Court fight over Michael Jackson?s children looms (Culpeper Star-Exponent)
Michael Jackson?s mother, Katherine, is taking care of the singer?s three children and the family will go to court Monday in part to protect her rights to custody, the family?s spokesman said Monday.


Northumberland woman guilty of cruelty to children (The Journal)
TWO needy children were left living in fear when the new mum who adopted them flared into a rage and was guilty of cruelty.


Funding for positive parenting programmes (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The Government has announced a cash injection for positive parenting programmes.


Doctors condemn 'swine flu parties' for children (Ottawa Citizen)
Leading health experts are throwing cold water on Internet-based discussions suggesting "swine-flu parties" as a way to build immunity in children in case the virus mutates into something more severe.


Jackson was loving and attentive father, many say (AP via Yahoo! News)
When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides ? the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.


Did I Say That? ? Glimmers of hope put parenting in perspective (New Canaan Advertiser)
While I was thumbing through the paper, I came upon an ad for a book titled ?Sins of Parents,? which listed in agonizing detail the mistakes parents make raising their kids.


School Holiday Activities for Children with Aspergers and Autism (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The Parenting Aspergers Community, a website for parents with children who have Aspergers, has released a new resource about school holiday activities to help parents this summer.


The Nest closing its respite daycare: program served over 600 children (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The Nest Center for Women, Children & Families, a Lexington non-profit social service agency, i


Michael Jackson?s former wife: ?I want my children? (Times Online)
A custody battle for Michael Jackson?s three children was looming last night after his former wife told a local TV station: ?I want my children.?


Moms charged in Memphis, Bartlett with leaving children in cars (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Two women, one in Bartlett and another at Southland Mall, were arrested Thursday in separate incidents of children left unattended in cars.