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What we’re reading today:

1. Did your kids receive any of the world’s strangest toys for the holidays?

2. Apparently Beyoncé could be having her baby any second now, or maybe already has? Congrats B!

3. What’s your favourite parenting scandal of the year? The Globe and Mail counts down the top 10. (How did Tiger Mom beat the crazy Toddlers and Tiaras moms?

4. Why is this family’s experience with kids’ clubs so bad? Wouldn’t some beachy resorts have sand-castle days or something?

5. Muppets!… Without muppets.

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Torontoist’s Glad Hand political cartoon by Brett Lamb get to the heart of the issue

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Illustration by Brett Lamb via Torontoist

What we’re reading today:

1. In the NYT Motherlode blog, Lisa Belkin looks at parenting by zip code. Apparently L.A. moms only get birthday cakes from bakeries while Seattle moms whip up something from a mix.

2. Would you let your kids on Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg wants to let kids under 13 sign up for his social network.

3. The genderless baby thing isn’t going away any time soon. Do you think it’s impossible to raise a kid without assigning the baby a gender?

4. If you have out of town guests, do you have favourite, non-touristy places you like to take them? KidFriendlyDC has some tips for those visiting Washington. Where would you go in your city that isn’t say, the CN Tower?

5. Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Elmo and Rosita have an important message for you. But here’s what goes into making that message:  Read more...