Contributors: Kelly Farrell, Gavriella Mahpour, Nancy
Ryerson
Here’s our weekly roundup of parenting articles that piqued
our interest. Enjoy! —
This humorous
article by dad blogger Greg Olear explains why stay-at-home dads are better
than stay-at-home moms. Moms—don’t let it ruffle your feathers! It’s a
parody…somewhat. (Huffington Post)
We’ve heard of “pop-up” stores and restaurants, but have you
ever seen a pop-up playground? Offering activities like yoga, running, tennis,
rugby and jump-rope, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (along with
the city’s federally supported NYC Strategic Alliance for Health) is sponsoring
12
pop-up playgrounds in low-income neighborhoods to encourage children to
spend time exercising outside. (NYTimes)
A newly
launched—but not yet announced—Just for Kids section of Netflix may be just
what you need to ease worries about young children stumbling upon movies they
shouldn’t be watching. (Today Show)
Got kids starting college this fall? Experts say now is the
best time to teach
them how to build a great financial foundation. (CBS)
Ahhh. Life’s simple pleasures. Momfilter tracks down the world’s
funnest cheapest toy. (Momfilter)
In a scientific advance that may deem the Maury show
unnecessary, it is now possible to determine
the paternity of a child at 12 weeks. (TIME)
In the
first settlement of its kind, a developer of mobile applications for
children was charged with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection
Act by collecting information from kids without their parent’s permission. (NYTimes)
Did anyone find the food pyramid particularly helpful in
planning their nutrition goals? Didn’t think so. To help us stay on the healthy
eating track, the USDA and Michelle Obama have reconceptualized the pyramid and
turned it into a
more evenly divided pie chart. (Peek
A Baby NY)
An epileptic boy needs a service dog to detect when he’s
having a seizure – but the dog costs $13,000. So he
and his family get creative about fundraising. (MSNBC)
Tired of trying to haul your kid out of bed in time for
school every morning? Before the new school year starts, check out these
tips to make the wake up routine easier. (USA
Today)
Developmental psychologist, Marilyn Price-Mitchell,
discusses why a child’s
grades don’t measure what’s most important or how successful he or she may
be in life. (Psychology Today)
