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

H E A L T H

Are Essential Oils Safe For Kids? via New York Times

The Trouble With Amber Teething Necklaces via New York Times

Don’t Put All Your (Frozen) Eggs in One Basket via New York Times

Team Sports May Help Children Deal With Trauma via New York Times

If You’re Pregnant and Working, Know Your Rights via New York Times

The Shocking Phenomenon That Shows Just How Movement-Starved Modern Kids Really Are via Stack

E D U C A T I O N

Where Books Are All But Nonexistent via The Atlantic

Tuition-Free College Could Cost Less Than You Think via New York Times

Cressida Cowell: ‘Books are better than films at teaching children creativity and intelligence via The Guardian

Feeling Blue? Oregon Students Allowed To Take ‘Mental Health Days’ via NPR

Google Glass May Have an Afterlife as a Device to Teach Autistic Children via New York Times

F A M I L Y

Why camping is so good for kids via Treehugger

Are Mom Friends Necessary? via New York Times

Woman Who Popularized Gender-Reveal Parties Says Her Views On Gender Have Changed via NPR

Candy Land Was Invented for Polio Wards via The Atlantic

Explaining My Terminal Illness to My Young Children via Medium

P A R E N T I N G

What a Kid Really Means When They Ask, ‘Why?’ via Lifehacker

Make Sure Your Child Has a Handful of Pebbles via Medium

Beyond ‘Good’ Vs. ‘Bad’ Touch: 4 Lessons To Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse via NPR

Parents, Sometimes You’re The Problem When It Comes To Tech Use via NPR

A Peculiarly Dutch Summer Rite: Children Let Loose in the Night Woods via New York Times

My husband took his paternity leave. It changed our entire family dynamic. via The Lily

The nine rules of “Freddish”: the positive, inclusive empathic language of Mr Rogers via Boing Boing