Take care of yourself moms! Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week!

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H E A L T H

Gut bacteria linked to personality via University of Oxford

Nature-deficit disorder: What kids lose by not experiencing the outdoors enough via Big Think

The FDA approved its first drug to treat children’s peanut allergies via Insider

Why the New Coronavirus (Mostly) Spares Children. So far, very few young children seem to be falling ill. The pattern was seen in outbreaks of SARS and MERS, too. via New York Times

Researchers Link Autism To A System That Insulates Brain Wiring via NPR

‘I was risking my life’: why one in four US women return to work two weeks after childbirth via The Guardian

Babies are willing to give up food, showing altruism begins in infancy, study says via CNN

1 in 5 Mothers Gets Postpartum Depression. New York City Plans to Help. Every first-time parent in the city will soon be eligible to receive as many as six home visits from professionals. via New York Times

E D U C A T I O N

Pushing Beyond The Idea That College Is Always The Answer via NPR

How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn via KQED

Schools Are Allowing Mental Health Days for Students and This is How Kids Should Use Them via Parents

Teachers who praise see a 30% increase in good behavior from students via CNN

Sibling Grammy Winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell Praise Homeschooling via Reason

The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends: The intensity of feelings generated by friendship in childhood and adolescence is by design. via The Atlantic

Number of Homeless Students Rises to New High, Report Says. The report found that more than 1.5 million public school students experienced homelessness in the 2017-18 school year, the highest in more than a dozen years. via New York Times

P A R E N T I N G

How not to raise a bully via ABC

Why Aren’t There More Rich Foster Parents? Bureaucracy — no surprise — gets in the way of expanding the pool of volunteers. via New York Times

An Awesome Way to Make Kids Less Self-Absorbed: Research suggests that experiencing awe helps kids focus less on themselves and more on the world around them via Epoch Times

Finland Just Gave Dads the Same Paid Parental Leave as Moms: The Nordic country will offer 164 days of paid leave to each parent. via Working Parent

Why a Maternal Grandmother Is So Important for a Child via Brightside