Bunchland

What we’re reading today:

1. British working parents heap presents on their kids to alleviate their guilt at working long hours/going on business trips. The result: British kids way more materialistic than other European kids.

2. The Berenstein Bears have a show in Lakota. It’s the first animated show ever to be translated into a Native American language.

3. Gay kids can show gay tendencies as early as 3-years-old. Playing with dolls and breaking away from traditional gender behaviour might indicate that a boy grows up to be gay, but the same is not true of tom boys.

4. If you feed your kids raw milk, they are less likely to develop asthma and allergies. Pasteurized milk sucks to your assmar.

5. Madison, the internet’s favourite makeup artist, is all set for Halloween.

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What we’re reading today:

1. Why doesn’t Google Kids exist? Good question! Great argument from a dad at Slate.

2. One mom swipes some blush across her cheeks and catches her baby daughter transfixed by and mimicking the act. Whoops.

3. What makes a great sensory playground? Washington Post parenting blogger Mari-Jane Williams tests three in her area.

4. Gwyneth talks family pride and acceptance on GOOP: “Two mommies? How lucky is she!?” Paltrow says to Apple after Apple’s learned that a girl in her class does indeed have two mommies.

5. Let’s all take a moment and think about our dance moves circa 1991, shall we? Also, this is a lesson to always record your kids doing awesome stuff that they will LOVE seeing 20 years from now.

ME AT NINE, PERFORMING TO MADONNA IN SUMMER ’91! from Robert Jeffrey on Vimeo.  Read more...