Best Of The Web: November 9-15

Contributors: Briehn Trumbauer and Veronica Torok

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

With the holidays on the horizon, family travel can be a
dreaded nightmare. Here are some tips
for flying fams, with specifics on child-friendly airlines. (NY Times)

A new programs called Biblio
Schools allows city students to borrow books from the New York Public
Library—delivered to their classroom for free. (Wall Street Journal)

One
and done, or 19 and counting? Read how Jessica Berger Gross experiences the
pressure of having “just
one” but loves spending quality time with her son. Meanwhile, the Duggars
recently announced that mama Michelle is expecting
their 20th child, living by the motto: “There’s always room for one more.” (HuffPo)

A new study indicates that autism
may be due to overgrowth in brain cells. Normally developing children are
recorded to have approximately 1.16 billion neurons in the prefrontal cortex, while
autistic kids have about 1.94 billion. (USA
Today)

Too much of a good thing can’t be that good, even when it
comes to lingering Halloween candy. Here are some ideas
for using sweet treats in unexpected ways, from the charitable to the
scientific, but always delicious. (Parenting)

Whether you’re in the maternity wear market, or holiday
shopping for someone who is, you can’t miss these gorgeous
French-inspired clothes. (A
Cup of Jo)

As a follow up to last week’s article, Safeway
is dropping all charges against the family arrested for eating $5 worth of
sandwiches without paying. But the fam may pursue legal action against the
grocer for mishandling the situation. (HuffPo)

Oh the good ole’ days. Wanna get nostalgic? Here are 15
childhood memories that our own children will never have. (Babble)

The city’s subsidized child care center restructuring will
put many important
programs at risk. And solutions to this looming problem are scarce. (NY Times)

Lack of paid maternity leave isn’t the only reason the U.S. is
prominent on the list of worst
places in the developed world to have kids. High mother and child mortality
rates and low preschool enrollment don’t help our case. (Babble)

The latest death of a child at the hands of abusive
parents calls into question the teachings of one Christian parenting book. (NY Times)