I’m excited to be coming back to the US on May 10th, after having been in the Philippines for a year and a half. The longer you live in a place, the more comfortable you get and the faster time seems to fly by. Our internet was just down for 5 days, and I wasn’t even stressed. After 3 1/2 years here, I am definitely used to island life and its snail like pace.

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

H E A L T H

Measles and the Limits of Facts via The Atlantic

People Born Before 1989 May Need Another Measles Vaccine via Gizmodo

Parents of Babies Too Young to Vaccinate Feel Trapped by Measles Outbreak via New York Times

I’m A Mom And A Vaccine Researcher. Here’s Why You Should Vaccinate Your Children. via Huffpost

How to Talk to an Anti-vax Relative via The Atlantic

I’m Embarrassed by My Prenatal Depression. Here’s Why I Talk About It Anyway. via New York Times

‘It makes me enjoy playing with the kids’: is microdosing mushrooms going mainstream? via The Guardian

Why Is Nature So Good for Your Mental Health? via Greater Good Magazine

Scientists Finally Think They Know What Causes Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – And How To Cure It via IFLScience

Climbing trees is safer than organized sports via Treehugger

Why Making A ‘Designer Baby’ Would Be Easier Said Than Done via NPR

It’s science: Being barefoot boosts your kid’s development via Motherly

What It’s Like to Be Diagnosed With Depression at Eight Years Old via Vice

E D U C A T I O N

Sometimes Your Kid’s Teacher Just Doesn’t Like Them via Scary Mommy

The ADHD Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is a Schooling Problem, Not a Child One via FEE

The Cult of Homework via The Atlantic

Pinterest Has Ruined Teacher Gifting via Slate

15 of the Absolute Best Podcasts for Children’s Books via Bookriot

In L.A. Unified elementary schools, library books could be off-limits to many students via Los Angeles Times

Inside an exclusive, $56,000-a-year NYC private school, where hedge-fund managers and tech millionaires send their kids and every student gets a MacBook and an iPad via Business Insider

What Unschoolers Are Not Learning via Happiness is Here Blog

A sixth-grader was sick of coloring. So she skipped six grades to attend Cal State L.A. via Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Had an Ambitious Plan to Tackle School Segregation. It Made It Worse. via New York Times

P A R E N T I N G

Madonna says giving her children mobile phones ‘ended their relationship’ via The Guardian

Time is up for timeouts via CNN

What Number of Kids Makes Parents Happiest? Zero? Three? Six? 2.1? via The Atlantic

Raising Boys With a Broader Definition of Masculinity via The Atlantic

Can a Little Bit of Data Make Parenting Easier? via Lithub

Is the Immediate Playback of Events Changing Children’s Memories? via New York Times

NHS sleep programme ‘life changing’ for 800 Sheffield children each year via The Guardian

Melinda Gates On Marriage, Parenting And Why She Made Bill Drive The Kids To School via NPR

The Big Problem With the New Screen-Time Guidelines for Kids via Glamour

I Raised Two CEOs and a Doctor. These Are My Secrets to Parenting Successful Children via Time

Divorce is the Most Important Story You’ll Ever Tell Your Child via Gottman Institute

A study of 873 kids in Norway found that some girls who played video games frequently developed impaired social skills, but found no negative link with boy gamers via Business Insider

8 important parenting lessons from the Dutch via Motherly