We’re taking a family vacation right now around the island we live on because it’s peak low season here, when the Western world goes back to school. Palawan is actually a huge island (264 miles long), and we haven’t been anywhere other than the two towns we’ve lived. The vast majority of the island is still pristine and undeveloped, so we’re enjoying a relaxing time in nature. I hope you get a chance to visit here one day!

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Our current view in San Vicente. We’re the only ones on a 9 mile long beach.

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

H E A L T H

One of Life’s Great Injustices via The Cut

W.H.O. Warns of ‘Dramatic’ Rise in Measles in Europe via New York Times

Millennial And Gen-X Travelers: Need Another Measles Shot? via NPR

The world before vaccines is a world we can’t afford to forget via National Geographic

Ghostpartum: Why Many Women Don’t Get the Sexual Health Care They Need via Scientific American

Get Vaccinated or Leave School: 26,000 N.Y. Children Face a Choice via New York Times

The Quick Therapy That Actually Works via The Atlantic

Hormone Therapy during Menopause Raises Breast Cancer Risk for Years via Scientific American

E D U C A T I O N

Should a Single Test Decide a 4-Year-Old’s Educational Future? via New York Times

Early Education Is More Demanding Than Ever, and Experts Have Concerns via New York Times

The Surprisingly Low-Tech Way Schools Are Keeping Students Off Tech via Edsurge

Take a Pledge to Read 365 Days a Year with Your Child via Thrive Global

You Think Your Kid’s School Backpack Is Heavy? See What’s Going On In India! via NPR

If You Want Your Kids to Love Reading, Try This via Read Aloud Revival

The Paradox of Peanuts. Charles Schulz’s kid characters are precocious, cruel, and nihilistic. They’re also among the most compelling in children’s literature. via The Atlantic

‘Just Ask!’ Says Sonia Sotomayor. She Knows What It’s Like To Feel Different via NPR

LGBTQ books are being censored in middle schools. Authors are speaking out. via Entertainment Weekly

Meritocracy Is Killing High-School Sports via The Atlantic

Why Dorms Are So Nice Now via The Atlantic

P A R E N T I N G

Making Sense of Sensory Development via Tinkergarten

A child’s bad behavior isn’t ‘attention-seeking.’ She’s seeking a relationship. via NBC News

Why author Angela Duckworth urges parents to let their kids struggle via Motherly

Mom and Dad, It’s My (Digital) Life. According to your children, ‘sharenting’ undermines their autonomy. via New York Times

The One Thing Every Kid Needs in their School Backpack via Deborah MacNamara

Here’s why you should throw your daughter a “first-period” party when Aunt Flo comes to town via Hello Giggles