Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week!
H E A L T H
Why Jessica Biel Is Wrong via The Atlantic
How Crying Benefits Boys via Natural Parent Magazine
America Needs More Kids on Bikes via Wall Street Journal
10 C-section myths we’d like to clear up right now via Motherly
How To Help A Kid Survive Early Puberty via NPR
A Little Formula in Baby’s First Week Doesn’t Impact Early Breastfeeding Success, Doctors Say via The Bump
How Much Nature Is Enough? 120 Minutes a Week, Doctors Say via New York Times
How Men’s Bodies Change When they Become Fathers via New York Times
Cheerios, Nature Valley cereals contain Roundup ingredient, study finds via CBS
23 ‘facts’ you learned about healthy eating and nutrition as a kid that are no longer true via Business Insider
E D U C A T I O N
What’s the right age to quit maths? via BBC
A celebrated teacher’s 5-point explanation of why she’s quitting has gone viral. via Upworthy
If Kids Can’t Read What They Want in the Summer, When Can They? via School Library Journal
Study finds getting kids ready for school is equivalent to an extra day of work via Babyology
‘Highly concerning’: picture books bias worsens as female characters stay silent via Guardian
P A R E N T I N G
Allowance: When and How Much? via Positive Parenting Solutions
Let’s Hear It for the Average Child via New York Times
Should parents tell kids about their addictions or mental health issues? Here’s what experts think via Hello Giggles
Why American moms are seriously struggling via USA Today
The Durable Feeling That a Child Is Always at Risk via New Yorker
Kids’ activities can be counterproductive if they cut into the one thing that science continuously proves to correlate with intelligence in children via Business Insider
Netflix’s Hilda is a gorgeous, melancholy kids’ show about emotional maturity via Vox
How I Got My Toddler Back On Books After She Got A Taste Of Screen Time via Huffington Post
This Parenting Hack Keeps Kids From Being Glued to Their Devices All Summer via Popsugar
The Advice Therapists Give When One Spouse Does All The Emotional Labor via Huffington Post
Want to be a male ally? Start by cleaning the house via Guardian
Bill Gates has shared exactly what his parents did to set him up for success via Business Insider
The Rise of Dad Brands via New York Times
8 ways millennial parents are using their kids as status symbols via Business Insider
Giving your child a smartphone is like giving them a gram of cocaine, says top addiction expert via Independent
I’m A Working Parent, And My Kids Aren’t Getting The Summer Everyone Swoons Over via Scary Mommy
pomelo / 5084 posts
As usual thank you so much for these. I read every single one. I especially liked the New Yorker piece on vulnerable children (children always at risk). Super powerful!
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I read all these too! My big take away was the importance of talking to my child (from “Kids’ activities can be counterproductive if they cut into the one thing that science continuously proves to correlate with intelligence in children”). My daughter is (almost) 3 and sometimes it is too easy for her to be left out of conversations!
clementine / 874 posts
I always enjoy these. I learn so much and it is far easier than sifting my facebook feed for useful articles. Loved the Nature prescription and vulnerable children article. Had never considered that.