We missed our flight to Los Angeles due to my hospitalization, and with rebooking fees and fare increases, it’s cheaper just to buy new tickets. We have to eat the cost of 3 roundtrip tickets to the US alas. I’m worried that I won’t be fully recovered by the time we leave for the US because I am still so weak. But I guess I could just stay home and recuperate with my mom’s home cooking if I’m not back to normal by then!
Venice Beach canals. One of the destinations on my list for this trip.
Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week!
H E A L T H
The children who ‘outgrow’ autism via The Telegraph
How the Rock ’n Play became a cult baby product — and why Fisher-Price is recalling it via Vox
Grieving the Future I Imagined for My Daughter via The Atlantic
If my measles shot was years ago, am I still protected? 5 questions answered via CBS News
What It’s Like to Have Measles via The Cut
Measles outbreaks: As cases rise, parents ask, ‘Is your child vaccinated?’ via Today
Measles’ next target in Los Angeles: Unvaccinated college students via LA Times
Commuting While Pregnant: A Long Ride Could Be a Risky One via New York Times
Why Are So Many Teen Athletes Struggling With Depression? via The Atlantic
You Don’t Need to Burp a Baby via Medium
E D U C A T I O N
Boys will be boys? How schools can be guilty of gender bias via The Guardian
Most Teachers Don’t Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did via NPR
Homeschooled children are far more socially engaged than you might think via Phys.org
Three children’s authors on the importance of tough topics in young people’s literature via Washington Post
F A M I L Y
Kids 14 and Under Fly Free with a Paying Adult This Summer (on Frontier Airlines) via Totally the Bomb
Traumatic Episodes: A History of the ABC Afterschool Special via Mental Floss
Based On What Society Tells Working Moms, I’m Ready To Lean OUT. via Filter Free Parents
The messy truth about motherhood via The Week
“Granny Pods” Allow Elderly Family Members to Live in a High-Tech Backyard Cottage via Oprah Magazine
As the Mother of a Trans Child, I Applaud Charlize Theron via Oprah Magazine
Moms, prioritize the vacation via Today
3 Documentaries That Will Change How Your Kids See The World via Becoming Unbusy
P A R E N T I N G
Having a kid won’t kill your marriage, and other parenting “truths” debunked via Vox
The Value of a Self-Directed Summer for Kids via FEE
Time out for time outs: Why pediatricians now promote ‘positive parenting’ via CBC
When you and your partner disagree on how to raise the kids via Motherly
Disciplining Kids Without Yelling: Readers Tell Us Their Tricks via NPR
The Data All Guilt-Ridden Parents Need via New York Times
cantaloupe / 6086 posts
i want to read a bunch of these but that last one was great! Also love the one about not burping because I rarely ever did it