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Lots of interesting parenting links this week!

E D U C A T I O N

I Decided to Send My Kid to Private School and, OMG, the Judgment! via Mom.me

How Mass Shootings Are Forcing Schools To Re-Evaluate Safety via NPR

School “Share Tables” Are Taking on Child Hunger and Food Waste via Good Housekeeping

H E A L T H

The Extended Rear-Facing Car Seat Movement Is Looking at You via Romper

Your birth control options, ranked from most effective to least via Daily Dot

Sleeping on your back increases risks of stillbirth via Salon

You Should Read the CDC’s New Breast Pump Cleaning Guidelines via Fatherly

Vitamin K, Antibiotic Eye Treatment and Hepatitis B Shots For Newborns via Fit Pregnancy

What It’s Like To Survive Postpartum OCD via Huffington Post

‘I did it for Remy.’ Her 8-month-old died, but now her breast milk nourishes other babies. via Washington Post

‘It tears every part of your life away’: the truth about male infertility via The Guardian

Medical Exemptions Triple After California Vaccine Law Goes Into Effect via CBS Local

We Lost Our Newborn Baby. Can This Marriage Survive? via New York Times

P A R E N T I N G

A Thoughtful Alternative to Elf on the Shelf that Will Teach Your Kids Lifelong Lessons via Thoughtful Parent

Move over, ugly Christmas sweaters. Famjams are here. via Washington Post

How to End Screen Time Without A Struggle via Parent

It’s science: Why your kids are obsessed with those unboxing videos on Youtube via Motherly

13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do via Forbes

A letter to dads of daughters on the sexual misconduct epidemic via Medium

After-school restraint collapse is real—here’s how to help your child via Motherly

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Why Dutch children sleep longer than children in other countries via Your Modern Family

10 ways to help the parent of a child with autism via The Guardian

How a Parent’s Affection Shapes a Child’s Happiness for Life via Gottman

Montessori at home: Why we don’t force kids to share via Motherly

Why routines are the key to a happy, thriving family via Motherly

6 Alternatives to Punishment via Creative Child

5 ways to see the good in your kids—even on the hard days via Motherly

10 Reasons American Teenagers Are More Anxious Than Ever via Psychology Today

The Right Time to Tell Your Kid the Truth About Santa, According to a Psychologist via Fatherly

It’s science: Having a secure attachment with your kids helps make them smarter via Motherly

Let’s Restart the Adoption Movement via New York Times

A 19-Year Study Reveals Kindergarten Students With These 2 Skills Are Twice as Likely to Obtain a College Degree (And They Have Nothing to Do With Reading) via Inc

L I F E S T Y L E

Now That I’m a Mom, This Is the Type of Friend I Look for via Mom.me

Rich millennials are buying homes where they can live near their parents and grow their own avocados via Business Insider

How Mothers Get Caught in an Unemployment–Child Care Cycle via Slate

While Moms Do Housework on Weekends, What Do Dads Do? Not Much, Study Finds via Health

Are we breeding a ‘lost generation’ who won’t have photo albums to capture their lives? via Telegraph

New Numbers On Child Labor Are Not Encouraging via NPR

Boys should be free to wear tutus and tiaras, says Church of England via The Guardian