Links We Love This Week

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Congratulations on making it through the first week of the new year. Only 7 more weeks until you finally start writing the date correctly on the first try! Since you were busy, here's our round up of the internet.

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Parents Swear, So WTF Does it Mean?

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Parents, kids, and swearing. Yes or no?

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New York Public Library Releases 180,000 Hi-Res Downloadable Public Domain Images: So, Good Luck Working Today

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Lose yourself to 180,000 free, high resolution, downloadable images made available yesterday by the New York Public Library.

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Legos Are The New Gold

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You know that injury you sustained walking barefoot through the house, stepping on a Lego, and nearly dying from the pain? GUESS WHAT? It’s payback time!

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3D Print Your Lego Head: DREAMS COME TRUE

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Your new favorite Etsy shop, Funky3DFaces, creates 3D Lego-compatible replicas of YOUR head.

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Cracked - Yes, Cracked - Has Good Parenting Advice About Over Sharing On Social Media

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How 'Sharenting' Is Secretly Ruining Children's Future. TLDR; Just use Notabli.

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Star Wars Monopoly to Include Rey, Because Duh

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Hasbro has stated it will include Rey (you know, the main character of the new Star Wars movie?) when it re-releases Star Wars Monopoly. Cool. And DUUUHHHH.

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Gorilla Guilt Trip

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Stuffed Bunny Has Better Life Than You

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What We Need and What We Let Go

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For 2016, we've found a new routine: taking some time to evaluate what we need and what we want to hold onto.

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Ready to do More Than Simply Survive as a Parent

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Some days are better than others. On any of them I might make mistakes. But I will keep trying. I'm ready to do more than simply survive life with 3 kids.

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10 Big Ideas That Will Inspire and Challenge Parents in 2016

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Based on data from our site, Google Trends, and sentiment research, here are the topics that will dominate parenting headlines and newsfeeds in 2016.

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6 YouTube Videos My Kids Wore Out in 2015

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I have a love/hate affair with YouTube, as evidenced by the top videos my kids tormented me with in 2015.

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The Top 20 Posts on Parent.co in 2015

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Here are our most-read posts of 2015. Actually, these are the most-read posts on Parent.co ever, because we launched the site in January 2015!

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10 Ways To Feel the Joy and Beat the Holiday Blues This Season

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Don’t be too hard on yourself. Stick to what makes you happy. Do something for others. And remember that this too shall pass.

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Best Links of the Week

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The best stuff from all around the web.

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Tactile Star Wars Parenting

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With The Force Awakens out in theaters, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my relationship to the series, and how my own child has been introduced to the saga.

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When Should You Introduce Your Kid To Star Wars?

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As Star Wars passes to another generation, considering the right way and age to introduce your kids to the saga.

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Issue #4: Winter Lights

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It's the darkest time of year outside, but everywhere I look I see glittering Christmas lights, candles, and bright windows in cozy homes full of friends and family.

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Open This Page And Hit "Play" for Your Best Modern Holiday Mixtape

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15 songs you might not have thought of that capture the joy, nostalgia, spirt, melancholy, and silliness of the season. 

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Winter Lights Reading for Younger Kids

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3 wonderful books sharing different perspectives on the holiday season to read to your kids.

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8 Christmas Gifts I'm Glad I Can't Afford

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If you have more cash than brains or taste, this list is for you.

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Broken Ornaments, Better Attitudes- Reclaiming my Holiday Spirit

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The surprising truth about Santa Claus? He's good for kids' developing minds.

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Santa isn't a lie; he’s a mystery. Research shows that kids have a positive reaction when they figure it out. And kids appreciate why their parents keep Santa going.

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