I’m currently in Manila refilling prescriptions, but will be spending my third New Years in a row in El Nido. Hope you have a fantastic New Year wherever you are in the world!

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

H E A L T H

FDA Issues Warning on Teething Necklaces After Death of Toddler via The Bump

E D U C A T I O N

More than 4 million children endured lockdowns last school year, a groundbreaking Washington Post analysis found. The experience left many traumatized. via Washington Post

Good Ideas Are Like Shooting Stars: A Chat with Author-Illustrator Jan Brett via Brightly

When School Choice Means School’s Choice: Parents of students who are “harder to educate” may have a hard time getting schools to reply to their emails about how to apply. via The Atlantic

U.S. Grip on the Market for Higher Education Is Slipping via Wall Street Journal

Literacy at the Laundromat: A new program in Chicago transforms a chore into a chance to learn. via US News

Back Off: It Doesn’t Matter What College Your Kids Attend – Attending an elite college provides no long-term advantage to most students. via Psychology Today

The Best Children’s Books Of 2018, According To Librarians via Huffpost

Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls via New York Times

The 20 Best Kids Comics of 2018 via Paste Magazine

LAUSD parents, if teachers strike in January, will your child attend school? via LA Times

P A R E N T I N G 

How to Give Up Yelling and Overcome Your Anger, Mama via Motherly

Why Most Parents Really Do Have a Favorite Child via Psychology Today

How Do You Teach Kids To Be Honest? via NPR

The Way American Parents Think About Chores Is Bizarre via The Atlantic

Paying kids for doing chores could teach them to be entitled rather than helpful, says a professor who studies wealth inequality via Business Insider

10 Vital Life Lessons to Teach Your Kids Before They Turn 10 via Psychology Today

Want to raise successful kids? Nurture your child’s *emotional* intelligence via Motherly

This 70-Year Study of Over 70,000 Kids Reveals How to Raise Happy and Successful Children via Fatherly

How Fortnite Triggered an Unwinnable War Between Parents and Their Boys via Wall Street Journal