I’m headed to Chiang Mai, Thailand next month! Please share any restaurant, shopping, things to do recommendations if you’ve been!

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Now here are some interesting parenting links from around the web to kick off your Monday!

E D U C A T I O N

How a School Ditched Awards and Assemblies to Refocus on Kids and Learning via KQED News

Sex-ed for kindergarteners? Yes, please via Salon

20 podcasts your kid should listen to this summer via Salon

H E A L T H

A sleeping mother suffocated her newborn in the maternity ward. Now she’s suing the hospital. via Washington Post

How high-tech breast pumps help new mothers reclaim their time via TechCrunch

Why Newborn Babies Smell So Delicious via New York Magazine

P A R E N T I N G

Motherhood isn’t Sacrifice, it’s Selfishness and Is Motherhood a Sacrifice or a Privilege? via New York Times

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Why you should take your teen traveling via The Week

Why Do We Murder the Beautiful Friendships of Boys? via Medium

Breastfeeding Is for Overachievers via New York Magazine

I’m giving up the ‘sharenting’ – for the sake of my children via The Guardian

Want to be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study Suggests via New York Times