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News Round-Up February 22: Jamaica with a Toddler, Dr. Phil Says to Extinguish Feminine Behaviour in Boys and Parenting Tips from the Dog Whisperer

What we’re reading today:

1. Single documentary filmmaker Jamie Kastner took his 3-year-old son to Jamaica and had a blast. Should someone do something about single parent travel packages? Via The Globe and Mail

2. The Dog Whisperer = The Kid Whisperer? Some parents are taking Cesar Millan’s discipline philosophy and applying it to their kids. Yeah, take that, 2-year-old dictators. We think this means some houses just got themselves a new pack leader. Via The New York Times

3. Ten-year-old Winnipeg Youtube star Maria Aragon appeared on Ellen. Wow. Via The Brandon Sun

4. Sarah Hoffman says that random moms on the playground are always asking if she thinks her feminine son will grow up to be gay. Hoffman doesn’t care. And she knows that a kid’s gender preferences don’t necessarily indicate sexual orientation. To her surprise, she found that Dr. Phil agrees with her… but Dr. Phil also advises taking the “girl things” away and buy “boy toys.” Via Salon.