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    The Kind of Bad Parenting I Can Get Behind  Nov 20, 2009
    The Kind of Bad Parenting I Can Get Behind. Posted: November 19, 2009 at 3:58 PM. (Slate)

    man raised child to speak only Klingon  Nov 19, 2009
    Yeah, it does look like the kid was still learning English so no bad parenting, and considering the father was a computational linguistics Ph. D. I can see why he would be interested in trying this out. (Harper's Magazine)

    Fla. professor studies kids who kill  Nov 10, 2009
    Bad parenting usually makes them what they are, even in cases where family life may look idyllic from the outside. "People want to say these kids are born bad. That's nonsense," she says. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    NT webmaster  Nov 9, 2009
    I'd rather prevent child abuse than condone bad parenting ... I'd rather prevent child abuse than condone bad parenting ... "Wonderful reasoning there. Kill it and it won't complain. Kill it and we won't have bad parents. But killing it is bad parenting. With thinking like this is it any wonder this nation is decadent? ". (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    At-risk children 'can buck trend'  Nov 9, 2009
    Unborn babies whose mothers suffer stress or illness or use drugs or alcohol can be more susceptible to both good and bad parenting, a study claims ... The Building Character report says there are two main theories why some children are more susceptible to the influence of good and bad parenting. (BBC News -- UK)

