What we’re reading today:
1. Middle children: they have secret powers.
2. Parents who love their video baby monitors.
3. What’s the right age for a first cellphone?
4. Sending your preschooler to school early, because he has cerebral palsy. (And because that’s what they do in New Jersey)
5. The things we do for our kids, amirite?
Photo by Matt Bargar via Flickr
What we’re reading today:
1. Is there anything funny about the way camp counsellors or fellow campers apply sunscreen? One Maryland camp sent home a sunscreen permission slip after the state sent out a memo about the DOs and DON’Ts of sunscreen application. So, is applying sunscreen to someone inappropriate or is it better to have your kid come home with a sunburn?
2. Do paraents get too into kids’ sports? One mom writes into the NYT Motherlode blog to say she’s discovered that there’s a lot of favourtism and unfairness going on in kids’ sports. (Plus a dad of a girl wants to punch Matt Lauer.)
3. Did you know Israel is the world capital for in vitro fertilization? And it’s free! (for two babies… sorry wannabe-Duggars who need a little help getting pregnant)
Meet Molly Hincka
Molly Hincka is 20 and runs 10 km everyday. She’s been a competitive athlete for the last eight years and this year she’ll be running in the 3, 000 m and 5, 000 m races at the Special Olympics in Athens, Greece. She can’t wait.
Many of us take up running to get or stay in shape. Unless you’re really into it, running can be like a chore; something that you know is good for you, but something that that you’re making excuses not to do. When we asked Molly what got her into running, her answer was simple:
“I have long legs.”
She says that running is fun and it’s something that makes her feel good everyday. She also competes in the 4 x 400 m relay, plays softball, soccer and swims. (As if distance running wasn’t enough of a challenge.)
