An unimaginable tragedy has struck our family and we’re trying to figure out our plans for the immediate future. I apologize we’re not ready to talk about it yet, but appreciate your understanding during this very difficult time, especially if Hellobee is affected in any way.

Here are some parenting links from the past week we thought you’d find interesting:

E D U C A T I O N

Homeschooling is the smartest way to teach kids in the 21st century via Business Insider

The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parent: Colleges are adjusting to increasing contact with adults who are more ingrained in their children’s lives than ever. via The Atlantic

This Stanford researcher has designed a 15-minute study hack to boost grades via World Economic Forum

Children should be playing more games in the classroom. Here’s why via World Economic Forum

Fending Off Math Anxiety via New York Times

Family by Family, How School Segregation Still Happens via New York Times

P A R E N T I N G

How to get started with toy minimalism—and let creativity flourish via Mother.ly

No, I don’t want your unsolicited parenting advice via Motherwell Mag

The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice via Your Modern Family

The ‘overscheduled’ child: Is being busy really so bad? via Washington Post

Your 5-year-old is already racially biased. Here’s what you can do about it. via Medium

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Ivy League researchers released a huge report on teen sex. It’s a must-read for parents. via Upworthy

10 habits to shape a kind, well-adjusted child via Mother.ly

Being a Working Mom Was Easier Before My Kid Started School via Mom.me

When your toddler defies you, love is the answer via Mother.ly

Fitted tees, shorty shorts: Sending the wrong message to girls? via CNN

This Is How Much Praise Kids Really Need via Time

A Mom Who Wonders About Infertility’s Effect on Her Parenting via New York Magazine

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Give Them These Kinds of First Names via Inc.

Toddlers’ screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds via PBS

Bill Gates Explains The ‘Safest’ Age To Give A Kid A Cellphone via Good

Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear to Be Acting Bad But Aren’t via Psychology Today

I’m raising girls who are ‘includers’ instead of ‘mean girls’ via Mother.ly

I thought being a mom would be easier. I miss my old life. via Mashable

H E A L T H

Exactly How I Feed My Kids via Simple Families

Instagram ‘worst for young mental health’ via BBC

Bedwetting is Not Behavioral: A Doctor Explains via Positive Parents

Breakfast was the most important meal of the day — until America ruined it via Washington Post

Focus On Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms In Danger via NPR

T R A V E L

Why you shouldn’t take your kids to new places via Travel & Leisure

8 surprising rules about flying with children that every parent should know via Cool Mom Picks

H U M A N  I N T E R E S T

You Will Hate Your Husband After Your Kid Is Born via Slate

The Birth of a Mother via New York Times

SAME BUT DIFFERENT: How epigenetics can blur the line between nature and nurture. via The New Yorker

My Family’s Slave. She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was. via The Atlantic

WHAT MAKES A PARENT? A brutal custody battle between two women raises questions about who has a right to rear a child—and could redefine the legal meaning of family. via The New Yorker

When terrible, abusive parents come crawling back, what do their grown children owe them? via Slate

We spent months bracing and preparing for the death of our daughter. But guess what? We weren’t ready. via Medium