    - INKED! Blind allegiance and blind faith aren’t the same 0  Nov 6, 2009
    Blind allegiance and blind faith aren t the same - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:12 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Halloween heist lands 2 in custody  Nov 6, 2009
    Parent wrote on Nov 3, 2009 3:48 PM:" Another example of bad behavior .It is the responsibility of a parent to know what , when and where their minor children are, and what they are doing. It is also a parents responsibility to raise children to be an asset to this world NOT A PROBLEM. In this case I feel that the parents of this 16 year old should be held equally responsible for their childs bad behavior, BAD BEHAVIOR COMES FROM BAD PARENTING. ". Post a comment. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    - Our Opinion: It is about doing the people’s work 0  Nov 6, 2009
    Our Opinion: It is about doing the people s work - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:13 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Web head: Brawley’s Cattle Call takes plenty of preparation 0  Nov 6, 2009
    Web head: Brawley s Cattle Call takes plenty of preparation - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:12 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Calexico City Council to appoint new member Nov. 17 0  Nov 6, 2009
    Calexico City Council to appoint new member Nov. 17 - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:12 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Calexico teacher’s union to confer with legal counsel about grievances (2)  Nov 6, 2009
    Calexico teacher s union to confer with legal counsel about grievances - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:12 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - OFF-ROAD THIS WEEK: Aaron Tuck wins Chicken Trax in AMA D-38 race 0  Nov 6, 2009
    OFF-ROAD THIS WEEK: Aaron Tuck wins Chicken Trax in AMA D-38 race - Imperial Valley Press Online - Sports. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:12 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Brawley Jr. Midgets play Saturday 0  Nov 6, 2009
    Brawley Jr. Midgets play Saturday - Imperial Valley Press Online - Sports. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:13 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - IMPERIAL: DAR meeting and potluck 0  Nov 6, 2009
    IMPERIAL: DAR meeting and potluck - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Towns. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:13 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - EL CENTRO: Chili’s restaurant give- back nights 0  Nov 6, 2009
    EL CENTRO: Chili s restaurant give- back nights - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Towns. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:13 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Thank You: Good year for J.W. Oakley 0  Nov 6, 2009
    Thank You: Good year for J.W. Oakley - Imperial Valley Press Online - Voice Of The People. Friday, November 06, 2009 - 2:32:13 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Arabs play for community 0  Nov 5, 2009
    Arabs play for community - Imperial Valley Press Online - Sports. Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 3:08:13 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Incumbents lead El Centro City Council election (1)  Nov 4, 2009
    Incumbents lead El Centro City Council election - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 2:59:42 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Voice: Demographics are changing 0  Nov 4, 2009
    Voice: Demographics are changing - Imperial Valley Press Online - Voice Of The People. Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 2:59:42 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Life Out Here: Idea guy has a new idea 0  Nov 4, 2009
    Life Out Here: Idea guy has a new idea - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 2:59:42 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - IVC to host basketball event 0  Nov 3, 2009
    IVC to host basketball event - Imperial Valley Press Online - Sports. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:54 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Voice: This area is maxed out 0  Nov 3, 2009
    Voice: This area is maxed out - Imperial Valley Press Online - Voice Of The People. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - TOUGH TIMES: Recession leaves pets in the dog house; Imperial Valley Humane Society reports more animals, less adoptions 0  Nov 3, 2009
    TOUGH TIMES: Recession leaves pets in the dog house; Imperial Valley Humane Society reports more animals, less adoptions - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Retired county director may be contracted in same position 0  Nov 3, 2009
    Retired county director may be contracted in same position - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    18 months of construction for a couple of bathrooms?  Nov 3, 2009
    Imperial Valley Press Online - Probe - 18 months of construction for a couple of bathrooms. Is it really going to take 18 months to complete the work currently in progress at the Seeley rest stop on Interstate 8, or is the sign wrong. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Our Opinion: Horn is here to stay, like it or not 0  Nov 3, 2009
    Our Opinion: Horn is here to stay, like it or not - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Central Union High School club observes Día de los Muertos  Nov 3, 2009
    Central Union High School club observes D;a de los Muertos - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Just Warming Up: Talk with your kids about sex (1)  Nov 3, 2009
    Just Warming Up: Talk with your kids about sex - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 2:58:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Thumbs down'>- Our Opinion: Thumbs down to whoever took Tanner Townsel’s motorbike 0  Nov 2, 2009
    Our Opinion: Thumbs down to whoever took Tanner Townsel s motorbike - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Monday, November 02, 2009 - 2:08:56 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - UPCOMING EVENTS: Battle held in El Centro 0  Nov 2, 2009
    UPCOMING EVENTS: Battle held in El Centro - Imperial Valley Press Online - Sports. Monday, November 02, 2009 - 2:08:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - VALLEY POLICE BEAT: Two stabbed in Brawley 0  Nov 2, 2009
    VALLEY POLICE BEAT: Two stabbed in Brawley - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Monday, November 02, 2009 - 2:08:55 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - CALIPATRIA: Calipatria High conference 0  Nov 1, 2009
    CALIPATRIA: Calipatria High conference - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Towns. Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 3:27:59 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - From the Right: Democrats worth hearing 0  Nov 1, 2009
    From the Right: Democrats worth hearing - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 3:27:59 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Voice: Cultural problem? 0  Nov 1, 2009
    Voice: Cultural problem. - Imperial Valley Press Online - Voice Of The People. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Our Opinion: Go out and vote: It matters 0  Nov 1, 2009
    Our Opinion: Go out and vote: It matters - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 3:27:59 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Voice: Kill poppies, cut off funding 0  Nov 1, 2009
    Voice: Kill poppies, cut off funding - Imperial Valley Press Online - Voice Of The People. Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 3:27:59 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Is the SENTRI program only for those who work for the state, federal government, county, city, business owners from Mexicali and/or the rich?  Nov 1, 2009
    Imperial Valley Press Online - Probe - Is the SENTRI program only for those who work for the state, federal government, county, city, business owners from Mexicali and/or the rich. My friend applied for a SENTRI card and submitted all the required paperwork and fees as requested. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Eighth Street renaming to face El Centro Planning Commission (2)  Nov 1, 2009
    Eighth Street renaming to face El Centro Planning Commission - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 3:27:58 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Imperial County Red Cross center releases tips for safe, healthy Halloween 0  Oct 31, 2009
    Imperial County Red Cross center releases tips for safe, healthy Halloween - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 2:00:34 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Is it really going to take 18 months to complete the work currently in progress at the Seeley rest stop on Interstate 8, or is the sign wrong? I could see six months, but not 18. — Incredulous, El Centro'>Why is the Seeley rest stop construction going to take 18 months to finish?  Oct 31, 2009
    18 months of construction for a couple of bathrooms. - Imperial Valley Press Online - Probe. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Voice: Teachers have an advantage? 0  Oct 31, 2009
    Voice: Teachers have an advantage. - Imperial Valley Press Online - Voice Of The People. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - H1N1 vaccine arrives in Imperial County, local hospitals change visiting policies for flu season 0  Oct 31, 2009
    H1N1 vaccine arrives in Imperial County, local hospitals change visiting policies for flu season - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 2:00:34 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    What happened to the water, ducks, fish and turtles that were in the pond at Bucklin Park?  Oct 31, 2009
    Imperial Valley Press Online - Probe - What happened to the water, ducks, fish and turtles that were in the pond at Bucklin Park. About a month ago my husband and I took our daughter to feed the ducks at Bucklin Park. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - El Centro Police Department apprehends burglary suspect 0  Oct 31, 2009
    El Centro Police Department apprehends burglary suspect - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local News. Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 2:00:35 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - From the Left: A plague on both their houses 0  Oct 31, 2009
    From the Left: A plague on both their houses - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 2:00:34 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Eagles, Tigers start tradition 0  Oct 31, 2009
    Eagles, Tigers start tradition - Imperial Valley Press Online - Sports. Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 2:00:34 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    - Our Opinion: Morality starts at home 0  Oct 31, 2009
    Our Opinion: Morality starts at home - Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 2:00:35 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Murder most vile -- what's there to say?  Oct 30, 2009
    "If you highlighted the broken homes, the bad parenting and the violence in your community instead of using your freedom as a columnist to write about national politics or popular culture or whatever you find interesting at the moment, you could literally save the lives of your brothers and sisters.". The racist condescension of his complaint aside, the reader is clearly adrift in an ahistorical fog, but he isn't alone. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Willie Gary's son busted  Oct 29, 2009
    Noted Stuart attorney Willie Gary s son released on bond on charge of growing marijuana. October 28th, 2009 by TCPalm. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Ex-etiquette: Keep big announcements apart from child's birthday  Oct 28, 2009
    It's bad etiquette to divert the spotlight from the guest of honor to your own agenda, but to divert the spotlight from a child on his or her birthday, a day that a kid waits for each year to be just his or her own, is not only bad ex-etiquette, it's bad parenting. Where is this person. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Get full recap of the meeting  Oct 22, 2009
    How many low grades are due to bad parenting. Some parents refuse to show up at principal requested teacher meetings to help them. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Girl accused of holding booze party while babysitting kids (3315)  Oct 21, 2009
    holy wrote on Oct 20, 2009 10:41 AM:" Buckminster you can not blame the mother of these children sometimes the best kids who have the best references make bad choices. The parents of the girl more than likely thought their daughter was babysitting. If just amazes me that everyone thinks that it is just bad parenting. A 14 year old kid can make some choices herself....weather she comes from a good family or bad. Lets put the blame where it belongs on this 14 year old who planned the... (Montana Standard, MT)

