2018 is just zipping by with March just 3 days away already! Here are some (mostly) parenting related articles we found interesting this week!

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E D U C A T I O N

A powerful letter captures a teacher’s existential crisis: Would I die for my students? via CNN

Teaching While Afraid via The Atlantic

Why I will never carry a gun in my classroom via Washington Post

Why Even Young Students Benefit From Connecting Globally via Mindshift

What’s the Right Age to Read a Book? via New York Times

H E A L T H

19 Women on Early Signs of Pregnancy via The Cut

New Research Shifts Thinking On Pregnancy Dilemma: Induce Labor At 39 Weeks? via WBUR

The Importance of Infants’ Exposure to Micro-Organisms via New York Times

A mother Googled her toddler’s symptoms — and believes it may have saved the child’s life via Washington Post

Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens via NPR

These Antidepressants Are Most Effective, Study Says via Time

Men need to talk about periods — now via Salon

Toddler Milks: Filling A Nutritional Need Or A Marketing Niche? via NPR

P A R E N T I N G 

The Boys Are Not All Right via New York Times

The Lost Art of Roughhousing via Deep Roots at Home

How to Raise More Grateful Children via Wall Street Journal

There’s a new way to get your baby to sleep: The responsive method via Motherly

20 phrases to use when your child isn’t listening via Motherly

What Helps a New Driver? More Driving via New York Times