There is so much good stuff on Netflix now! TV shows: Dead to Me and Imposters. Movie: Always Be My Maybe. Stand-up Comedy: Wanda Sykes. Anything you’ve loved recently?
Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week!
via naturespath
H E A L T H
Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More via NPR
Revealed: women’s fertility app is funded by anti-abortion campaigners via The Guardian
Our son’s Sleep Disorder was misdiagnosed as a “behavior problem” via Your Modern Family
The Friends Whose Kids All Have the Same Rare Disease via The Atlantic
More evidence that autism is linked to gut bacteria via The Economist
This viral pumping hack is helping moms stress less + pump more via Motherly
Measles for the One Percent Vaccines, Waldorf schools, and the problem with liberal Luddites. via The Cut
Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems via Penn Today
E D U C A T I O N
Your child’s social skills in kindergarten are more important than their academics via Motherly
A new report shows how racism and bias deny black girls their childhoods via Vox
Why children should learn together, not apart via The Week
“A Little Troubling”: Study by Pro-Common Core Group Finds Standards Have Failed via The National Pulse
F A M I L Y
The Case Against Grit via The Atlantic
I Realized My Parents Are Getting Old, and I’m Not Even a Little Bit OK With It via Popsugar
Why Autism Goes Unseen in Girls – And How You Can Spot It via Teachwire
12 Documents You Should Organize Before You Die So You Don’t Burden Your Children via House Beautiful
Safe Chat Rooms and Social Sites for Kids via Common Sense Media
Let’s Hear It for the Average Child via New York Times
To the stranger who judged me for not breastfeeding my baby via Motherly
P A R E N T I N G
We Tell Our Kids That Hard Work Always Pays Off. What Happens When They Fail Anyway? via Time
I’m a Mom and a Child Psychologist: This Is the Behavior I Actually Worry About via Parents
5 Exhausting Pressures Parents Can Let Go Of Forever via Erica Layne
‘My kids were unplanned and accidental. I never wanted to be a mom. I don’t enjoy playing with my kids. I don’t like being touched or needed. They are chains, heavy weights.’ via Love What Matters
My Marriage Has a Third Wheel: Our Child via New York Times
This Is What It’s Really Like to Live in Your Daughter’s Backyard via House Beautiful
Pre-Teen Boys Are Having Sexual Intercourse via Psychology Today
I Love Being a Mom. So I Donated My Uterus to Help Someone Else Become One via Time
“You’re Not My Friend!” – Relational Aggression Starts As Early As Preschool via A Mighty Girl
To the mom who believes in peaceful parenting—but struggles to actually do it via Motherly
Giving Our Kids The Gift of Doing Nothing via Self Sufficient Kids
pomelo / 5084 posts
As always, thank you so much for sharing these with us. I look forward to it every week. Thank you especially for the drowning article. I feel exactly the way the author does and I’ve sent it to a bunch of friends. So helpful!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@wrkbrk: thanks! they are a lot of work but so interesting for me too. makes me so happy when someone appreciates them!