    Inmate, others say alcohol in womb led to problems  Oct 12, 2009
    Often, the defects are invisible and, if they are recognized at all, are mistaken for other problems, such as attention deficit disorder, rebelliousness or bad parenting. "No one understands these kids," said Deb Watson, whose brain-damaged son served time in prison for helping kidnap and assault a Billings pizza delivery driver. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Brockovich to speak to reporters before meeting with Acreage residents about cancer fears today  Oct 9, 2009
    Maybe your children should hire the N.Y. law firm to sue you for your bad parenting. By Total B.S.. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Lodi man sentenced for torturing child (2384)  Oct 8, 2009
    He also said this unfortunate situation is a case of bad parenting. "I don't believe there was any evidence to justify a verdict of torture," Platt said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Studies Show 1 in 100 Kids Have Autism  Oct 6, 2009
    I wish it was because of bad parenting because it would make the crisis easier to swallow. by SusanStoHelit October 5, 2009 1:03 PM EDT. (CBS News)

    Ordinary life has become an underachievement  Oct 5, 2009
    That would be bad parenting and very bad for your self esteem. And working a 9-5 job, is actually pretty good. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Movie review: 'The Burning Plain'  Sep 26, 2009
    A nonlinear, pan-generational saga of love and bad parenting along the U.S.-Mexican border, it's one of the most scrupulously assembled and intentionally confusing releases of the year. The movie cuts from one era and set of characters to another without so much as a title card announcing time or place; the only clues to go on are a Global Positioning System here, an old Dodge van there, something to fix a scene in the present day or the 1990s. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Shadow of its former self (1218)  Sep 24, 2009
    sodus 4ever wrote on Sep 23, 2009 7:46 PM:" there are way to many hooligans in sodus these days, products of bad parenting. it used to be a nice place before the welfare age began. ". Submit a Comment. (The Herald-Palladium)

    Ask Mr. Dad: Taming the savage preschooler  Sep 23, 2009
    I totally agree that raising a child without any boundaries, or, for that matter, discipline, is just plain bad parenting. Your daughter and son-in-law aren't doing your grandson any favors by giving in to all his whims. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Navarrette: Joe, Kanye, Serena -- aren't they special?  Sep 19, 2009
    When we consider the reasons for this rash of self-centeredness, I think most of it comes down to just one thing: bad parenting. Americans have reared at least one generation of kids, or maybe two, to think of themselves as the last bottle of soda pop in the desert. (CNN -- US)

