvaged golf cart that I purchased at a garage sale a few months ago. I live in a golf course community, so families riding around the neighborhood in these kinds of carts are an everyday occurrence. Many ... by via Gadget - Google News

How American parenting is killing the American marriage Quartz Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America. As with many religions, complete unthinking devotion is required from its practitioners. Nothing in life is allowed to be more ... by via Parenting - Google News

Adoption Fund gets boost from inaugural event Sturgis Journal Hostetler said the Adoption Fund is used to help with the financial costs associated with adoption of children who are not in the foster care system. A set of twins will soon be the officially adopted children of a St. Joseph County couple, and three ... by via Parenting - Google News

This gadget is a weather station that you can fit in your pocket! The Weather Network If you're a keen weather watcher, you are likely to pay close attention to weather observations such as temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and pressure. Getting these observations on the go can be difficult, though, unless you're prepared to ... by via Gadget - Google News

Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com South Jersey Pets for Adoption: Check out these animals in need of forever homes Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com Dogs, cats and critters of all kinds are seeking loving homes in the South Jersey area. This week's featured pets for the South Edition is Joey. He is a Russian blue mix kitten, approximately 10 weeks old. Joey is litter trained, is very social and has ... by via Parenting - Google News

Zanesville Times Recorder German Shepherd mix available for adoption Zanesville Times Recorder King is a 7-year-old German Shepherd mix who has been at the shelter since June. His adoption fee is $65, plus $10.75 for dog tags. Stop by the Animal Shelter Society at 1430 Newark Road to see King and others available for adoption . The shelter is ... by via Parenting - Google News

Press-Enterprise Strict parenting without love correlates with problems, study says Press-Enterprise Whether her study will have any impact in China, UC Riverside researcher Cixin Wang couldn't say. "We haven't talked to Chinese colleagues," she said. But, "we hope this will give parents and teachers a model to prevent depression and school problems. by via Parenting - Google News

New smartphone app: Spying or good parenting? New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio If your child is constantly on his or her smartphone, there is a new application at your disposal that will allow you to track everything they are doing on the device. Texting (Christopher Furlong, Getty Images). The app is called TeenSafe, a web-based ... by via Parenting - Google News

CCTV Fork gadget promises new taste with every bite CCTV "I would say it a neat little gadget that is fun to have around when you have dinner parities, because you want to share with your friends, that's how I would describe it. It's just a very neat concept to invent something like that, that you can have ... by via Gadget - Google News

Why Fathers Shouldn't Be Given A Parenting Pass ChicagoNow (blog) While there, I witnessed at least 20 fathering fails, leading me to the conclusion that there is no good reason in this day and age (and really any day or any age) that fathers should be given a parenting pass. Now, I am truly not here to bash on my ... by via Parenting - Google News

'Blackhawk parenting' a disturbing trend Pueblo Chieftain A second-grade teacher writes: “I teach in a very competitive school where parents have developed a 'mob mentality' for bullying administrators and teachers. They have gone beyond helicopter parenting to Apache Blackhawk parenting .” That's the report ... by via Parenting - Google News

Parenting: Bedroom can be launching pad to development Sarasota Herald-Tribune Helping our kids reach their potential (mental, spiritual and physical) starts at birth and takes many forms throughout their lives. If you have toddlers and pre-schoolers, a bedroom makeover can do wonders for boosting their development. by via Parenting - Google News

ET Recommendations: Gadget, game and App Economic Times Eddy Tablet Price: Rs 9,999. It's fairly common to see children as young as two being fascinated with technology. It's also incredibly easy for a parent to use a device like a tablet as a temporary babysitter. But you can't argue with the fact that a ... by via Gadget - Google News

By the way ... Looking for a gadget to guide us to the gold Jakarta Post If you're in South Korea for the Asian Games, tell the taxi driver your destination and he will immediately type it on the GPS unit on his dashboard. You'll then spring into motion, taking off down uncluttered and well-paved roads. Traffic congestion ... by via Gadget - Google News

Scranton Times-Tribune Adoption nightmare finally over for Throop family Scranton Times-Tribune The family's adoption story, highlighted nationally as an example of the problems with the international adoption process, started in 2008. An adoption agency sent the newly married couple a photo of a frail infant from Kyrgyzstan, who had a severe ... by via Parenting - Google News

