Our Favorite Parenting News Stories Of The Week

Nutrition-conscious parents everywhere can feel a bit of vindication–new findings report that excessive junk food consumption can cause alarming cognitive impairments in children. (Tech Times)

It’s not just women who may want to keep an eye on the so-called “biological clock”–with new studies about men’s sperm quality decreasing as they age, future fathers are turning to cryogenics. (The New York Times)

Are you mentally prepared to guide your little one through the next Hunger Games–oops!–we mean Easter Egg hunt? This roundup of gifs will have you prepped for any type of over-zealous types at your next spring celebration. (Mommyish)

Nothing makes us smile quite like seeing gorgeous expectant mamas Drew Barrymore and Ciara tapping baby bumps! (NY Daily News)

One 12-year-old Girl Scout recently broke the world record for most Girl Scout cookies sold by selling over 21,000 boxes! Read up on her business savvy secrets. (Mashable)

It’s official–Prince George is off on his first international trip with his royal parents! Check out the travel pics and get the gossip on his itinerary. (Elizabeth Street)

In this touching personal essay, one mom recalls how an unexpected pregnancy helped her understand what true love really was. (The New York Times)

Princess Eugenie (and a host of other royals) and Kelly Ruhterford stepped out on Monday night to fete the launch of the Baby Bundle App–a great tech resource for new parents. (Emirates 247)

One family’s seafaring journey took a turn recently when their young child became ill–raising the question of who should pay the cost in cases of adventure going wrong. (USA Today)

Would you go this far on social media? Woman live-tweets birth… (ABC)

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"