All the Jewish parenting news you probably didn't have time to read last week.
– New York magazine returns to one of itsfavorite topics,fertility trends among the city's professional class,with itscover storyon the rise of the over-50 mother.(New York)
– The average American woman has 2.1 children.But that number belies a "fertility class divide," in which the rate of unplanned pregnancies among poorer women is rising,as is the rate of childlessness among their wealthier counterparts.(Slate)
– Raising children according to one's ideals — not to mentionAmerican Academy of Pediatrics guidelines— is no easy feat,and Forward columnistSarah Wildmanexplains why it's okay to bend the rules on occasion.(Forward)
– It's become increasingly popular,especially among academic-minded parents,to delay kindergarten enrollment — with the expectation that this will give children an advantage over their younger classmates.But inthis Times op-ed,Sam Wang and Sandra Aamodt,authors of the new book "Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows From Conception to College,"argue that this practice,known as redshirting,is likely to backfire.And be sure to listen tothis recent "Fresh Air" interviewwith Wang and Aamodt.(The New York Times)
– Finally,here's some inspiration for the 5772: Watch modern dancer Rachel Feinerman performthis graceful routine— at 36 weeks pregnant.And to think I struggled with the subway stairs with my baby bump!(YouTube)
