We have posts going up today so hopefully you’re around to join us unless you’re already starting your Christmas festivities! Here are some parenting links around the web we found this week that we thought you’d find interesting!
HEALTH
OB-GYN Group Issues Major New Cord Clamping Recommendation via Huffington Post
For Young Kids’ Ear Infections, Longer Antibiotic Treatment Works Better via NPR
How to save at least 32,000 lives each year: Replace male doctors with female ones via LA Times
Pregnancy brain is real, lasting — and probably good for baby via LA Times
PARENTING
The Loneliest Moments in Motherhood and What to do About Them via Popsugar
What Psychologists Really Think About You Lying to Your Kids About Santa via Washington Post
How to Impact Your Child’s Development Through Rich Conversations via Huffington Post
Brains That Are Still Getting Wired In Babyhood via Wall Street Journal
How Science Is Helping Us Understand Gender via National Geographic
Children Explain How Gender Affects Their Lives via National Geographic
The 50 Most Hilarious Tweets from Parents This Year via Huffington Post
Doctors Say Parents Shouldn’t Smoke Pot Around Kids via NPR
Self-Control Is Just Empathy With Your Future Self via The Atlantic
How Today’s Toys May Be Harming Your Daughter via National Geographic
Six Ways to Give the Gift of Generosity to Children and Teenagers via New York Times
EDUCATION
Giftedness: To Test or Not to Test? via My Little Poppies
Grading The World’s Textbooks: Making Progress But Needs Improvement via NPR
What Happens to Women’s Ambitions in the Years After College via The Atlantic
Why Doesn’t Public School Start At Birth? via Huffington Post
HOLIDAYS
An Age-by-Age Guide to Entertaining Children via Lifehacker
Holiday Rom-Com Ranking via Entertainment Weekly
7 Christmas movies your kids might not have watched yet via Simple Homeschool
THE YEAR OF HYGGE, THE DANISH OBSESSION WITH GETTING COZY via The New Yorker
The holidays aren’t a big, happy family celebration for everyone. And that’s okay. via Washington Post
The Elf on the Shelf is the greatest fraud ever pulled on children via Vox
I rely on thrift stores to keep my family clothed and fed. What you donate matters. via Vox
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i love these roundups!