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What we’re reading today:

1. Travelling with kids: the great benadryl debate.

2. Aw yeah more controversial substances! Can kids try wine? Does exposing your kids to alcohol at an early age make them less likely to abuse it later?

3. Does Snooki’s pregnancy kind of make you want to tune in to the next Jersey Shore season? Someone who’s only famous for boozing, tanning and dancing in some seriously short outfits should have a pretty interesting pregnancy… Ahh Snooki what books are you reading? Will you be getting a doula? Does the nursery look like a nightclub?

4. How much sugar are kids really getting and where are they getting it from?

5. Now how about an episode of My Drunk Kitchen?

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What we’re reading today:

1. American kids are all monsters (obviously) and the only way to save them is by employing these French parenting techniques. American parents will have lovely little Madelines in no time! Wait, wasn’t she always getting into trouble? And no, we don’t think all American kids are monsters,  just the ones that end up on reality shows.

2. Teens these days are more saintly than their parents. What, are we raising a generation of squares? They’re drinking, smoking, using drugs and having sex less than teens in the 80s.

3. Speaking of parenting and healthy habits, we’re way more concerned with sugar consumption than we have been in previous generations, so, is it time to regulate sugar?

4. Why hello all you stay at home moms and dads! What does/should a homemaker make these days anyway?  Read more...

What we’re reading today:

1. A brief history of the American babysitter. We kinda love that Sylvia Plath was looking forward to babysitting, and then decided she hated the kids.

2. Lego! You’re supposed to be one of the cool toys! Why would you design a product that lacks girl names?

3. One mom argues that we should do away with baby showers.

4. Just how much sugar is in those breakfast cereals?

5. Canada’s best Christmas light show! Do you think this one’s on the neighbourhood tours?

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Because not every egg needs to be a creme egg

You may have one of those kids who doesn’t like chocolate, or you may just want to limit the amount of egg and bunny-shaped sugary treats they’re receiving this year. Either way, here are five Easter treats that lack both chocolate and high fructose corn syrup.

1. Egg sidewalk chalk: This treat comes closest to looking like what you might dip into a bowl of coloured water. Best part: A chalk egg lasts way longer than its chocolatey counterpart. Downside: Since we’ve been having such a grey/wet/snowy/crummy April, Sunday’s not looking like an optimal “get out and colour” day. Monday does though!

2. Bunny egg cups: The incredible, edible egg! Like, the real kind. Once you’ve boiled your free-run chicken eggs just enough so that the white is solid and the yolk is toast-dippingly perfect, a sweet little egg cup is the perfect way to serve breakfast on Easter morning.  Read more...

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.

Image via Flavorwire