Best Of The Web: December 21-27

Contributors: Briehn Trumbauer

Here’s a weekly roundup of parenting articles that piqued
our interest. Enjoy! —

Are you offended or empowered by the idea of breastfeeding
in public? TIME gathers the top
10 breastfeeding controversies
that have parents talking. (TIME)

From hands-off to cool to tell-it-like-it-is, there are so
many different dad types. Here’s a humorous
look at some of them
. (Babble)

Impressive. Amy Corbett Storch gets crafty with these Star Wars
snowflakes
. No, really. (Amalah)

Kindergarten costs $36,970 a year at the Dalton
School. So who’s running the place?
See this short profile
of Elisabeth “Babby” Krents
for a bit of behind the scenes. (NY Times)

Rebecca Woolf is consistently one of the most popular mom
bloggers out there. Here’s her latest on returning
home for the holidays
—with some pretty awe-inspiring photos. (Girl’s Gone Child)

Good news on the child obesity front. Our city has witnessed
a decrease
(1.2%) in obesity rates
. While it’s a modest decline, it’s the largest drop
in any major U.S.
city! (Baby Center)

Mom,
are we the 1 percent
?” Motherlode blogger
Randye Hoder thinks it’s time to talk to your kids about finances and Occupy
Wall Street. (NY Times)

Come January, Lego will release a new line of Lego
Friends
, designed to target the female kid population. Five archetypal
girly characters, dressed in pinks and purples, will come with a setting such
as a splash pool or dream house. (Huffington
Post
)

Not to scare you all silly, but heart
attacks are at their highest this time of year
. Stay healthy and read this
article to the end for tips on how to take care. (USA Today)

Reader stories take center stage at Kristen Howerton’s blog.
The latest is about a
military family trying to adopt
, and will have you contemplating the value
of such a special choice. (Rage
Against the Minivan
)

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