Best links of the week

by ParentCo. July 31, 2015

72415-1 copy We crossed blueberry picking off the summer bucket list last weekend.
You've likely got some great summer plans this weekend. If you're playing internet catch up between swimming, sweating, and playing here are some links worth checking out. What sort of adults are we raising if our primary concern when parenting children is safety? Need some "how to be a grown up" cheat sheets? These 19 infographics help with everything from wine pairings to resume construction. An ode to the same summer vacation, year after year. This is what happens to your body an hour after drinking Coke. A Harvard psychologist offers 5 ways to raise daughters who are leaders. When the Voyager launched in 1977, the two spacecrafts each carried 12 inch gold plated copper records with sounds and images of Earth. NASA has made the audio recordings available on Soundcloud in case you forgot what a barking dog or tractor sounds like. Who doesn't love a good photo mystery?


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