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Crib notes: Welcome to the high-stakes world of preschool

It's not like you're trying to get your three-year-old into Harvard, it's just preschool. Or is it? The importance of preschool attendance as an indicator of future academic achievement has been documented lately (and they say two years is better than one). Now, some are also saying that the skills a preschool focuses on can also affect later performance and schools that foster "self-regulation"

It's not like you're trying to get your three-year-old into Harvard, it's just preschool. Or is it? The importance of preschool attendance as an indicator of future academic achievement has been documented lately (and they say two years is better than one). Now, some are also saying that the skills a preschool focuses on can also affect later performance and schools that foster "self-regulation" will best prepare your child. So, get ready to write your most persuasive essay, and prep your toddler for their interviews: It's time to enter the competitive world of preschool admissions

Maybe we can finally put the whole working mom versus stay-at-home mom battle to bed. These days, working moms and stay-at-home-moms have more in common than ever as SAHMs are increasingly becoming WAHMs. Just please don't call during naptime, those are office hours.

Folks, we've got a future OB/GYN in training here!  An eight-year-old boy helped his mom deliver his baby brother last Saturday. That kid better get a raise in his allowance.

Apparently Big Bird has ruffled Republican lawmakers' feathers, because their proposed budget cuts include eliminating funding for public broadcasting (PBS and NPR). Just imagine poor Elmo -- homeless.