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What we’re reading today:

1. You will not get to see Carla Bruni’s baby.

2. Should you be getting your kid two doses of chicken pox vaccine? The Canadian Pediatric Society thinks so.

3. Have you seen Abe’s Peanut? It’s a kids’ magazine that keeps readers engaged by sending out postcards and coming up with some pretty creative storytelling.

4. Crazy hard to get in schools in New York are changing their admissions policies.

5. Kermit the Frog reports from the first day of school:

Photo by The Prime Minister’s Office via Flickr

What we’re reading today:

1. Want to give your kid an unusual name? One couple in Israel have named their baby girl Like, as in, the Facebook thumbs up action. Says the dad, “If once people gave Biblical names and that was the icon, then today [the Facebook Like] is one of the most famous icons in the world.” Via Mommyish

2. The botoxing mom from Good Morning America has lost custody of her 8-year-old. Via Jezebel

3. Junior Kumon. It’s a thing. You can start them at age 3, or younger so long as your kid can sit still for 15 minutes and pay attention. Via New York Times  Read more...