    'Its Not on Obama. Its Really Still on Us.'  Sep 19, 2009
    If your truly read my post and not interject your own feelings and opinions to cloud what I truly said, I did not say that bad parenting is only attributable to blacks. The reason I have taught for as many years that I do is that I love my profession and I know that I have made a difference in many of my students lifes. (Slate)

    Man dies in ATV crash on dunes (1613)  Sep 16, 2009
    It seems to me this is yet another case of bad parenting and natural selection. Sorry for the harshness but crap like this wouldn't happen if people wouldn't let their young sprite sons take their girlfriends out on daddy's expensive quad for joy rides without proving some kind of common sense and safety first. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Reported beating ups the ante in local crime  Sep 12, 2009
    Products of their parents wrote on Sep 11, 2009 8:32 AM:" Chalk it up to bad parenting. Parents speeding in the neighborhood setting the example for their teen drivers to follow. We see it all the time in our neighborhood. The victim should sue the parents of these irresponsible teenagers into the poor house. And he should also carry a gun to the bus stop next time. If this had happened to me, the busy troopers would have been called to clean up the mess. And tow away the now driverless... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    ADHD chemistry clue found  Sep 9, 2009
    Andrea Bilbow, of the ADHD charity ADDISS, said the study might help convince people who argue that ADHD is more to do with bad parenting than any concrete medical difference. She said: "The findings of this new research will go a long way to helping us understand the presentation of symptoms but more importantly it may give teachers more of an idea of what interventions should be used in the classroom in order to accommodate children with ADHD. "For far too long there has been an assumption... (BBC News -- Health)

    Obama speech to students sparks new controversy  Sep 5, 2009
    " frogge wrote on Sep 4, 2009 1:02 PM:" Keeping your kids home so they aren't going to see the speech is not bad parenting ... " timbrackett wrote on Sep 4, 2009 2:18 PM:" frogge wrote on Sep 4, 2009 1:02 PM:" Keeping your kids home so they aren't going to see the speech is not bad parenting..." ... teaching children that if you don't agree with someone you can just stay home (the underlying theme is that you only have to listen to and respect people you agree with) is bad parenting. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Levi, shut up already. Go home. Get a job  Sep 4, 2009
    He keeps bashing the ex-governor, alleging all manner of bad parenting and furthering damaging his relationship with the mother of his child. In the October issue of Vanity Fair, in a story entitled Me and Mrs. Palin, he grants full of gossipy revelations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Money alone isn't answer to school problems  Sep 3, 2009
    After a recent column in which I knocked teachers for resisting accountability, a reader in Indiana wrote: "Even the very best teacher cannot make up for bad parenting. Too many minority schools are full of students of s 00004000 ingle parent homes ... the children are just a source of welfare income ... the culture in many minority communities other than some Mexican and Asian communities is to devalue education. A community that values thugs, pimps, hos, gangsta rap, drug dealers, gangs, etc.... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Neb. Police Arrest Boy For DUI, Hit-and-run Crash  Sep 3, 2009
    the choose to enable bad parenting. Add a comment. (CBS News)

    46 comment(s)  Sep 2, 2009
    wow109 wrote on Sep 1, 2009 7:44 PM:" I know of more than one street in Letts with junk sitting out on the streets...but this is not the issue. The issue is that some people have nothing better than to bad mouth people have done nothing wrong. If you do not attend the council meetings how do you know that they are not working or not talking about resolving these other problems? You just think that you know what is going on? Have you tried running for mayor? Maybe you could get in there and make... (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    The Left's IQ Problem  Sep 1, 2009
    He acknowledges that the correlation between bad parenting and low child IQ could really be due to genetic transmission, but he says that cannot be true because we know from adoption studies that home environments matter so much. The problem is that none of the eight adoption studies Nisbett references show adult IQ scores. (The American Conservative)

    More of this story  Aug 31, 2009
    wrote on Aug 30, 2009 1:19 PM:" I watched the Today show, also. The boy seemed nervous and not really sure how to answer the questions. It is, however, VERY clear by the photos that this hole was more than 4 feet deep and I couldn't believe that even the parents said otherwise. They said they were afraid to come forward because of people blaming "bad parenting. " Maybe they truly didn't know how unstable sand is, most people who aren't from around here don't. Anyway, my point is, admit that you... (Westerly Sun, RI)