Terrific Parenting: It all begins with how you walk your talk The Saratogian I am frequently dealing with difficult, challenging children. These particular kids seem to PULL the worse from us, as parents. In other words, they are quite frustrating to deal with on a daily basis. Nonetheless, the challenge is that we must model ... by via Parenting - Google News

Pets for adoption Roanoke Times Miki and Boots are sisters that could be placed into separate h9omes, but would love to go together. The pair were abandoned in a field a few months, and were lucky to meet up with a Good Samaritan, who noticed they were friendly and lost. They are ... by via Parenting - Google News

TechNewsWorld Gadget Ogling: Smart Wine, Wooly Sound and a Clever Light Bulb TechNewsWorld Welcome to Gadget Dreams And Nightmares, a peek at the latest products to sneak out of consumer electronics labs. In this week's installment: a flip-style smartphone, a fashionable soundbar, a light bulb full of bright ideas, and a pair of gizmos that ... by via Gadget - Google News

Out Magazine French Court Grants Adoption Rights To Lesbian Couple Who Conceived ... Out Magazine In response to this, some couples are having IVF performed in neighboring countries, such as Belgium, then returning to France and continuing the adoption process as normal. As many gay couples in France are now legally married, the non-biological ... by via Parenting - Google News

HIMSS Analytics Sees Progress in Hospitals' Advanced EHR Adoption iHealthBeat After a period of stagnation in electronic health record adoption in 2013, hospitals in the first and second quarters of 2014 have taken steps to advance health IT efforts, according to the latest HIMSS Analytics data, EHR Intelligence reports ... by via Parenting - Google News

Black moms tell audience how they fear for their sons STLtoday.com Ten black mothers sat on the stage in an auditorium and looked into a mixed crowd of women in the audience. They were about to share something personal and hurtful with this room full of mostly strangers. They were going to talk about something they ... by via Parenting - Google News

Kids' Mental Health Impacted by Strict, “Tiger Mom” Parenting GoodTherapy.org (blog) Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua's controversial 2011 book, advocates a highly controlling and often punitive style of parenting . A new study that looked specifically at this “tiger parent” style of parenting has found that it increases ... by via Parenting - Google News

This gardening gadget works as both a bucket and watering can Killeen Daily Herald The growing season is just a memory, but it's not too early to start planning for next year. Heck, if you have houseplants, you won't even have to wait until next year. That preparation can go beyond what vegetables and flowers to plant and on to new ... by via Gadget - Google News

The Gadgeteer Gadget deals – Big savings on laptops, monitors and more #ad The Gadgeteer If you're heading into the weekend thinking you need some new computer gear, take a look at this list of deals for some decent savings on Dell, Lenovo and HP laptops, tablets from Samsung, ASUS and LG, monitors from Dell and more. Mobiles & Tablets. by via Gadget - Google News

South Bay Parenting: Do we really need public input to pick our government ... The Daily Breeze It'd be tough to find a more grueling job recruitment process than the one for a new city manager or schools superintendent. Forget about just sending in a resume and sitting down for an interview. These days, the search for a city or school district ... by via Parenting - Google News

Edmond Sun Schools need ceasefire of 'Blackhawk parenting' Edmond Sun They have gone beyond helicopter parenting to Apache Blackhawk parenting .” That's the report, by the way, of teachers and administrators all across the country. Whether they work in public or private schools, the biggest problem they have is with ... by via Parenting - Google News

News 92 FM Why Not Me? NEWS 92 FM Adoption Series: Conrado News 92 FM series, which profiles some of the hundreds of children available for adoption in our area. Warning: Conrado is awesome and he knows it! He is an active and animated 16-year old. Don't even think of trying to stop him from talking or asking questions ... by via Parenting - Google News

Inside Indiana Business (press release) Adoption Groups Join Forces Inside Indiana Business (press release) St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities and Adoption Bridges of Kentucky, to be known as Adoption Bridges of Kenuckiana, will be able to combine their services to continue to provide adoptive families with placements, but they will be able to better serve the ... by via Parenting - Google News

Elmira Star-Gazette Local pets available for adoption Elmira Star-Gazette To adopt: Stop by the Bradford County Humane Society on Route 220 in Ulster from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. (570) 888-2114. • Adoption fee: Intact cats: $20 plus a $50 refundable spay and neuter deposit. by via Parenting - Google News