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Happy Halloween Eve! Since we can’t buy costumes locally and there isn’t any trick or treating here, we’re going to keep Halloween pretty simple. Charlie and Olive decided they wanted to be a vampire and a butterfly, so I’ll be doing their makeup. It’s interesting how prevalent superheroes and princesses are in American culture but they’re not abroad, so the kids chose general costumes instead of specific characters. What will your kids be going as this Halloween?

Here are some interesting parenting links from around the web this week!

H E A L T H

Misdiagnosis of My Celiac Disease Led to Multiple Miscarriages via Good Housekeeping

The Probiotic Tampons That Saved Me From Pain and Misery via NY Mag

The quiet crisis among African Americans: Pregnancy and childbirth are killing women at inexplicable rates via LA Times

She signed up to be a surrogate mother — and unwittingly gave her own child away via Washington Post

Can You Biohack Your Fertility? via The Cut

Too Many Babies Still Sleep Unsafely—Let’s Change That via Mom.me

Finally — This NICU Allows Moms to Sleep Beside Their Newborn Babies via Popsugar

Over-the-Counter Fertility Pills Gain Popularity via Fit Pregnancy

Mom Shares Clever Hack For Giving Babies Medicine via Kids Safety Network

E D U C A T I O N

The Hidden Meaning of Kids’ Shapes and Scribbles via The Atlantic

Education Isn’t the Key to a Good Income via The Atlantic

P A R E N T I N G

Richard Branson to parents: Work from home, if you can via CNN

Want to prevent sexual harassment and assault? Start by teaching kids via Salon

Widespread Abuse in Kids’ Sports Shows How Institutions Enable Predators via Longreads

Let It Go: Making Peace With Princesses via New York Times

I Don’t Want More Kids, I Just Want More Time With the Ones I Have via Mom.me

Why My Kid Won’t Be Attending Your Kid’s Sleepover via Good Housekeeping

I’m doing all the things I swore I’d never do as a mom via Babycenter

Believing in Ghosts, Goblins, and the Candy Witch: When do children distinguish fantasy from reality? via Psychology Today

To raise little learners, keep them passionately curious via Motherly

7 Things My Husband and I Should Have Discussed Before We Had a Kid via Real Simple

Lessons from the longest study on human development via TED Talks

Why Gates and Jobs shielded their kids from tech via World Economic Forum

Your independent child is evidence of a healthy parental attachment via Motherly

What sensitive boys need from their mamas via Motherly

When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life via The Atlantic

How children grow up to be narcissists via Business Insider

This is the Biggest Indicator of a Kid’s Happiness, According to Recent Survey via Parent

The ‘Problem Child’ Is a Child, Not a Problem via New York Times