What we’re reading today:
1. Should we screen kids for high cholesterol?
2. Baby’s first holiday makes everything more fun and special for parents too.
3. Well, this is just awesomely supportive: parents whose kid has diabetes got insulin pump tattoos.
4. When Christmukkah gets out of hand.
5. It doesn’t come out for another year, but the trailer for The Hobbit is now available:
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What we’re reading today:
1. This young mother didn’t want/expect to turn into her mother. And then she did.
2. Be a dad! It’s good for your heart.
3. Mike Stimpson’s LEGO recreations of iconic photos series.
4. The babysitter does not want to be your spy.
5. Do we all love balloon hats? Yes.
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What we’re reading today:
1. Victoria Beckham is 6 months pregnant, but you’d never know it, thanks to help from Hollywood stylist to the super-svelte, Rachel Zoe. We couldn’t have a pregnant woman looking pregnant for goodness’ sake! Via Jezebel.
2. We’re willing to bet you try to control the amount of sugar your kids consume. What’s so bad about sugar, anyway? In New York Times Sunday Magazine
3. Hey, know what’s better for you than sugar? Apples. Via The Globe and Mail
4. The House of Fendi launched its kids’ collection in NYC last week with a fashion show at the Fifth Avenue store. What do you think?
5. Flavorwire put together this collection of 30 vintage zoo posters. As you can see from the 1936 poster above, they are awesome.
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What we’re reading today:
1. Crystal Smith at the Achilles Effect transcribed a bunch of toy commercials and created word clouds for “girl” toys and “boy” toys. The above word clouds were the results. So yeah, basically G.I. Joes for boys and Barbies for girls, just like it’s been for the last generations. Via BoingBoing
2. A recent study found that new moms are missing out on their vegetables. Also, exercise. New dads had no change to their diets. Via Jezebel.
3. The Hospital for Sick Children says it’s a bad idea to let your toddler eat in front of the TV. Dr. Catherine Birkin who led the study said, “Research has shown that greater amounts of screen time are linked to delayed language development and aggressive behaviour, as well as cigarette smoking and obesity later in life.” Via Parentcentral.ca
What we’re reading today:
1. A subdivision in Edgewater, Florida wants to ban kids from playing outside. We were hoping this was just an April Fools’ Joke like the re-branding of Funny-Or-Die to Friday-Or-Die, but since the article was posted last night, it seems to be true.
2. What are the most controversial books for kids in America? Via Parentcentral.ca
3. No need to throw out those Fruit Loops just yet, artificial dye has not been found to cause hyperactivity. — New York Times
4. Canadians say “sorry” a lot. For some of us, it’s just an involuntary reaction. And given the frequency with which we say it., maybe we’re devaluing the word. One Babble blogger in New Jersey is teaching her kids not to say they’re sorry, because she says, “kids say it largely to appease adults, and the word has very little in the way of meaning or impact.”
Let’s all stop lying to our kids about the awesomeness of vegetables, shall we?
I can no longer stand idly by while an innocent group is mercilessly ridiculed and stripped of its very nature in living rooms across North America. I’m talking of course about vegetables and how they are portrayed on television.
Broccoli holds a special place in my heart. With broccoli’s ability to make me feel like a giant eating entire trees and its excellent compatibility with cheese, I’ve always loved the stuff. Imagine then my surprise some years later, as I watched a typically hilarious episode of Seinfeld and saw one of my favourite vegetables slandered thusly:
Okay, so Newman isn’t exactly a healthy eating role model, and regardless, not everyone is going to love every food. A super-sensible friend of mine who considers beets a great treat won’t touch a stalk of celery. And as much as my mouth waters at the thought of grilled zucchini now, it used to be that I would only eat it when baked into bread.
