All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn’t have time to read this week.
–Occupy Wall Streetbecomes a family affair, and our own Jordana Horn writes about it. (TODAYMoms)
–Fodderfor the next Republican debate? A federal advisory committee is advising that 11- and 12-year-old boys be inoculated for HPV, a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer and other cancers. Since 2006, the CDC has been recommending that girls, ages 11 and 12, receive the vaccination. (The New York Times)
– Orthodox couplesstruggling with infertility说they face social isolation. (Ynet)
–Children who receivewhat a Stanford researcher terms “process praise” (“You must have tried really hard”) are more resilient and less risk-averse than their peers who receive “person-based” praise (“You are really smart”), a new study shows. (Motherlode)
– Babble picks its Top 50 Dad Blogs, withLesbian Dadtaking the top spot in the “most groundbreaking” category.The Busy Dad Blogwas named “funniest,” andMatt, Liz and Madeline“most confessional.” (Babble)
– Among the things that stay-at-home momsandworking moms feel most guilty about:Their messy homes, according to a new report. (The Juggle)
– Off-Broadway,Linda Lavintakes on the “esteem-shrinking” Jewish mother. (The New York Times)
– The performance artistwe told you about last week, the one who was planning to give birth before a crowd of gallery-goers,had her baby, inside Brooklyn’s Microscope Gallery. Clearly the mother, Marni Kotak, wasn’t using Kveller’sJewish Baby Name Finder; she named her nine-pound, two-ounce son Ajax. (《华盛顿邮报》)
Happy Challah-ween!