    14-year-old boy shot in south Hanford  Aug 29, 2009
    Angie wrote on Aug 28, 2009 10:30 AM:" It's just sickening to read you peoples comments after something unimaginable happens to such a young kid. The first thing you say is 'where are the parents' and making light of it by adding that he was probably 'delivering the morning paper'. We all know it's bad parenting, ok! DUH! Why must everyone jump on that same ol' band wagon??But honestly, we don't know NOTHING about this kid so stop criticizing! This kids family is going through hell and if anyone... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Kids sickened from lead dust in family car  Aug 21, 2009
    Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with a panel about why were obsessed with bad parenting. updated 4:43 p.m. ET Aug. 20, 2009. (MSNBC -- Health)

    - Just Warming Up: I may be a jerk, but I’m right (1)  Aug 18, 2009
    Letting your kids run wild through a restaurant is bad parenting, plain and simple. The parents were obviously glad the kids weren t bugging them, so they were glad to see them bugging someone else. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Gangs on the rise  Aug 17, 2009
    " Kevin wrote on Aug 16, 2009 7:10 AM:" I said it before and I'll say it again;Why are our resources having to deal with what is essentially bad parenting. Teach your kids about things while they are young, get them into hobbies and activities. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Click to read:Free Health Clinic Lures Hundreds in L.A.  Aug 14, 2009
    That is called bad parenting. Stop drinking, smoking and getting your nails done and brush the babies' teeth. (CBS News)

    The brat factor  Aug 9, 2009
    " Setting boundaries is one of the golden rules of contemporary parenting, but so is being supportive. It's a difficult balance to strike, and one in which some parents are clearly failing. Even kind-hearted Marcia Hines, speaking about her role as Idol judge a couple of years ago, was frank about the importance of constructive criticism - and the unwillingness of many of the young singers they saw to take it. ''I do believe kids don't like being told how it could be done better,'' she said. ''A... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    La Crosse authorities are working to make Chapter 51 holds more effective  Aug 9, 2009
    elocs wrote on Aug 9, 2009 12:06 AM:" Who are the mentally ill? They can be our brothers or sister, mothers or fathers, our neighbors, our friends. They can be rich or poor. They can be anybody.Just as MS and Parkinson's, mental illness is a biological brain disease. It is not a result of bad parenting or anything like that. There is no cure for mental illness, but like diabetes it can be managed.There needs to be an alternative to psychiatric lockup where they keep them for a couple of weeks... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    A New Therapy on Faith and Identity, Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal  Aug 7, 2009
    Other sexual identity counselors take a far different approach, teaching that homosexuality stems from an emotional deficit -- often caused by bad parenting or childhood abuse -- that can be repaired through therapy. After reviewing 50 years of literature, the APA found no evidence that this type of "reparative therapy" is effective. (Harper's Magazine)

    Where we have come since 1961  Aug 2, 2009
    Too many divorces, too much bad parenting, too many unfocused values. The results, when they finally become clear, will speak for themselves. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Jury convicts Lodi man of torturing his daughter (1953)  Jul 31, 2009
    "I still don't believe it was torture. I think it was a very bad case of bad parenting and child abuse," Platt said Wednesday. He said Beebe's alcoholism affected his memory, and that he initially told police different stories because he didn't know what had happened in the home that day. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Gina Scores legacy to S.D. youth  Jul 28, 2009
    Troubled youth should be treated as what they are: kids who have been traumatized by the poverty or the bad parenting or the problems of mental illness in their lives. Too often, they are the victims of abuse or addictions or just plain apathy of adults who are supposed to protect them. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Two boys hurt in Clark County fireworks explosion  Jul 7, 2009
    safetygirl wrote on Jul 6, 2009 2:36 PM:" I am originaly from the east coast where it is illegal to buy/sell/posess fireworks. They have way less fireworks injuries than Washington by far. Did you read the rest of my post? I asked where the parents were. It was a combination of fireworks and bad parenting that caused this. ". onemom wrote on Jul 6, 2009 3:12 PM:" Safety girl, if on the east coast, it is illegal to buy/sell possess fireworks , DUH, of course there is going to be far less injuries... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Tiger and other father figures  Jun 27, 2009
    Coincidentally, I read the Times piece while buried in an alt version of the New Male Paradigm: Michael Lewis s memoir Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood, which was mentioned in a story about bad parenting in this section two days ago. Within journalistic circles, Lewis is considered positively Tigeresque: Ivy League guy (Princeton), bestselling author ( Liar s Poker, Moneyball ), married to a famous woman (his third wife, former MTV reporter Tabitha Soren). (Boston Globe)

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