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News and Culture Five

News Round-Up Nov. 21: No Grades, Acupuncture For Kids and This Season’s Hottest Toy

What we’re reading today?

 

1. So what’s the Tickle Me Elmo of 2011? The iPad.

2. Why students don’t need grades.

3. Have you checked in with the tournament of Muppets lately?

4. Acupuncture for kids? Sure! A new study says it’s safe.

5. In the late 80s and 90s, a lot of very adult stand-up comedians had their own kids shows. Yeah, that IS weird to think. But we do remember Bobby’s World pretty fondly.

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News and Culture Five

News Round-Up August 15: Acupunture for Infants, Music Lessons for Preschoolers and a Postpartum Depression Clinic for Moms

What we’re reading today:

1. A different type of needle: acupuncture for babies is becoming more and more popular.

2. A North Carolina hospital opens the first clinic for moms suffering from postpartum depression.

3. We know a lot of you awesome Bunchland families cycle together, but how old were the kids when you started? Some parents are wrapping their kids’ heads in tuques and scarves and taking them on a bike when they’re only a few months old.

4. “If music be the food of love, play on.” Okay, so you might not want to get your children into Shakespearean literary criticism at age three, but how about starting music lessons in preschool?

5. If you happen to be taking an end-of-summer trip via plane, check out these 50 fab ways to keep kids amused in the air.