It is summer here in the Philippines and very hot and very humid! My hair felt so heavy that I just asked a friend to grab my hair in a ponytail and chop off 5 inches. I don’t even care if it’s crooked (there are no good salons here) — it felt good to get rid of all that hair! Anyone else getting a fresh cut for the summer?

Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week! Have a great weekend!

HEALTH

Child Development by Age via The Center for Parenting Education

1.2 million children in the US have lead poisoning. We’re only treating half of them. via Vox

Scientists Create Artificial Womb That Could Help Prematurely Born Babies via NPR

What Pregnant Athletes Can Achieve via The New Yorker

The Postpartum Depression Documentary Every Mom Needs to Watch via Mom.me

EDUCATION

How Does Race Affect a Student’s Math Education? A new paper examines the ways “whiteness” reproduces racial advantages and disadvantages. via The Atlantic

PARENTING

Why don’t people take writing about motherhood seriously? Because women do it via LA Times

The 20 Most Common Parenting Mistakes I See via Fatherly

50 calm-down ideas to try with kids of all ages via Motherly

New motherhood is hard—but these 5 simple habits are all your baby really needs  via Motherly

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The 10 ways my sons and daughter are not so different at all via Motherwell Mag

Did I love you enough today? via Motherly

Sibling Rivalries are a Natural Disaster via Fatherly

This 4-year-old dawdles and his parents are stuck via Washington Post

Taking Control of Your Parenting Triggers via Imperfect Families

F A M I L Y

Our First Year as Minimalists via The Apologista

Less really is more: How to parent like a minimalist via Motherly

Take Your Baby to Work via New York Times

10 Cooks Share Their Favorite Things to Make in the Instant Pot via The Kitchn

Is running the best exercise? via The Guardian