I welcome the start of summer vacation as much as I welcome the start of school! Hope your kiddos are off to a great school year!

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Here are some links from around the web this week!

H E A L T H

How Far Would You Go to Avoid Vaccinating Your Child? via New York Times

She had a son at 47. Was that selfish — or great? via Washington Post

Worried About Your Kid’s Weight? via New York Times

FDA Committee Recommends Approval For New Peanut Allergy Treatment via NPR

Sperm Donor Linked To Autism Cluster — Scientifically Fascinating, Legally Complicated via Above the Law

This life-threatening pregnancy complication is the next frontier in the abortion debate: Ectopic pregnancies can be deadly if left untreated. But abortion opponents are telling another story. via Vox

E D U C A T I O N

How we have failed our teachers via CBS

1.1 Million Can Skip School for Climate Protest via New York Times

‘They just wanted us to read about a white boy and his dog’: why teenager Marley Dias fought back via The Guardian

Forget STEM, We Need MESH. The importance of media literacy, ethics, sociology and history education via Medium

Illinois Parents Reportedly Gave Up Custody Of Their Kids To Help Get College Scholarships via Huffpost

Gender gap in science and tech could be down to girls’ academic strengths, say researchers via CNBC

P A R E N T I N G

The Rage Mothers Don’t Talk About via New York Times

Teen Tech Lingo Parents Should Know via Cyberwise

The case for raising kids in the city via Vox

Stanford psychology expert: This is the No. 1 skill parents need to teach their kids—but most don’t via CNBC

My Family’s Life Inside and Outside America’s Racial Categories: My father was raised under Jim Crow. My children could pass for white. Where does that leave me? via New York Times

In ‘Wildhood,’ Scientists See Similarities In Adolescent Humans And Other Animals via NPR