The first week of 2017 is already almost over! Hope it’s off to a good start for you! Here are some parenting links from the last week we thought you might enjoy!

H E A L T H  /  P R E G N A N C Y

Honda Odyssey Recalls via The Car Seat Lady

A List of Things I Miss More than Alcohol via Jezebel

This is the New Smart Breast Pump That’s Blowing Moms’ Minds via Popsugar

E D U C A T I O N

Kindergarten Readiness: The 10 Traits Successful Kids Have in Common. From a Kindergarten Teacher via The Huffington Post

Rhodes Scholar’s Mother Helped Him With Autism Breakthrough via The Wall Street Journal

‘I Wish I Had a Pair of Scissors, So I Could Cut Out Your Tongue’ via The New York Times

How can I make my daughter enjoy learning? via The Washington Post

Why Our Coercive System of Schooling Should Topple via Psychology Today

P A R E N T I N G

Obama explains why his mom’s parenting style worked via CNN

Child Care Scarcity Has Very Real Consequences For Working Families via NPR

Putting an End to My Son’s Obsession With Toy Weapons via The Huffington Post

Why New Moms Make Bad Friends via NY Mag

A dresser fell onto a toddler. A nanny cam video shows how his twin brother rescued him Via The Washington Post

What My Son With ADHD Taught Me About Minecraft and Executive Functioning via The Huffington Post

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Dealing with Big Feelings – Teaching Kids How to Self-Regulate via Hey Sigmund

The Actual Reason Children Are 800% Worse When Their Mothers Are in the Room via Popsugar 

This Reddit Parody of ’10 Little Monkeys’ Is Parenting Perfection via Twenty Two Words

A Birth Photographer Shares Her Favorite Images From 2016 via The Huffington Post

Six ways parents and schools can teach teens about love via Washington Post

From date night to cold showers: 20 habits that changed readers’ lives via The Guardian

My son’s Down’s syndrome does not define him via The Guardian