Today is the 16 year anniversary of the day I met Mr. Bee. Our 15th wedding anniversary is coming up in March 2020! I’ve known many Hellobee readers that entire time from when I ran my wedding site, Weddingbee! Thanks for sticking with me for so long!

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

H E A L T H

How to Be a Better Friend via New York Times

MRIs show screen time linked to lower brain development in preschoolers via CNN

Do New Moms Dream Differently After Giving Birth? via New York Times

Common Levels Of Air Pollution May Affect Developing Fetuses, Study Suggests via WBUR

Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases via NPR

Why Are Health Care Providers Slapping And Yelling At Mothers During Childbirth? via NPR

Women shocked by cost of mammograms: “I wasn’t expecting a bill at all” via CBS News

Controversy Kicks Up Over A Drug Meant To Prevent Premature Birth via NPR

E D U C A T I O N

Bring Back Handwriting: It’s Good for Your Brain via Medium

Reading Scores Fall on Nation’s Report Card via School Library Journal

How a publisher is punishing library users with eBooks limit via San Francisco Chronicle

How Sustained Silent Reading Keeps Students Curious and Engaged via Edsurge

How Helsinki Built ‘Book Heaven’ via Citylab

P A R E N T I N G 

How to Get Your Child to Go to Therapy via Parents

‘But Mom, Video Games Are My Job’ via New York Times

I Took Electronics Away From My Son and It Changed Everything via Mom

Even Without a Home, We Always Had a Family Meal via New York Times

Is It Bad to Take So Many Pictures of My Kid? via New York Times

‘Never Too Young To Start Cooking’: Nonprofit Teaches Kids How To Prepare Nutritious Meals via wbur

I Showed My 7-Year-Old ‘Jaws’ and I Regret Nothing via New York Times

It’s A Smartphone Life: More Than Half Of U.S. Children Now Have One via NPR

Teens Love TikTok. Silicon Valley Is Trying to Stage an Intervention. via New York Times

Why Intentionally Building Empathy Is More Important Now Than Ever via Mind Shift

Embracing Simplicity In A Culture Of Excess via Becoming Unbusy