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Claudia Luiz, the author of The Making of a Psychoanalyst, puts it bluntly: “Children really do ruin marriages.” Not that that’s always the case, she notes, but the groundwork for real trouble is there from the moment a baby arrives. “The relationship changes from being one where you’re going in the same direction with the same goals to being competitive,” she says. “Suddenly you’re competing for time. Because the baby needs so much, there’s so much dependency and you get strung out....

Instituted in March 2020, a series of waivers provided free breakfast and lunch for millions of school children without the need to verify household income and provided consistent, nutritious meals to around 30 million kids — 10 million more than before the pandemic began. The waivers allowed schools to be creative in how they delivered meals to kids who were learning from home and provided food to children whose parents may have been laid off or faced employment uncertainty as a result of Covid....

“I love cooking with whiskey even more than wine because it lends itself to so many more dishes from savory to sweet,” says chef and author Maureen Petrosky. “You can infuse everything from appetizers to dessert with a little whiskey and it will always elevate the dishes and create unique layers of flavor.” Robert Ramsey, chef and instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education also agrees. While he does caution that you do need to be aware high-proof booze can catch fire and that, if you have under-age diners at your table, you need enough time and heat for the alcohol to evaporate....

All that said, the dudes on this list aren’t just gym rats. They’re huggers. Seriously. Google any one of them and you’ll see a cascade of embraces. Why? Because being the best of us requires liking the rest of us. And these guys do. They really do. Ryan Reynolds Cool Dad Job: Actor, Honorary American Latest Cool Dad Achievement: Pulling off the schtick. Ryan Reynolds, 42, is a cultural institution, a social media mainstay, a Hollywood heavy hitter, a Canadian nutjob, a hospital visitor, a wife troller, and generally a guy who seems like he’s having a very good time....

Here’s the interesting thing though. While the overall cost of raising a child has skyrocketed over the past 58 years, it’s never been cheaper to feed, clothe, or otherwise care for a kid. Many of the highest expenses ⏤ food, shelter, and transportation ⏤ have either remained constant or are on the decline, consuming less of a family’s budget than they did in 1960 according to the USDA. Today, around 16 percent of a middle-class household’s total before-tax income (around 27 percent for lower-income families) is allocated to raising a kid ⏤ in 1960, it was 26 percent....

Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez set off a smoke bomb in Yucaipa, California last September in order to reveal the sex of their baby to friends and family. But it ended up starting the El Dorado Fire, which resulted in 23,000 acres of land burning, including five homes and 15 buildings. Thirteen people were injured by the fire and 18-year firefighting veteran Charles Morton died while serving as the Squad Boss for the Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Crew of the San Bernardino National Forest....

“Only measures of wife’s illness onset are associated with elevated risk of divorce,” concluded one 2015 study in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior. “These findings suggest health as a determinant of marital dissolution in later life, via both biological and gendered social pathways.” Indeed, several clinical studies have found that women who are diagnosed with cancer are at increased risk of divorce. The most recent study on the subject, conducted by a team of researchers from Iowa State University and Purdue University, focused on how cancer, heart problems, lung disease, and stroke impacted 2,701 marriages....

Smith actually took over for a different Peppa actress early in 2020; Harley Bird, who, in the world of Peppa Pig voice actors is like Sean Connery to Amelie Bea Smith’s Daniel Craig. In other words, both are excellent Peppas, and both are good at terrorizing Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig with equal zeal. In other words, if you’re extra-frightened by the kid on Bly Manor, and you’re a parent, it probably has something to do with your deep-seated fear of Peppa Pig....

Though NYS is just now recognizing the danger of crib bumpers, parents have been concerned about them for years. These bumpers, which are used to cushion the interior or babies’ cribs, pose a suffocating risk if children fall asleep with their mouths or noses against them. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has strongly advised parents against using them long before NYS’s ban. “Keep soft objects, loose bedding, or any objects that could increase the risk of entrapment, suffocation, or strangulation out of the baby’s sleep area,” the AAP’s website reads....

