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Ooh, stop talking. Hit the brakes. Hit the … Too late. You crashed. Yes, you heard the words, and your intention was pure, but your spouse might have been venting or merely seeing how the idea sounded. It wasn’t a commitment and it certainly wasn’t a request for you to jump in and be the Accountability Police. “If somebody says they want something, that’s good, but words are easy,” says Lesli Doares, licensed marriage and family therapist outside Raleigh, North Carolina and creator of the Hero Husband Project....

Fortunately, there are some free and inexpensive options for getting your soccer (football) fix, assuming you know where to look. Each option has its pros and cons, depending on your priorities. Watch live World Cup games for free over the air on Fox or Telemundo Local Fox affiliates will carry English broadcasts for the World Cup Quarterfinals. To watch for free, you only need an antenna that allows you to pick up the Fox station in your area....

If there’s one factor that predicts success reliably, it’s probably impulse control. Children who learn to delay gratification for long-term rewards will study rather than play video games, practice rather than play, and seem to have a leg-up when it comes to developing into responsible movers and shakers. The trend holds across social and racial demographics. And it’s hardly intangible. Scientists have developed methods of measuring a child’s impulse control that predict success later in life....

But just because it’s a scam doesn’t mean you can avoid it. And just because you’re crazy enough to let a squadron of toddlers into your home doesn’t mean you’re ready for the challenge. Here are some legit 2nd-birthday ideas to help you discover how to plan a party for your 2-year-old that you’ll actually enjoy. 2-Year-Old Birthday Party Option #1: Don’t Have One Seriously. What’s the point? There’s nothing that really makes a 2-year-old birthday party much different than a chaotic playdate....

How do you raise a confident Daughter? My wife and I raised our daughter (and son) to accept responsibility, and respond to it with maximum effort. When she was young, responsibility was assigned to her through a fairly ridged set of expectations e.g. homework, chores, practice (music or sports), and ethical theory based on our religious beliefs. We always expected maximum effort, which led us to focus more on that than the results....

“Play in which they get to be leaders, expressing themselves fully – this empowers young children,” says Karlyn Rawlinson, a licensed preschool teacher with Total Child preschool in Chicago, Illinois. She notes that children don’t have a tendency to feel a strong sense of control in the “real” world, but when parents follow their lead in a world of play, kids begin to understand their ideas are valued. “Encourage your daughter to share her ideas,” Rawlinson stresses....

Still, it’s essential to strike a balance — especially in the context of a very competitive culture. “There are times to be hardworking and times to be lazy,” says Laura Dabney, M.D., a psychiatrist who has been working with children and adults for 20 years. The key, she says, is to make sure that kids love the process of — and take pride in — hard work. In fact, all lessons about being hardworking should be taught from this perspective....

I Remembered Why I Was in the Relationship in the First Place. I got married to a woman I absolutely fell in love with in every way. We decided to spend the rest of our lives together. We had two amazing sons. And somehow, it fell apart. It was a shock to realize that what I had taken for granted — the four of us, together, for the rest of our lives — was not a given....

Desperate for a solution to keeping my 3-year-old in his toddler bed, I started clamping his doorknob with one of those plastic “safety” covers. He didn’t much like that, but he gradually adjusted to the new closed-door policy. It’s not like he’s ever out of sight or mind ⏤ we’ve got a webcam in the room and use an old phone to keep our eyes and ears on him throughout the night....

A tantrum almost always begins with anger, which tapers off throughout the course of the tantrum. If it’s a very serious tantrum, a child may display anger by throwing things, hitting people, biting, or kicking. If it’s a minor tantrum, it might just be screaming. But there’s always a display of anger. At the same time that that anger starts, there’s an undercurrent of sadness and distress, which may be displayed by whining or dropping to the floor....

RELATED: 10 Outdoor Activities for Kid’s Next Birthday Make A Huge Deal On Their Birthday Summer Birthday kids may not get to celebrate their big day in school with all their friends — which can make them feel like they’ve been cheated out of something super important. Make up for their Unimaginable Loss by making the biggest honking deal about their birthday that you can imagine. Think streamers on their door, for them to wake up in the morning, or a big banner in the living room that says Happy Birthday....

That’s because learning to hit a baseball takes reps (and a lot of them), and once your young slugger reaches a certain age, they’re going to need plenty of live-pitched batting practice. Also, coach-pitched leagues require you take the mound and deliver strikes. No pressure. But pitching consistently — that is, throwing arrow-straight balls at the same speed and in the same spot, ever pitch — isn’t easy, especially when you don’t throw every day....

It’s amazing what a few cocktails will do to our better judgment, isn’t it? Obviously, this is quite a hole to find yourself in. Hiding debts or accounts from a partner is a very serious breach of trust; but addressing the matter in a frank, contrite way should make it easier for her to forgive, eventually. Good timing will certainly improve your odds of success. Lindsey Hoskins, a couples and family therapist in Sterling, Virginia, suggests talking to your partner when she’s in a nice, relaxed mood....

The guilt comes from so many different places. Guilty that I had her as a teenager and didn’t know what the heck I was doing. She endured years of moving from one place to the next, us living with my cousin, back and forth from my mom’s, me working low-paying part-time jobs and barely affording any kind of life past the necessities. I hate even thinking about those times. It makes my heart ache....

Sitting down to watch TV as a family is a lovely concept that is difficult to execute in reality. With four kids ranging in age from 2- to 12-years-old, the remote control feels more like a minefield than a key that unlocks the wonders of technology and entertainment. On the rare occasion that we do wrangle, entice, cajole, or otherwise coerce our entire crew into a family viewing, the negotiations over what we’re going to watch get intense....

READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to IVF Rob Pasquinucci was one of those parents. When he and his wife were having trouble conceiving naturally, they tried IVF. The process brought them their first son, and their soon-to-be born second son. His wife is due on March 14th. It took them about 6 years, and several failed IVF cycles, to have both children. It was, as Rob says, well worth it....

“None of us knew how big Raiders would become, or that it would lead to this enormous franchise,” Paul Freeman — Belloq himself — tells Fatherly. “But nevertheless, it was plain from the script and the outset that it was going to be a very good film. How good, we didn’t know.” In 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark was far from the only big movie. Superman II, Cannonball Run, and For Your Eyes Only all came out that year....

RELATED: New Research Finds Over 3,000 Android Apps Track Kids’ Data Knewton is just one example. As the following infographic makes clear, from the first bus ride on the first day of kindergarten, your kids generate gobs of data that are increasingly collected, mined and shared. The overall security of the data, and your control over it, varies widely from district to district and even school to school, but there are a few things you can do to be more engaged in the process: If Knewton is to be believed, we’re headed toward a future of individualized school curriculums that update in real time to optimize educational outcomes, which sounds awesome....

That’s a great question, Jason. Interest rates have been crazy low for a long time now, and it looks like the Fed may not be done trimming a key rate that affects a lot of consumer loans. While you certainly don’t want to overreact to short-term economic changes, it’s smart to ask how this might impact your financial life. With that said, here’s a little roundup on how the products you mentioned may or may not be affected....

Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia, and the University of Southern Denmark analyzed data from the UK Biobank compiled for 78,500 adults aged 40-79 who wore fitness trackers, then compared step counts with health outcomes seven years later. Those who regularly clocked 10,000 steps were less likely to have developed dementia, heart disease, or cancer or have died from any cause seven years later. The kicker? Those who walked faster benefited more than those who took leisurely strolls....