Looking at data from the US Census Bureau and Economic Policy Institute, Move.org calculated the average cost of child care and compared that to the average income in each state. They also took it a step further and surveyed parents to determine how the pandemic affected them and their child care options. “On average, infant child care costs $216 a week, which is 17.1% of the national median household income,” the site says, according to the data analysis....

As many have their particular version of one, we asked 23 parents to share their family mottos. From those that preach hard work to those that remind families to seek joy, all the family mottos below are statements that help offer guidance and support. If you don’t have a family motto, perhaps one of these will speak to you. Or maybe your family motto is “No family mottos.” In that case, we can’t stop you....

Short Videos Are Addictive One issue with apps like TikTok is that the shorts they put in front of you are so personalized. When you first join the app, you receive general videos that aren’t yet catered to the content you gravitate towards. But as the app gets to know your preferences, it delivers videos that match your taste. That’s where things get dicey. A study on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, found that when people watch personalized videos on the app, the reward centers of their brains light up, as do areas associated with addiction....

According to CNN, following a six-month pilot program that saw 33 companies and 903 workers swapping the typical 5-day work week for 4 days with no loss in pay, the results were overwhelmingly in favor of the shorter work week. 4 Day Week Global, the non-profit spearheading the pilot program, says most participating companies are unlikely to return to the standard work week. The non-profit collaborated with researchers at Boston College, University College Dublin, and Cambridge University to compile the data following the end of the 6-month trial....

We’re luckier than most. She has enough money where she doesn’t qualify for Medicaid and has plenty of money from my father-in-law’s life insurance – he died five years ago – but what do we need to know about taking control of her assets? — Mitchell, via email Elder care if extremely difficult. The best option here is likely getting your mother-in-law to draft a power of attorney (POA), a document that would give someone else – the “attorney-in-fact” – authorization to manage financial and other legal issues on her behalf....

So, between the misunderstanding of milestones and questionable marketing information, parents might have a difficult time letting go and letting a kid get on their feet naturally. Here are five myths about learning to walk that parents should just walk away from. RELATED: How To Promote Baby Cruising, The Transition Between Standing And Walking Baby Walking Myth #1: Babies Must Crawl Before They Walk The idea that people crawl before they walk is powerful enough to have become a metaphor for learning the basics before coming an expert....

Research has repeatedly demonstrated that gender-affirming care can be life-saving. In a study of trans and non-binary youth ages 13 to 21, receiving such care reduced depression rates by 60% and suicidal thoughts by 73%. The medical consensus is that gender-affirming care should be provided to trans youth. In a February 23 statement, the Endocrine Society noted that it, along with the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as clinical practice guidelines, supports “evidence-based medical care” for trans kids....

No matter your prowess with car-seat mechanics, there will come a point when your kid just doesn’t want to be restrained. That’s when you need to show your own restraint and apply some of these kid-strapping tips. How to Get a Toddler in a Car Seat It’s not just the car seat. Your toddler is probably getting defiant about many things. That’s because they’ve started understanding that they have something called “wants....

Since Fatherly compiled its first benefits-based ranking 24 months ago, the average number of paid weeks off granted to new fathers by companies on the “50 Best” list has gone from four to 11, a 275 percent increase. More than a quarter of the companies surveyed in 2017 offered at least six weeks, and 30 percent offered eight. Progress has been significant, but some companies are still going above and beyond....

Star Wars Gifts for Kids Boba Fett A-10 Backpack Nixon’s entire Star Wars collection is great, but only one piece has a Han Solo frozen in carbonite zipper pull. Classic Fett, stealing glory from clearly superior castmates. This distressed PU coated canvas pack features Fett’s helmet insignia and Mandalorian colors, and has space and pockets for everything young intergalactic bounty hunters need to carry. They’ll be the coolest kid in class, even if they barely speak and have the lamest scene in the school play....

The lives of gay and straight fathers are, of course, more alike than they are different. Sexual orientation doesn’t change anything about what parenting entails. We struggle with the same diaper changes, potty training, and sleep schedules. We help with the same homework and race to the same soccer practices. But for gay dads, unique challenges remain. And while there’s been a lot of progress in how same sex parents are treated, it’s wrong to think that all the work is done....

Well, actually, your pregnant partner needs sleep. But it turns out that growing a human is pretty restless work. Luckily, there are some things you can do to help her get some shut eye, none of which include telling her your boring theories about the MLB post-season. Though that might work too. Help Her Keep A Schedule After having the baby, you’ll learn quickly that sticking to a strict schedule is crucial for getting your kid to sleep....

“Lemonade is fantastic because there’s so much you can create with it. You can choose almost any alcohol and make a delicious drink out of it,” says St John Frizell, cocktail writer, award-winning bartender, and owner of Fort Defiance, a critically-acclaimed bar in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Frizell’s favorite lemonade concoction is the classic Tom Collins, which contains gin, club soda, and lemonade. But he says vodka, whiskey, and rum are all acceptable additions to your drink....

title: “8 Mustache Styles To Try Right Now” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Sherri Thomas”

1. Cold Weather Dries Out Your Skin If you’ve ever lived somewhere with harsh winters, you likely know the feeling of waking up to cracked, scaly knuckles that no amount of moisturizer seems to fix. The outermost layer of the skin, called the stratum corneum, is a sort of protective barrier of cells and fats that performs best when the skin is flush with water. In warmer, humid weather, your skin is better able to hold onto its own water content, but since cold air can’t hold as much moisture as warm air, the dried-up, frosty chill drinks up what’s in your skin as the temperature cools....

“When a kid without floaties jumps into a pool as if he has them, he just sinks and doesn’t understand why. I see that all the time.” The Basics First, never take your eyes off a kid in – or near – a pool. This is common sense, but it’s also exhausting and an easy mistake to make because as your kids learn, you’ll get over-confident. Second, screw floaties. “It gives kids a false understanding of physics,” says Kauffman....

Here is everything you need to know about the total solar eclipse on December 4th — and why you shouldn’t give up hope for more rare sky events. What Exactly Is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse is an ultra-rare occurrence when the path of the moon and Earth line up perfectly so that the moon entirely blocks out the view of the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. These are pretty rare, as the last one in the United States was back in 2017....

Hulu: The Masked Singer Grown-ups can be spectacularly silly human beings: that is the sturdy underlying conceit behind the hit musical competition reality show The Masked Singer. It’s a zeitgeist-capturing show that forces ostensible adults like Mickey Rourke, Sarah Palin, Rudy Giuliani, and Johnny Rotten to wear ridiculous costumes while degrading themselves in a desperate bid for money, fame, and a little more time in the spotlight. Truth be told, The Masked Singer may actually be too juvenile even for small children but otherwise, it’s good, clean, dumb fun for the whole family....

Most people — at least people outside of the climbing world — were first introduced to Alex in his Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo. The documentary followed Alex as he scaled El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without any assistance, the first successful attempt to do so. He made waves again when he climbed the Weiassipu tepui in Guyana on Explorer: The Last Tepui, breaking another record as the first person known to scale that remote rock face, to help a biologist collect information about previously undiscovered frogs....

READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to Car Seats Car seats are a little different. Considering how many kids can be injured or killed by a defective seat, they tend to make news quickly. And while six federal agencies including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission contribute to Recalls.gov, an online hub that “alerts the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration maintains an entirely separate database, Safecar....