Campbell’s Chunky Soup has been a big part of the NFL empire for a long time. Campbell’s commericals have featured a rotating cast of NFL stars for decades, and the brand became an official NFL sponsor in 1997, the same year it launched its classic “Mama’s Boy” campaign that brought the moms of those stars into the mix. Their latest star is Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who signed a three-year deal with the brand and owner of the “chunky” trademark last year....

Effectively, this footage serves as a second trailer for The Rise of Skywalker and will send hardcore Star Wars nerds into a frenzy of geeky speculation. But what does it mean for kids? Will Disney and Lucasfilm really send Rey to the dark side? And if so, can families really handle losing another pop-culture hero? Everybody has their own reaction to Luke getting his hand cut off in The Empire Strike Back, but little-kid me was just out at that moment....

Such adventures take on a lot more weight when you have kids because they’re escapes from the standard routines and rituals. That means the date night ideas you concoct better be worth it — or at least have some thought behind them. That’s why we spoke to a variety of busy parents about their favorite date night ideas and why they found them so entertaining. We hope they give you some inspiration for your next night in....

Though wearing a mask might not prevent you from getting COVID-19, it can make you less likely to develop severe symptoms, Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, writes in The Conversation. “[I]t might be the difference between a case of COVID-19 that sends you to the hospital and a case so mild you don’t even realize you’re infected,” she writes. The logic goes like this: If you wear a cloth mask, you’re exposed to less virus....

These lyrics play in my head whenever one of my fellow millennials casually drops the phrase “well, the world is on fire” into a conversation. Thanks to a suburban late-90s childhood, the lyrics to All Star by Smash Mouth are always readily available to me, folded deep into my gray matter. The other thing folded into my brain? The idea that things are not good right now. The “world is on fire” sentiment is now commonplace....

The Zone’s magnetically-attached plastic facemask filters out allergens, gasses, and dust in a utility built for wearers in urban areas. It comes with four selectable modes (low, medium, high, and auto), and utilizes the same technology as Dyson’s home air purifiers. A motor in each headphone earcup sucks surrounding air into a compressor. Then, the air passes through replaceable double-layered filters made with potassium-enriched carbon that aims to trap particulates....

The GraviTrax is an interactive track system where you can design and build your own marble runs and experiment with gravity, magnetism, and kinetics. With over 100 pieces and 18 different construction elements, including tiles and levels, you can essentially control the speed of the marble. The open-ended building concept offers endless possibilities for your kids and your family to design a different track every time you play. The toy comes with an integrated app to help you navigate through the system, manuals, and various tracks....

That label is all well and good for twentysomethings who think nothing of dying young and leaving a beautiful corpse. But what happens when it’s not just about you? That’s a big question for 3 extreme athlete dads: decorated BASE jumper Jon DeVore, legendary big wave surfer Shane Dorian, and National Geographic Explorer Mike Libecki. Yes, these athletes are some of the best in the world, but things can always go sideways in the worst possible way....

I’ve heard a lot of parents who say that vaccines can be dangerous. Not so much that they can cause autism. I don’t believe that. But some of these stories about vaccines causing other health issues are really frightening. Give it to me straight. Are vaccines dangerous? Lyle Boulder, Colorado Short answer: no. And if you’re deciding whether or not to listen to the overwhelming consensus of scientists and doctors by vaccinating your kids according to the schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the short answer will suffice....

Actually, it looks like the bulk of the show will take place in the same haunts as the original: namely, Bayside High School, and the Max, the burger joint and regular haunt that the original cast hung out at constantly in the show, and that both Slater (Mario Lopez) and Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) taking on roles professionally within the school, with Slater being a gym teacher and Jessie being a high school counselor....

Communication is complex. We all — fingers crossed — want to have it down pat with our loved ones. But so many factors compete with that. Say partner one wants to bring up an issue with work they’re experiencing but partner two is focused on their own work thing and what the kids are doing tomorrow, so they listen, but not really because their mind is elsewhere. Partner one feels like partner two is not giving them the proper attention and, at the very least, a tinge of resentment occurs....