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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Aug. 10, 2011

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Some days, you just need an Emergency Blog Kitten. Here’s your round-up!

So, here’s your panic-inducing article for the day. Kids with Facebook pages are may be at higher risk for psychological disorders and struggle with grades. Great. I’m all for limiting social media exposure for children, but I guess this means my kids won’t have Facebook pages until they’re at least 30.

Do you have a five-year-old? Are you on the fence about his or her Kindergarten readiness? Delaying Kindergarten a year might not be a bad thing. Mine were clearly in the “Ready to Go” boat, but I’m sure there are kids who need the extra time to develop. Unsure? Here’s a check-list!

And speaking of kids in classrooms, if you want to become more involved in your child’s school, here are some great tips on how to do just that.

In I Don’t Want That Job News, studies found that pregnant ladies who eat pungent foods have pungent babies. Science has shown us that aromas like garlic might cross the placenta, and babies born to women who eat lots of it have a garlicky aroma to the amniotic fluid. Now, can you imagine being the Hey, Smell This Amniotic Fluid person? Um… I’ll pass.

These teddies are adorable. A-stinking-dorable. I wonder if she’s considered making them from old uniforms for the kids of service people. D’aaaw!

Here’s today’s This is Completely Inappropriate article. The French version of the magazine Vogue is drumming up some pretty big controversy. They’re using a 10-year old model in some pretty sexually provocative haute couture advertisements. Way to be not-edgy-just-horrifying, Vogue.

And finally, I give you adorable pencils. I’m totally making a bunch of these for my kids’ teachers. Every teacher needs some toadstool pencils!

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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Aug. 8, 2011

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Quick, hide!! Hopefully Mom won’t see that we broke her favorite antelope-hoof vase.

Here’s your link round-up! Have a good day!

A new study suggests that difficulties breastfeeding and postpartum depression might be linked. I’m not surprised, but I suspect the scientists might have difficulty determining if one causes the other in that order, or if they are so intimately linked that it’s impossible to determine cause and effect. What do you all think? Do you have an experience to lend to this discussion?

Do you have a preschooler who might be experiencing Show and Tell for the first time? Afraid he might lose his S&T object? Make a Show and Tell Tote! So very cute, and also practical!

Get the kids, and come check out this WWF promotional poster. How many animals can you find? I’d love to have this printed and framed. Gorgeous!

In news that pulls at my heartstrings, actor Colin Farrell has opened up about his son who has a developmental disorder called Angelman Syndrome. There’s so much I have to say on this, since his story is so familiar to me, but I really lack the words. I can only hope for Little James’s continued health, and for his continued happiness.

And in somewhat related fashion, there’s a new iPhone/iPod/iPad app that allows you to store vital information about your child in case of emergency. After looking at the app, I really like the fact that it allows you to save photos and vital information like height and weight in your phone, and the ease with which it allows you to contact authorities. However, I really wish that it also had an area for vital information about a child’s health, medication, and so forth, and it would probably be useful if it were password protected. It also isn’t available for Android.

And finally, because he’s adorable and I loved it, I give you Alfie, the mustachioed horse.

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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Aug. 5, 2011

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Ain’t that the truth?! Here’s today’s link round-up!

As if we don’t have enough to worry about, some studies show that we should probably tailor our parenting style to the personalities of our kids. Mmhhm. Right.

Bored? Need something to do with the children? Want to send them to Grandma’s with the world’s most annoying shoes? Here’s how! With some pennies and some old shoes, your kids can learn to tapdance! This seems like a bad idea waiting to happen.

Baby-proofing a house? Here’s a crash course.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a sock basket where unmatched socks are doomed to live out their sad little lives. How about making matching socks a little game? I can see this lasting about twelve seconds, until someone gets bored and beans his sister in the head with a pair of socks…

Find me the car keys, Mama needs a snack. Sometime this week, 7-11 (yes, *that* 7-11) is launching its Reese’s Peanut Butter Brownie. I’m so very tempted to grab my air mattress and go camp out in the parking lot until they arrive, and snarfle through every single one on the shelves when they do.

And in today’s Here’s Your Panic! News, a study has come out suggesting that microwave usage by a pregnant woman might make her child more susceptible to asthma. Where’s your Mommy Guilt now?!

Have a good one, everybody!

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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Aug. 4, 2011

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I’z just gonna hide under here wif my binky.

Here’s your daily link round-up!

