Best Of The Web: January 5

This week our favorite family focused article came from Parenting.com’s Alina Soler, who counts down the most controversial parenting stories of the year—like cyberbullying,
product recalls and Katy Perry’s appearance on
Sesame Street. Click here to see the slideshow, and see our other picks of the week below. —


Looking for a laugh? Alice Bradley, the
mommy-blogger of finslippy.com and online contributor to Redbook, recently
compiled her favorite parenting related tweets of 2010. (redbookmag.com)

What’s your New Year’s resolution?
One of our favorite family food bloggers, The Pioneer Woman, is resolving to
get more rest in 2011—here’s how. (thepioneerwoman.com)

Wonders of the Womb: In her new book “Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives," medical journalist Annie Murphy Paul traces the origin of illnesses to the womb and gestational period. (New York Times)

Green Growing: The folks over at the eco-family site Inhabitots gathered a panel of experts to declare their green parenting predictions for 2011. (Inhabitots.com)

Material Tots: Laden down with newest holiday toys and gifts? Quinn Cohane consults experts on how not to turn your kids into brand-obsessed shoppers. (Working Mother)

Terrible Teens: You thought the terrible twos were bad? Susan Stiffelman (of parentdish.com) answers questions about a 16-year-old nightmare.(The Huffington Post)