On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites.

Say you have a boy name and a girl name picked out. And you have a boy and don’t use the girl name. But you have a girl down the road — do you use that already-picked-out girl name, or do you choose a totally new one? Lil Sugar wants to know: would you use a reserved baby name or not?

Holding off on having kids could be good for your wallet, says ParentDish. Cha-Ching!

If school lunches are on your health radar, you aren’t alone. ChatterKid discusses the questionable stuff served in kid cafeterias — PopTarts, egg and sausage sandwiches, donuts, cinnamon sticks, nachos, chicken patty sandwiches and pizza. Fruit makes an appearance, too, but yikes! That’s some pretty junky stuff.

Working at home so you can be with your kids is a good thing — right? Not if you’re constantly peering at your phone or staring at a laptop, shares MomLogic.

Have you talked guardians in your family? Sad stuff, we know, but Divine Caroline says it might be time to choose the folks who will care for your kids if you can’t.

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites.

If you think your kid in the kitchen is a disaster waiting to happen, think again. Woman’s Day knows of nine safe gadgets to get children cooking.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Chandra Wilson has a public service announcement for you. Hear what Dr. Bailey has to say right here.

All parents cry now and then — right? Well, I do. Divine Caroline says shedding a few tears is a pretty cleansing practice.

Keep your kids warm and “cool” during the winter months with these ParentDish picks.

Pumpkin pancakes — Yummy!

Photo: bradley j, Flickr

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