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Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s officially time to start planning for Christmas!

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

E D U C A T I O N

The Fleeting Magic of Scholastic Book Fairs via The Atlantic

Jeff Kinney: ‘Let children read anything; I’ll never say no to a book’ via The Guardian

The Children’s Picture Books That Defined 2018 via Romper

How Americans Feel About Affirmative Action In Higher Education via NPR

As Humanities Majors Decline, Colleges Try to Hype Up Their Programs via The Atlantic

The Future Of Learning? Well, It’s Personal via NPR

The Dual Immersion Solution via Edutopia

Why You Can Expect More Entrepreneurs to Follow Elon Musk’s Innovative Education Blueprint via Fee.org

The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books via New York Times

H E A L T H

The Significance of Michelle Obama’s Fertility Story via The Atlantic

America Is Blaming Pregnant Women for Their Own Deaths via New York Times

One-third of US parents plan to skip flu shots for their kids this season via CNN

Northwestern study adds fuel to discussion over sesame allergies, food labels via Chicago Tribune

Doctors Test Bacterial Smear After Cesarean Sections To Bolster Babies’ Microbiomes via NPR

Experimental Drug Shows Promise Protecting Against Peanut Allergies via Wall Street Journal

Anti-vaccination stronghold in N.C. hit with state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in 2 decades via Washington Post

For Autistic Boys, the Subway Is Actually Soothing via New York Times

When a Vasectomy Becomes a Guys’ Weekend via The Atlantic

What explains America’s mysterious baby bust? via The Economist

Infant-Sleep Deaths in Focus in Fight Over Role of Consumer-Safety Agency via Wall Street Journal

My Daughter With ADHD Started Using a Weighted Blanket, and I Saw a Change in Her Almost Immediately via Popsugar

The Future of Football Has Flags via New York Times

P A R E N T I N G

Mean boys are a thing, too. Here’s how to help your son manage toxic relationships. via Washington Post

7 ways parents can teach girls to build one another up, instead of tearing one another down via Washington Post

Beauty and the Backlash: Disney’s Modern Princess Problem via Wall Street Journal

Stop talking to your kids about politics via The Week

Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids via CNN

When Families Un-Adopt a Child via The Atlantic

The 30-Year Reign of Lunchables via The Atlantic

The Fierceness of Mister Rogers via Harvard

Raised by YouTube via The Atlantic

Half of New York-Area Teens Spend at Least Three Hours a Day Socializing Online via Wall Street Journal

Guidelines for Technology for Kids via Thirty Handmade Days (for my kids it’s a max of 2 hours per week for all screentime and usually less than that)

Why Kids Like ‘Parenting’ Their Toys via The Atlantic

The magic of toy stores via The Week

Kids’ toys are the latest battleground in the online privacy wars via Vox

Why You Should Teach Your Kids The Real Words For Private Parts via Huffpost

Raising overcomers: How to teach your kids to do hard things via Motherly

Why the Danes encourage their kids to swing axes, play with fire, and ride bikes in traffic via Quartz