Parenting classes set for polygamous sect: FLDS parents are scheduled to attend parenting classes in ten days from the state of Texas, one month after their children were returned. The Judge ordered classes for FLDS parents as part of a deal allowing the 440 children taken from the polygamous sect's West Texas ranch to be returned to their families last month. The children were removed from their home in early April due to allegations of physical and sexual abuse, but two Texas courts found no evidence to keep the kids in foster care. One aspect of the parenting classes will be to teach FLDS parents about Texas laws regarding marriage and bigamy.

Which men face fertility problems? Men over the age of 40 may have difficulty conceiving, according to a new French study presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference. Researchers analyzed the quality of semen, pregnancies, miscarriages, and delivery rates and found the paternal impact on miscarriages were strongest once the men reached 40. Older women in the study were less likely to get pregnant, too, but the risk of miscarriage was highest for couples in which the man was over the age of 40.

12-year-old girl's death ruled homicide: Michael Jacque, 42, registered sex offender, accused of abducting and killing his niece Brooke Bennett, 12, as part of a child sex ring will be held in custody until his trial on a federal kidnapping charges. Brooke, who disappeared on June 25, was found by police in a shallow grave near her uncle's home in Randolph, VT. Brooke's stepfather Raymond Gagnon, 40, didn't contest his detention on obstruction of justice charges related to the case. Authorities found child pornography on Gagnon computer and say he accessed Brooke's MySpace account the night she went missing. Preliminary hearings on evidence against Gagnon and Jacques are scheduled for July 17.

Will your kid be bratty? How you interact with your baby during the first year of life determines how difficult they'll be as teens, as can the baby's temperament, according to a new study published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. When researchers followed 1900 children from infancy to age 13, they found kids whose mothers gave them intellectual stimulation (reading, talking to them) were less likely to behave badly (cheating in school, lying, bullying). At the same time, the odds of behavioral problems were also dependent on how fussy they were as infants or their natural disposition. Researchers say stimulating activities during infancy may improve language development; boosting the odds kids will develop communication and social skills.

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