All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week.

- It seems like everyone has been debating what it means to “have it all”–but maybe what we should really be asking ourselves if we have enough. Having a severely disabled son taught this writer that it is possible to be content (and even happy) by approaching life with this attitude. (The Atlantic)

- New studies show that toddlers not only understand the nuances between “right” and wrong”–they also know that the rule applies differently to different groups of people. (Daily Mail)

- Why are Americans suddenly so determined to give their children unique names? This list of truly painful names (and the author’s commentary) is too good to miss. Hello, Sketch and Brook’lynn. (Deadspin)

- Sepsis–a serious and often un-diagnosed infection–is a leading cause of death in US hospitals. Why isn’t more being done to prevent people, such as 12-year-old Rory Staunton, from dying of this terrible (and, if properly diagnosed, treatable) infection? (The New York Times)

- A whopping 37% of births in the US today are unplanned–a major increase since the 90s. What is causing this trend, especially among unmarried women? (Slate)

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All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week.

- The (World Cup winning) Japanese women’s soccer team flew coach to London, while the men flew first class. Turns out women are still not given equal treatment to men… even when it comes to world class athletes. (Forbes)

- In this poignant NYT wedding announcement, the father of the bride tells the story of his daughter’s abduction and rape 10 years ago, and how this tragedy ultimately led her to meet her future husband. Get ready to cry. A lot. (NYT)

- The debate about attachment parenting rages on: are women using family beds and breastfeeding as a way to avoid sex–or would their sex lives be failing anyway? (Slate)

- What should couples who already have hyphenated last names do when they get married? And when they have kids? A new generation of “hyphenated honeys” is facing issues their parents never imagined. (NPR)

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This week’s parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- What is worse: texting throughout your son’s basketball game, or missing it all together? (Slate)

- Your income may be controlling more than you think. Scientists are now exploring how the increasing income gap effects the subtle ways in which humans interact. (New York Magazine)

- Mid-life crises don’t got nothing on the new Regressives–40-something moms, as documented by Brooklyn writer Amy Sohn, who turn to drugs, cheating, partying, and “behaving like a bunch of crazy twentysomething hipsters.” Ugh. (The Awl)

- The producers who brought us “Dance Moms” are bringing a new program to our TVs: a reality show about moms who breastfeed beyond infancy. (NY Post)

- The annual report of the U.S. National Institute of Child Health shows that infant mortality and teen pregnancy have decreased, but more younger kids are living in poverty than ever before. Childhood obesity and asthma are still at frightening high rates in the United States. (Yahoo News)

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This week’s parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- This week’s 60 Minutes reported a trend towards “redshirting,” in which parents hold their children back to give them an upper hand in academics, athletics, and popularity. (CBS News)

- Even for full-term babies, staying in the womb just a week or two longer could potentially make a difference in the results of academic testing later in life. (MSNBC)

- Do your kids really need to drink four glasses of milk a day? And is eliminating dairy from your diet the key to getting rid of chronic heartburn? (NYT)

- Making your kid the center of your life might make you miserable… and it won’t help your kids one little bit. (Jezebel)

- Ovarian tissue transplants might just be the answer for cancer patients rendered infertile by chemotherapy treatments. But if women put off childbirth for too long, will it put their children at a disadvantage? (Slate)

- Do you feel like a taxi driver for your own children? If so, you’re not alone. Studies show that more and more parents are shuttling their children to-and-fro. (Washington Post)

- Home births are becoming increasingly popular, but with a lack of adequate medical equipment and poorly trained midwives, these births can be deadly. (The Daily Beast)

- The Solomon Schechter day school network has been affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism since its founding in the mid 1950s. But with declining enrollment, will Schechter choose to abandon its denominational affiliation? (The Forward)

- A new trend, called “underparenting,” advocates for a hands-off approach to rearing your little ones. Those who practice underparenting say that it will help fight an increasingly frequent and unpleasant pattern of helicopter parents and spoiled children. (New York Magazine)

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This week’s parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- Is your child’s future already set? There is so much talk about the fight to secure gender-equality, but maybe the key is starting earlier than we thought. Way earlier. Like in Kindergarten. (Forbes)

- Last week’s Holocaust Survivor Pageant has sparked debate from Haifa to New York. Contestants were judged on their poise and personal stories. Surely, picking a winner of such a pageant has some type of moral ramifications. (NYT)

- Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article in The Atlantic has unleashed a storm (or, more appropriately: a raging tornado) of response about the modern, American working mother. Is it even fair to define what it means to “have it all” when everyone defines success so differently? (NYT)

- Let’s admit it. We’ve all used the “I’m too busy” excuse to get out of awkward family reunions, lunch dates, and even movie nights with friends. Being busy has become a mark of success–but maybe we are missing out on some quality laziness. After all, if we are so busy we can’t stop to smell the roses, why did we spend all that time planting them in the first place? (NYT)

- A recent German court ruling has defined religious circumcisions as a “serious and irreversible interference in the integrity of the human body.” But Jews (and Muslims) have been practicing this religious rite for hundreds, if not thousands, of years with few complaints. Germany might want to “take note” of the health benefits of circumcision. (JTA/Tablet)

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This week’s Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- For Dawn Lerman, growing up with a “fat dad” meant following fad diets and eating “calorie-free astronaut mystery powders” at 10 years old. (NYT)

- Alice Walker refuses to authorize a Hebrew version of her classic novel “The Color Purple” to be published in Israel, in light of her pro-Palestinian leanings. In other Walker news, her daughter Rebecca shares what it was like growing up the daughter of a feminist leader (summary: not so great). (JTA/Daily Mail)

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This week’s Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- According to the New York Times, the midwife has become a status symbol for “the hip.” Celebrity moms like Gisele Bundchen have definitely done their part for the trend. (NYT)

- Another new rising trend: the birth photographer. While plenty of people are inviting professionals into the hospital to capture that memorable moment, others still are weary: “He doesn’t even want his picture taken now,” Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein said. “He’s not going to want one on the way out of my vagina.” (NYT)

- Yes, yes, David Cameron, the British prime minister, left his daughter unaccounted for in a pub. (Our writer Jordana has his back.) (Washington Post)

- A freezer failure at the world’s largest brain bank has damaged nearly 150 brains, including one-third of those used in autism research. This mistake will most likely delay the progress in the field of research. (NYT)

- A mother of six and grandmother of 13 who lives most of the year in Toronto just received the Presidential Award of Distinction by Shimon Peres for secretly and discreetly using money to help Jews get out of Syria. (Jerusalem Post)

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This week’s Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- With a blood sample from the pregnant woman and a saliva sample from the father, researchers can now find out all sorts of things about the fetus–from detection of disorders like Tay-Sachs, cases of mental retardation, and even characteristics like “athletic prowess.” (NYT)

- New York City’s prestigious prep-school, Horace Mann, is now the subject of the latest school-wide sex scandal, as former students have come out with multiple accounts of teachers who forced sexual relationships with their students. Read one alumna’s reaction right here on Kveller. (NYT)

- Is it the end of times for the Jewish nose job? The cosmetic surgery once rampant among young Jewish girls has dropped in frequency by 37% over the last 10 years. (Tablet)

- Who’da thunk it: Feminists are more likely to be attachment parents, according to a new study just published. (Jezebel)

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This week’s Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read.

- Before Dr. Sears and controversial TIME Magazine covers, the founders of attachment parenting had little to say about the hot button issues–extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, etc.–that are focused on today. (Atlantic)

- Are certain reasons better than others for a woman to get an abortion? On Slate’s XXfactor, the recent uproar over sex-selective abortions–and the left’s unusual response to the issue–is thoroughly explored. (Slate)

- Research suggests that running a fever during pregnancy is associated with the risk of austism spectrum disorders and developmental delays. (NYT)

- What happens when your child, as young as age 3, starts showing signs of youth transgenderism? A fascinating article from New York Magazine. (NYM)

- Oprah’s Book Club is back, so we suspect a lot of you will soon be talking about her first pick, the memoir Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Happy reading! (NYT)

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The Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week.

- A pretty terrific roundup of the most recent parenting books, and why American mothers are so quick to read them all. The focus here is on French feminist Elisabeth Badinter and her somewhat weird take on motherhood. (The Nation)

- While we’ve been complaining about the lack of Jewish day care, a little-known Hasidic network just got a $31 million contract for subsidized day care programs. How’d that happen? (The Forward)

- Meet Ina May Gaskin: the founding mother (no pun intended) of the natural-birth movement. This 72-year-old midwife is still delivering babies on her farm in Tennessee. She’s never had malpractice insurance, has never been sued, and if you live in Brooklyn and are pregnant, you probably have her book. (NYT)

- A new study out says that soy-based formulas are just as safe for babies as milk-based ones. The study goes on to say that still, breast is best. (Huffington Post)

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