Our Favorite Parenting News Stories Of The Week

Any Sally Draper fans in the house? Check out this cool article that discusses baby names that are in “vogue” based on “Mad Men.” (Parents)

Wanting the best for your child doesn’t mean wanting your child to be the best, points out this op-ed. The more stress that teenagers feel to succeed, the greater their number of suicides, hospitalizations and general unhappiness. (The New York Times)

Does the recent trend in spas for children have you feeling skeptical? If so, read this great piece of satire written from the perspective of a very young beauty aficionado and prepare to LOL! (The New Yorker)

If you’re worried about keeping your kids safe online–and teaching them to keep themselves safe–here is a video that gives parents advice on helping their kids navigate social media. (Family Circle)

In turns out that kids’ happiness is way over-rated. Some believe that pain and disappointment help them become stronger, fully functional adults. (Huffington Post)

Police in Maryland pick up 10- and 6-year-old “free range kids” playing unattended, hold them for three hours before informing their parents and wait another 2.5 hours before reuniting them with Mom and Dad…all in an effort to keep them safe. (Slate)

Short parent-teacher conferences are a hallmark of NYC public school education–and they only get briefer as children age into high school. (The New York Times)

You’d think that most parents wouldn’t need to be told that dropping their child into a cheetah enclosure at a zoo is bad parenting, but that was exactly the case recently at an Ohio zoo! Thankfully, the toddler escaped the cheetah’s safely! (Mommyish)

If you’re struggling to teach your child not to interrupt you while you’re speaking to someone else, try this simple, respectful trick! (Cup of Jo)

A 65-year-old mother of 13 in Germany is currently pregnant with quadruplets! What do you think about this unorthodox turn of events? (The Guardian)