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After living in the Philippines for almost two years, we’re finally headed back to America for a visit this October! It’s amazing how quickly that time has flown by. We won’t be able to visit New York unfortunately because our trip is shorter than we initially planned, but we will be spending time with family in Southern California. We’re looking forward to camping, Harry Potter World, and maybe taking an Amtrak train up the California coast to San Luis Obispo!

Pacific Surfliner Amtrak

Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week!

E D U C A T I O N

I Put My Son in Kindergarten Against His Teacher’s Recommendation via Mom.me

Who Benefits From the Expansion of A.P. Classes? via New York Times

Picture Books That Remind Children — and Grown-Ups — What Real-Life Friendship Looks Like via New York Times

Hippos, birdies, T. rexes, pigs: How Sandra Boynton built an empire and won your child’s heart via Washington Post

Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost. via New York Times

H E A L T H

Is It ADHD or Is Your Child Just Sleepy? via Mom.me

Game-Changing Device for Breastfeeding Moms Is All the Buzz via Mom.me

P A R E N T I N G

Stop Shaming Me for Trying to Make My Kid’s Childhood Magical via Mom.me

10 Insights of Remarkable Parents from a Family Therapist via The Gottman Institute

‘Queens just look out of windows’: how children’s books are failing to show gender equality via The Guardian

An Expert Weighs in on the Best Age for Kids to Get a Smartphone, Travel Overseas, Read Harry Potter and More via Travel & Leisure

Need to Go When Your Kid is Having Fun? Ask Your Child This ONE Question To Leave Without Tears via Mama Instincts

Why ‘connected parenting’ is the secret to happy families via Motherly

This Stage of Life? It’s Hard Too. via Her View From Home

How Neuroscience Can Make You a Better Parent via Big Think

You’re not imagining it: Second children are more likely to be ‘troublemakers’ via Motherly