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But is it time to panic? In a word, no. While it is more transmissible, vaccines protect against the variant, and it does not seem to have changed the way COVID impacts children — which is to say, usually mildly. That’s a lot to unpack, so let’s get into it. Here’s everything parents need to know about the Delta variant. What Is the Delta Variant? Delta is the coronavirus variant that was first identified in India, where it wreaked havoc before spreading to the UK and the rest of the world....

Hey Fatherly, Last week the bus driver told me that my eight-year old daughter was being really mean to one of her friends on the bus. She was basically yelling at her friend and bossing her around and stuff and it was so bad her friend went home crying. I talked with my wife about what we should do because we aren’t about to raise a bully and we both agreed to be strict about it....

“I have personally spent a lot of time with guests,” says Mario Cruz, the concept and product development manager for Temptation. “You’d be surprised at how many people I meet mention they are there to recover from a divorce or break-up.” It’s not too surprising. The United States a global leader in divorce. While the country is losing rank, thanks to millennials marrying later or opting out of marriage in the first place, divorce still happens....

Marital strife after having a kid is a lot more common than anyone probably wants to admit. There are a depressingly hefty number of reasons couples seek counseling, many of which you might not have considered, including: Your communication sucks. Talks over serious or difficult issues become less talky, more shouty dumpster fires of misunderstanding.Family issues. You think her brother is a dick. She leans into the mom “jokes” she makes a tad too aggressively....

There are three distinct Dough Universe kits and each arrives with dough, a controller, and a set of activity-specific accessories. The Electro Machines Kit, for instance, comes with a wheeled, tractor-shaped contraption that activates when the dough is pressed to the controller. The Techno Sounds Kit, as you might guess, interacts with the dough to create noise. The Bright Creatures Kit features LEDs that light up when paired with dough....

Growing up, until I was in my mid-30’s, all I ever dreamt about was becoming a police officer. I must have tested and been in the application process for almost 15 years with different agencies. But the results were always the same: I was disqualified for one reason or another. It hurt. My hopes and dreams were shattered, and I had no back-up plan. All I knew was that I wanted to “serve and protect” the public and be a positive influence on others, but that dream never manifested....

So adding a new employer on top of having my first child was a real kick in the responsi-balls. It was hard enough keeping my screaming Tamagotchi of a son fed, as well as tending to my postpartum-afflicted wife, without the added pressure of trying to memorize an org chart. But that’s where I found myself — a new wife, new son, and a new job. But, as Dr. Ian Malcom once said, “Life finds a way....

Who cares, right? Just lurk like the rest of us! Take a picture of a quiche and relax. You don’t get it. When you have a baby and become a Dude Turned Dad, you are also having an Instagram baby. Your parents, who can’t figure out how to unlock their phones, are suddenly hashtag-fluent. Your in-laws become J Jonah Jameson: “WHERE ARE THOSE PICTURES OF THAT BABY! AND SPIDERMAN!” Your wife takes a photo of the little dumpling next to a sandwich board and suddenly she’s getting triple digit likes....

PFAS exists in products as diverse as homewares, food storage, and firefighting foams, according to the PFAS Exchange. Here’s what families should know about these chemicals and the regulation plan: What Are PFAS? PFAS stands for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and a whole bunch of different specific chemicals falls under this category. They’re used in everything from nonstick cookware and carpets to industrial processes in construction and the military, according to the National Institute of Health....

What this theory presupposes is…maybe it is? Like all of the best fan theories, this one comes from Reddit, specifically the r/FanTheories subreddit. User angruss points out that Scott Lang’s initial understanding of time travel is based on Back to the Future, and that Tony Stark has to correct his misconceptions. The other key quasi-scientific concept in Lang’s life is, of course, Pym Particles. Discovered by Hank Pym, they can alter the size and mass of objects or living things....

Luis was originally deported back to Mexico in 1998 but he returned illegally to find work, eventually settling in Plant City. Over the subsequent two decades, Luis built a life for himself, including his family. Luis is the sole breadwinner for his wife and kids, which is why ICE had previously granted his humanitarian stay. But now, he is likely to be sent back to Mexico or could even end up prison since he had been deported before, depending on what ICE and Federal officials decide....

This is the reality of parenting in America. Child care is at times as expensive as tuition at a state college, parents are shut out of the housing market, pregnant people, like her, are discriminated against in the jobs market, educators constantly fight defunding, and giving birth can cost parents thousands of dollars out of pocket. These issues were all a large part of the focus of her 2020 campaign for president....

Here’s what to know. Gas Prices Tanked at the Beginning of the Pandemic Obviously, at one point early in the pandemic, gas prices tanked completely, making it feel more like the year 2000 at the gas pump than 2020. In April and May of 2020, on average, the typical consumer in the United States paid less than two dollars — some $1.95 per gallon — at the pump. Compared to December of 2019, when gas was somewhere between $2....

Billed as a “smart gear management system” or a “location-based logbook for your gear,” think of the GearEye more as a homeroom teacher for your manly diaper bag — it uses RFID (radio-frequency identification) to take a roll call of every bottle or package of wipes inside. All you do is throw the handheld dongle into the bag, slap one of three different-sized RFID stickers onto each pacifier or tube of butt paste, and hit “Scan” on the downloaded app before walking out the door....

But as genetic technologies develop — and gene editing becomes more widely practiced — the possibilities are not limited to observation. As Dr. Robert Klitzman writes in Designing Babies: How Technology is Changing the Way We Create Children, genetic testing in the context of IVF is already giving us a glimpse of the ways in which the proliferation of new technologies could affect the genome of future children and future generations....

Co-Sleeping Co-sleeping isn’t so much sleep training as a sleep practice that’s popular around the world … and ruined this guy’s life. But don’t be dissuaded by one guy (or the American Academy Of Pediatrics — what do they know?). This other guy loves it! Plus, some studies suggest co-sleeping increases parents’ responsiveness, decreases stress hormones, and promotes long-term emotional health. It definitely improves your odds of getting kicked in the face at 3:00 a....

The Rocket Cupcake Co. teaches skills like sequential code execution, programming behavior, and debugging — you know, things that will help them get future jobs and will leave you muttering about how nobody reads newspapers anymore. The app has kids as young as 4 help Goldie (the world’s first girl engineer and Blox entrepreneur) and her pal Ruby Rail make and deliver cupcakes around Bloxtown on their rocket skateboard. Why does everyone in Bloxtown need dessert?...

Think for a moment about the power of milf. First uttered in 1999’s American Pie, the word quickly entered the cultural fray and became preferred slang for an attractive and slightly seductive woman with kids. It’s a good word. Everything you need to know is in the name itself: Mom I’d Like to Fuck. It’s the rare acronym that doesn’t get too cute or complicated. You don’t require any clarification on its meaning or how to use it in your everyday conversations....

The full impact of these laws will not be immediate — but major changes in terms of where weed is legal are on the way as the number of states with legal weed grows. Because the legalization of recreational marijuana is happening on a state-by-state basis, the question of where is weed legal may be one that some have trouble answering. But luckily, we’ve made a marijuana map that shows the states that have legalized weed, as well as the many states that haven’t yet....

But in the years that followed UHF developed an increasingly large, intense, obsessive cult. One of Al’s biggest failures eventually came to be seen as one of his greatest and most enduring triumphs. With the cult success of UHF came angry demands from fans for a follow-up but while UHF holds up shockingly well for slobs versus snobs comedy from the 1980s when the concept of cultural sensitivity did not yet exist, it does not angrily cry out for a sequel....