Bunchland

What we’re reading today:

1. One mom asks if having fertility treatments makes her selfish. We’re wondering when strangers are going to stop asking moms of twins if they’re natural.

2. Does consuming too much media make tween girls unhappy? We think Rob Gordon once posed this question.

3. A study has found that attentive kindergartners grow up to be attentive workers.

4. Have bedwetters? It might be that your kids just need to poop.

5. This is basically what we want to happy at every Bunch party:

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What we’re reading today:

1. Five couples won babies on the radio! Well, they won the money for the expensive fertility treatments that will help them grow their own babies.

2. Facebook wants your kids on their social network. They figure that millions of kids already have Facebook profiles, so if they’re signing up officially with their real ages and everything, Facebook can develop stricter privacy controls. (Because we know Facebook has a history of being awesome about your privacy)

3. I work and I have a baby and a toddler, how do I not snap at my husband every night?

4. One NYC mom has been dying to join in on the Occupy Wall Street protests, but was worried that if she got arrested, there’d be no one to pick her daughter up from school. Solution: bring 6-year-old daughter to the protests.  Read more...

What we’re reading today:

1. In defence of the 50-year-old new moms.

2. A school in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood created a few 3-grade split classes and parents were none too pleased and worried about bullying. Now they’re looking at alternatives.

3. A mother of five (under 6-years-old) explains how and why she brought her kids to Ireland for a vacation.

4. Versace, Fendi, and Marc Jacobs are trying to start a lifelong relationship with your baby.

5. An 11-year-old and her sister sing Amy Winehouse. The next Beyonce and Solange Knowles?

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What we’re reading today:

1. Teenage boys need close male friendships. “The boys are aware of the power of their relationships. They are overtly saying, ‘I want him, I need him, I miss him — no homo!’ And then they grow up and become depressed.”

2. Those of us that use sperm donors to procreate — what exactly are we looking for from a donor?

3. Speaking of using modern technology to make babies, a Brazilian woman is about to give birth to her first child at age 61.

4. Did you hear about the California dad who decided to see how long he could survive on breastmilk his wife had pumped? A Montreal mom made the connection between this dad and a mom of quadruplets who was definitely in need of an extra supply.  Read more...