Our Favorite Parenting News Stories Of The Week

beardDad totally shatters his little girl’s world by shaving his beard — maybe he’ll bring it back for no-shave November? (BirchBox)

Get ready for a pop-music-induced smile! Dad and daughter duo dance to Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off in this viral video. (YouTube)

Nervous about taking anti-depressants while pregnant? In turns out that untreated depression is also detrimental to both mom and baby. (The New Yorker)

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Here are 101inspiring pictures of children living with and surviving childhood cancer. (First Coast News)

Need another reason to breastfeed? It can reduce the risk of GI disorders in infants. (HNGN)

With more women deciding to have kids on their own, it’s not always easy to balance finances–get the scoop. (Time)

In memory of the witty comedienne (and awesome mom), we’re loving Joan Rivers’ best quotes about motherhood. (Today)

Local dad Nicolas Kristoff asserts that beating poverty needs to start young–by giving parents and young at-risk kids a support system from the very start. It turns out, effective, low-cost social supports could drastically reduce the numbers in prisons in the future. (The New York Times)

What would you say if your child’s school banned ChapStick? One fiesty youngster with chapped lips isn’t having it and is fighting back against her school’s extreme rule. (Babble)

Ever get bogged down reading mommy-boards because you just aren’t hip to the lingo? This handy post breaks down the common terminology for your new mamas! (Cricket’s Circle)

One local mom & amazing photographer captured mothers choosing to go bald to benefit kids with cancer–don’t miss this truly moving photo essay. (Motherlode)

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Joe's Music & Dance Academy

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Private and group music lessons & dance classes for Guitar, Bass, Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Drums, Piano, all woodwind & brass instruments, Choir, Preschool Dance, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Step, African and Modern Dance and more. Helping thousands of students begin and continue on their musical journey since 1998!</span></p>

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School’s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.</span></p>

Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens

<p dir="ltr">With more than 35 years of experience, Broadway Dance Center Children & Teens provides young movers ages 3-18 with exceptional training. BDC delivers the finest all-around dance experience for students by offering a wide variety of styles and levels, performance opportunities, and the highest caliber dance instruction that only New York City and BDC Children & Teens can provide.</p> <p dir="ltr">This studio is so much more than a training course for young dancers; it is a diverse, family-friendly community for budding creatives. It has an exemplary faculty who follow the vision to not only develop a dancer’s love and ability in dance, but to do so in a nurturing and supportive way.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-16583089-7fff-d8a9-61c2-8f689f7348b2"></span></p>