Lunch Ladies are awesome. This Lunch Lady wins the Awesome Award. She’s making sure kids don’t go hungry over the summer.

From NeatoBambino comes this article about how kids spontaneously use the scientific method. Turns out, kids are little scientists! How interesting. The Girl Child, a few days ago, wanted to know how the insides of a cherry seed knew how to make a cherry tree. So, we explained… we talked about DNA and cells, and photosynthesis, and cell division and differentiation, and I was amazed at just how much she took in and understood.

OK, I’m going to warn you now… go find yourself a Kleenex before proceeding. This five-year-old little boy got a chance to fight crime for a day as Batman. He’s battling brain cancer, and his family with the help of the Make-a-Wish foundation, gave him the crime-fighting day he’s always dreamed of. He battled the Joker over a mock-hold-up at the bank, and even got to escort the bad guys to jail. There’s a video in the article that, if you’re anything like me, will leave you a blubbering mess.

In Interesting And Slightly Horrifying News, scientists have found that if a pregnant mother is starving, the placenta will begin to break itself down in order to send nutrition to the fetus.

Here’s today’s This is Ridiculous article. An Australian school bans kids from rolling up their shirt sleeves. Are we freaking serious? Good grief.

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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Aug. 3, 2011

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What were some of your favorite childhood books, Gigglers? I think mine, by far, was “The Phantom Tollbooth.” Did you have a beloved fairy tale, or cherished tale of a dashing knight? Did you embrace the stories of Kipling’s African animals? Do tell!

Here’s your daily link round-up!

We’ve seen some downright horrible baby names. Names that make you wonder what drug the parents were consuming at the time of naming. But, have you ever wondered if an outrageous name affects the child in the long-term? Studies say yes. And “Congratulashayla?” That can.not.possibly.be.real.

I am up to my eyeballs in stuff. My children are both collectors, and love just accumulating stuff… and it drives me crazy. I think once the fall comes, we’re going to organize a garage sale, and I’m going to use some of to incorporate them into the planning process. Do you get your kids to help you with rummage sales?

In today’s Duh, I Could Have Told You That News, scientists have decided being born prematurely has lasting effects. Considering both of mine were premature, and one has serious developmental and health-related issues, I hereby award these scientists the No S**t Sherlock Award.

Trying to inspire learning in your kids? Do they love Harry Potter? Here are some suggestions on using the books to teach kids. Hey, Latin’s cool again!

Stories like this remind me why I insist on doing a head count anytime we go anywhere, and I’ve only got the two kids. I can’t imagine trying to keep track of a herd.

And now, to answer the question we never though we’d hear. Is pole dancing ever OK for kids? How about no.

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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Aug. 1, 2011

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I managed to convince The Boy Child a couple of days ago that parents, when they become Mommies and Daddies, develop an extra-special power, that allows us to determine when children are telling lies, and that he shouldn’t even bother because I’d just know. I’ve also told him in the past that he’s not allowed to throw a fit in the store, store rules say it’s not allowed. Not a Mommy rule, NO! It’s a STORE RULE. It works.

At any rate, here’s your daily link round-up!

Supposedly, the average Tooth Fairy Payout has dropped. Wait. The Tooth Fairy is giving kids $2.60 per tooth? Bwahaha, no. My kids get a buck per.

Hide yo keys!! This five-year-old decided to go for a ride. And he almost made it! When asked why he stole Mommy’s car, he explained that he he wanted a candy bar. Give me a break.

Apparently, those of us in the US can no longer buy cribs from IKEA. Hhrumph.

Do you think sperm and egg donors should be held legally responsible for not disclosing life-threatening, genetically inherited diseases?

And finally, in Mind Boggling News, a mother lost a custody battle against her ex-husband, who had remarried his first wife. No biggie, right? Except the first wife killed her children. Wow, this is disturbing. What say you?

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Reading Assignment: Link Round-Up

Jul. 28, 2011

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Wait, we don’t? Oh, erm… don’t mind me then.

Here’s your reading assignment!

In today’s Parent of the Year news, a couple tried to sell their kids. Why, you ask? For online gaming money. Seriously.

In equally creepy news, there’s a real-life Barbie mansion. Creeeepy! And the chandelier made of hair?! Eew!

Have some little ones getting ready for back to school? Or little bits going off to kindergarten for the first time? Here’s a list of books that might help make that transition easier. I love The Kissing Hand.

And finally, here’s an adorable DIY rainbow sorting game. Because it’s c-u-t-e!!

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