Since entering the Oval Office, Michelle and Barack Obama have carefully shielded their girls from the spotlight, but the Associated Press rounded up all of the details the proud parents have shared in interviews, including:
Both girls play the piano; Malia also plays the flute. Sasha likes to dance hip-hop. The girls also are working on their tennis game. They are not allowed to watch TV during the week, and weekend viewing is limited. The girls can only use the computer during the week if they need to for school assignments.
And perhaps, much to chagrin of 12-year-old Malia, the President had a revelation that, "'Even though she's 5ft 9in, she's still my baby. And she just got braces, which is good, because she looks like a kid and she was getting ... she's starting to look too old for me." How much do you divulge about your kids?
Waiting for a c-section? Get in line! According to the National Institutes of Health the c-section rate – which currently stands at 32 percent – doesn't show any sign of slowing down. Scientists are predicting that the upswing will continue to rise for the foreseeable future. But women who go through the long process of labor, only to end up delivering via surgery, may be able to bypass the hours of contractions in the future. Researchers in Sweden have developed a test that measures levels of lactic acid in the womb. When high levels of the acid are present, contractions slow down and a laboring mama is usually rushed into the operating room. With the test, doctors plan to identify c-section candidates earlier in the delivery process.
Would you want to know if you were destined for a c-section before you ever began labor?
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Putting newborns on their stomachs for tummy time can rank as high as washing out the diaper pail on a mama's list of activities because lil ones fuss. Creating a stimulating environment for tots to work their neck and shoulder muscles is a nice distraction. We've rounded up a handful of fun ones.
Clockwise from top left: Skip Hop Treetop Friends Activity Gym ($75, available mid-October), Mamas and Papas Lotty Ladybird Deluxe Playmat & Gym ($100), InfantinoSurfboard Tummy Time Mat ($20), Giggle Organic Jungle Play Mat ($80), Infantino Twist and Fold Activity Gym ($40).
I can't remember when I learned women had a marginalized history, but I remember thinking it didn't make sense; girls were smarter than boys. There was evidence of it everywhere in elementary school. Boys forgot their homework, kept disheveled desks, and never participated. Because of this I'm not really surprised to learn a new study found girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved, and harder working than boys, and by age eight boys believe girls are better, too.
Yet in junior high, something changes and a lot of girls stop trying. It becomes uncool to look smart, which reminds me of my high school self. While I never wanted to look stupid, I had a rule to actively curb looking like a kissup: I never, or at least very rarely, answered more than one question per class. Enough to satisfy participation requirements, but not enough to get a bad rap among students.
All this reminds me of a This American Life episode where Robin Epstein, a question writer for a now-defunct trivia show for teenage girls, lamented how hugely she overestimated teen girls' intelligence. The show was a disaster. Girls could hardly answer anything, and the questions had to be dumbed down until they looked like boy-crazy ditzes. The very stereotype the show was trying to fight.
In This American Life, Robin cites research done by feminist Carol Gilligan, who has written several books on girls and women. She found that until age 11, girls want to raise their hands and give the right answer, but around 12 or 13 something changes and looking smart becomes a liability.
Given the age, I can only presume that change is puberty and an interest in boys. Maybe they don't want to intimidate the boys who've conceded girls are smarter since age eight? What do you think changes?
Does how much a mom hits the books have a direct effect on her child? In last night's episode of MTV's Teen Mom, Amber wrestled with the idea of getting her GED instead of her high school diploma. Gary had a hard time understanding why the diploma meant so much to her since he graduated before their daughter, Leah, was born. Meanwhile, Catelynn finished up her senior year, Farrah continued work on her culinary degree, and Maci talked to her counselor about transferring to another college. How much does education play a role in a person's ability to parent?
Since entering the Oval Office, Michelle and Barack Obama have carefully shielded their girls from the spotlight, but the Associated Press rounded up all of the details the proud parents have shared in interviews, including:
Waiting for a c-section? Get in line! According to the 
I can't remember when I learned women had a marginalized history, but I remember thinking it didn't make sense; girls were smarter than boys. There was evidence of it everywhere in elementary school. Boys forgot their homework, kept disheveled desks, and never participated. Because of this I'm not really surprised to learn a new study found 
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