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What we’re reading today:

1. We know, this is by now just common sense, but we need to remind kids about sunscreen. It seems the teens are too cool for it. Maybe that’ll all change when today’s 6-year-olds are teens. Don’t those teens know that sun damage causes premature aging??

2. Rebecca Eckler says the real joy of being pregnant is having your partner get your breakfast while you catch up on Kardashian gossip. Oh, and everyone else is extra nice to you too.

3. One blogger wonders if it’s wrong to raise kids in a sub-zero climate. We don’t really judge these things, but the piece is pretty whiny. Let the kid outside already. (Yeah, yeah, we see she does by the end of it, but ulgh.)

4. And something to think about when you’re getting busy: a teen in called the cops on her mom for having too-loud sex.  Read more...

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)  Read more...