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January has been a pretty awful month of news for the world. Let’s hope the rest of the year shapes up!

Art by Megan Carty aka Mrs. Hide and Seek

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

H E A L T H

This Flu Season Is Looking Rough for Kids via New York Times

98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Isn’t the Average Anymore via Wall Street Journal

The historically low birthrate, explained in 3 charts via Vox

Early Treatment for Autism Is Critical, New Report Says via New York Times

Stealth Disease Likely To Blame For 20% Of Worldwide Deaths via NPR

A woman developed toxic shock syndrome from her menstrual cup via Yahoo

Menopause Can Start Younger Than You Think: Here’s What You Need To Know via NPR

E D U C A T I O N

How Early Intervention Changed My Son’s Life via New York Times

In U.S., Library Visits Outpaced Trips to Movies in 2019 via Gallup

Why We Ended Legacy Admissions at Johns Hopkins via The Atlantic

This Teacher Spent a Day as a 4th Grader. Now She’s Rethinking Her Career via EdWeek

This is your child’s brain on books: Scans show benefit of reading vs. screen time via CNN

W O R K

The Joy and Pain of Returning to Work via New York Times

Why Icelandic Dads Take Parental Leave and Japanese Dads Don’t via The Atlantic

Why Mothers’ Choices About Work and Family Often Feel Like No Choice at All via New York Times

P A R E N T I N G

Why Does America Hate Its Children? via New York Times

When Are You Really an Adult? via New York Times

How to Tell if Your Daughter Has ADHD via ChildMind

Have You Named a Legal Guardian for Your Kids? via New York Times

Unstructured play is vital for kids, so we need to stop entertaining them via Her Family

What I Wish I’d Known About Transitioning to the Big Kid Years via Parents

How to get started with toy minimalism—and let creativity flourish via Motherly

18 Effective De-Escalation Strategies For Defusing Meltdowns via Raising an Extraordinary Person

Young children are terrible at hiding – psychologists have a new theory why via The Sector

Relationships Are Important. How Do We Build Them Effectively With Kids? via MindShift

6 Ways Parents Unknowingly Stifle Their Child’s Social and Emotional Growth via Parents with Confidence

Raising Our Kids Near Their Grandparents Is the Greatest Gift We Could Ever Give Them via Creative Healthy Family

TikTok Is A Pedophile Magnet And Unsafe For Kids, Warns Cyber Security Expert via McGill Media

Inventors, philanthropists, activists: Five exceptional girls and the parents who raised them via Washington Post

Giving Children Vacations Instead of Toys Can Lead to Advanced Brain Development, Experts Suggest via Healthy Holistic Living