We leave Los Angeles tomorrow after a 3 week stay. As always, the time flies by too quickly. I don’t want to live in Los Angeles, but I do want my kids and my parents to be able to spend as much time together as possible. Life is so short.

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

H E A L T H

This phone app can help you figure out if your kid has an ear infection via Motherly

Experts Say, Babies Should Not Sleep in Cars Unless Traveling via Kids Activities Blog

Is ‘Digital Addiction’ a Real Threat to Kids? via New York Times

Why we owe it to ourselves to spend quiet time alone every day via Ted

When LA’s Air Got Better, Kids’ Asthma Cases Dropped via NPR

Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma via NPR

E D U C A T I O N

4 Years of College, $0 in Debt: How Some Countries Make Higher Education Affordable via New York Times

The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning. The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts. via Edutopia

Want Safe Schools? Start With Research-Based School Discipline Policies via Forbes

How Movement and Exercise Help Kids Learn via Mindshift

Kids’ summer schedules should be about sampling, not specializing via MSN

Capitalism Camp for Kids via New York Times

Four Research-Based Strategies To Ignite Intrinsic Motivation In Students via Mindshift

Late Bloomers and the Benefits of Delayed Success via FEE

P A R E N T I N G

9 things parents never want to hear from strangers again via The Week

How to raise kind kids: 9 family routines to put into practice via Motherly

What Are Introverts Like as Children?: 7 Characteristics via Psychology Today

You’re not a bad mom, you’re an introvert via Today

Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone via New York Times

Where Is the Black Blueberries for Sal? via The Atlantic

You Don’t Want a Child Prodigy via New York Times

Should I Tell My Daughter About Her Dyslexia? via Slate

Create a ‘Noticing Wall’ for Your Kid via Offspring

The Surprising Benefits Your Kids Get From Playing Board Games via Scholastic

End the Plague of Secret Parenting. If mothers and fathers speak openly about child-care obligations, their colleagues will adapt. via The Atlantic

There’s Evidence on How to Raise Children, but Are Parents Listening?Day-to-day individual choices matter less than we think, but national policies seem to matter a lot. via New York Times

An age-by-age guide to helping kids manage emotions via Motherly

Eight Things to Know About Nudity and Your Family via Psychology Today

Putting Los Niños in Charge. The idea: On a family trip to Buenos Aires, the Spanish-speaking children would make the plans. Helado and lagrimas ensued. via New York Times