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Risky Playgrounds, Daycare Sacrifices and Pregnant, Nude Photoshoots

What the cool parents are reading today:

girl hanging from monkeybars

1. Yay dangerous, risky playgrounds! Advocates for a more natural and challenging playground want to address the “increasingly sedentary and risk-averse generation of children disconnected from nature,” and so we need playgrounds with rocks and tree stumps and other things kids might fall and scrape their knees on. No, they don’t want the kids to get hurt, but they do want kids to know that they can get hurt and be aware of their surroundings.

2. Some parents actually camped out overnight for a precious spot at a good daycare the way a superfan might for concert tickets. Today’s Parent wants to know what you’ve sacrificed for daycare. Is it a vacation? A new car? A so-so daycare because the good one is just simply too cost prohibitive?

3. Why would a nine-months-pregnant woman want to do a nude photoshoot? Because she can! And she wanted a little adventure.

News and Culture Five

News Round-Up September 22: No to Cage Fighting, Yes to Immersion and Kids and Their Gender Roles

What we’re reading today:

 

1. Experts say that cage fighting for young kids is not good.

2. Is an immersion program the mark of a good school?

3. OneMillionsMoms.com does not want to get their mouths around Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls.

4. A new survey finds that kids think along the lines of traditional gender roles. Ulgh, make it stop! Kids should not be thinking that boys are good at sports while girls are good at high heels and cleaning.

5. The return of Freddie Mercury?

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