We had a long 3-week Christmas break, and I think everyone is happier to be back in school and on a routine. Our biggest challenge right now? The kids have really late bedtimes (10:30pm!), but it’s been really hard to adjust with our lifestyles here. School also starts at 1pm, and Olive has always loved sleeping in. She has been a sleepy child since birth, rarely waking up before 9:30, and it hasn’t changed in 5 years!

Here are some parenting links around the web this week we thought you might find interesting!

Women Are Penalized at Work for the Possibility They Might Have Kids Someday via New York Magazine

H E A L T H

Parents View New Peanut Guidelines with Guilt and Skepticism via New York Times

CVS Health Offers Patients Lowest Cash Price in the Market for Generic Epinephrine via CVS Health

Women Still Need Folic Acid Supplements To Prevent Birth Defects via NPR

People Are Fascinated By This Video Of Breast Milk Under A Microscope via Huffington Post

How Exercise Can Help Depression in Kids via Time

Pope Francis Reiterates Support For Public Breast-Feeding via NPR

If You Thought It Was Safe to Take Tylenol While Pregnant, You’re Not Going to Like This via Popsugar

Students Zap Their Brains For a Boost, For Better Or Worse via NPR

How Dinner for Breakfast Revolutionized School Mornings for My Family via The Kitchn

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E D U C A T I O N

Supreme Court to decide: What level of education do public schools legally owe to students with disabilities? via Washington Post

Why Math Education in the U.S. Doesn’t Add Up via Scientific American

‘Schools Can Save Lives’: An Exit Interview With The U.S. Education Secretary via NPR

3 Signs Your Preschooler Is Gifted via Popsugar

P A R E N T I N G

The Modern Marriage Trap — and What to Do About It via Time

A New Study Explains the Right Way (and the Wrong Way) to Praise Your Kid via New York Magazine

The Ugly Truth About Why I Need to Raise My Daughter Differently Than My Sons via Huffington Post

Psychologist Reveals What Makes Kids’ Brains Grow Bigger via Lifehack

Yes, Biology Helps Explain Why Boys and Girls Play Differently via New York Magazine

After 20 Years, Young Man Leaves Foster Care On His Own Terms via NPR

A New Type Of Food Pantry Is Sprouting In Yards Across America via NPR (also here)

Dear Prudence: My Wife Only Thinks or Talks About Our Son via Slate

The Futility of Gender Neutral Parenting via LA Times

Inside the Harrowing Journeys of Refugee Mothers via National Geographic

Mother-baby bonding insight revealed via BBC News

French Parents Now Banned From Spanking Their Kids via Scary Mommy

Yes It’s Your Parents’ Fault via New York Times

How to un-spoil a child via Your Modern Family

Being Mom To A Middle Schooler Can Be The Toughest Gig Of All via NPR

This Brutally Honest Post About Stay-At-Home Moms Was “Liked” Over 640,000 Times, But It Deserves More via Bored Panda

And some funny links because it’s the weekend!

21 Hilariously Weird Things Overtired Moms Have Done via Buzzfeed

10+ Kids Who Take Instructions Too Literally via Bored Panda

25 hysterical examples of ‘kid logic’ that will leave you in stitches via Shareably

21 Tweets About Having Kids That Are Funny Because They’re True via Buzzfeed

This Mom Wore a Chewbacca Mask During Labor and Just Became Our New Hero via Babble

Mom’s 34-Second Video Filmed In A Pantry Is Pretty Much Parenthood via Huffington Post

15 Things Pregnant Women Are So Damn Tired Of Hearing via Buzzfeed