Here’s our weekly roundup of parenting articles that piqued
our interest. Enjoy! —
The tables have turned on parents because teachers are fed
up with being blamed. Should
parents be accountable for their children’s bad grades? (NY Times)
“Too posh to push?” A new British study shows that
upper-class women are more likely to get elective C-sections, raising
new questions about who gets the surgery and why. (NBC’s Today Show)
Breastfeeding fashion t-shirts can be awkward, cute and/or
weird. A new line of lactation
promoting and support t-shirts is on the market. Would you wear it loud and
proud? (Café Mom)
The Washington Post
just released its ranking list of the best high schools nationwide using a
system called the Challenge index. The index ranks the schools based on the
number to of AP, IB and other college level tests it gave in 2010. Find out where your schools
rank. (The Washington Post)
Is your kid an orchid child or a dandelion child? A new
concept in child development aims to explain how responsible genes are for
a child’s behavior. (Huffington Post)
The story that gained massive media attention finally comes
to an end: daughter
taken away from ‘Botox Mom.’ (Time Magazine)
A Boston Globe columnist ruminates on Thomas the Tank
Engine. While its focus on work ethic is something to be praised, she worries
that the show’s happy cult of obedience is a little strange to push on
toddlers. (Boston Globe)
Mark Zuckerberg feels pretty solid about where Facebook
stands—but what would up the ante? Allowing younger children (under the age of
13) to peruse the site and join the social network. (TIME’s Heathland Blog)
Food allergies are no laughing matter—especially in a
birthday party setting. Get etiquette tips and tricks from Sandra Beasley,
author of the upcoming book, Don’t Kill
The Birthday Girl: Tales From An Allergic Life. (CNN)
The Social Security Office has released a clever app for
baby-naming—The Baby Name Playroom—inspired by the organization’s woes in the
name game. Would you use it? (Babble)
