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What we’re reading today:

1. Any parents/step-parents navigating the whole blended family thing? Rebecca Eckler talks about raising her daughter with her fiance, his two daughters, while expecting a new half-sibling for these three girls.

2. For all those following the gong show that is the GOP primaries, do you miss Bachmann a little? Apparently Rush Limbaugh isn’t the only one who doesn’t understand how birth control works, because Michele Bachmann was talking about birth control and how once the state gets involved, it won’t take much before America has a one-child policy.

3. Older parents think that childless 30-somethings should get a move on it.

4. Do you think that the public school system needs some work? Here’s why being a part of it can help make it better.  Read more...

What we’re reading today:

1. September will be here in just a few weeks, and children across the country will be back in the classroom. With the return to school comes a whole slew of worries for parents – are the kids getting enough sleep? Enough exercise? Too much homework? Healthy lunches? Here’s how you can deal with some back-to-school anxieties.

2. Yesterday, we were reading about what to call stepmoms. Blended family dynamics are popping up on our radar again with the question of distinguishing “full siblings” from “half siblings.”

3. Let’s head to science class with a look at the blurry boundary between fantasy and reality for young children.

4. On an end-of-summer road trip? Don’t let each family member slip away into their iEverythings, but pop in an audiobook. The kilometres will fly by as you explore new worlds all together.  Read more...