It’s been almost two years since we moved from America and we’ll be visiting for the first time since we left. If we weren’t going to visit family, I don’t think we’d visit at all until we move back! We’ll be in Los Angeles in just three days’ time and the kids are so excited!

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E D U C A T I O N

A study has been following ‘gifted’ kids for 45 years. Here’s what we’ve learned. via Upworthy

Books Your Kids Will Actually Like, Chosen by the People Who Know via Slate

In ‘Little Soldiers,’ an American Mom Explores the Good (and Bad) of Chinese Schools via nbcnews

H E A L T H

My pediatrician told me to supplement with formula and I’m so glad I did via Babycenter

Revolutionary C-Section Technique Is a Total Game-Changer via Mom.me

Maternity Wards Are Closing in Rural America Leaving Pregnant Women Without Care via Jezebel

P A R E N T I N G

No, Babies Aren’t Too Young To Learn Grit via Mom.me

This New Mom Is Applying to Jobs With Her Baby — Here’s Why Companies Should Take Her Seriously via Popsugar

Mom’s List Of “Don’ts” For Her Daughter Is Going Viral, And Everyone Must Read It via Bored Panda

Is marriage becoming totally outdated in Iceland? via CNN

By age 3, inequality is clear: Rich kids attend school. Poor kids stay with a grandparent via Washington Post

A Lunchable is not a Bento: Here’s how to really do it via Washington Post

Mom Highlights The ‘Invisible Load’ Parents Carry In Deeply Relatable Post via Huffington Post

What to Say to Kids Instead of “Stop Crying” via Lifehacker

I’m an ‘older’ mom. It can be really hard. via The Week

Reduce Day Care Drop-off Tears With a Goodbye Ritual via Lifehacker