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May 7, 2011

Saturday Surfing

Finds of the Week

  • Child-Care Money Has Biggest Effect on Fertility WSJ — Government money spent on child care to help families manage work-life balance helps raise fertility rates more than money given directly to families to subsidize births, according to a report released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  So people who spend less time with their kids want more of them?
  • Conscious Parenting: Letting our Children Be Themselves on A Baker’s Dozen – This is a great post about responding to our children’s individual needs and wants, rather than conforming them to our view of who they should be.
  • Junk Food ‘Guidelines’ Won’t Help, NY Times Opinionator blog
  • Simple Quiz Speeds Diagnosis of Autism in Infants WSJ
  • Three Moms Who Make Your Mothering Seem Perfect, NPR – book recommendations.  Amy And Isabelle is a great read; I haven’t read the other two, but they sound intriguing…something else for the to-do list?

And an incredibly random collection of Etsy Love:1.  Daffodil Yellow & Gray Iridescent MicroMacrame Earrings  2.  Iowa State Series Letterpress Print  3.  Yellow and Orange Felt Embroidered Owl Brooch  4.  5 yrd Dog Twill Ribbon  5.  Child Sugar Cookie Bake Set  6.  Blue Eyed Yonder little kitchen – Bonnie  7.  Brown Puppy with Green Bow Hair Clip  8.  Feather Hoops, Yellow  9.  Romantic Yellow Floral Vintage Style Daffodil Dress

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