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“The scientific rationale, the uniformly positive evidence of impact on kindergarten readiness, and the nascent body of ongoing inquiry about long-term impacts lead us to conclude that continued implementation of scaled-up pre-k programs is in order,” according to a recent consensus statement authored by the biggest names in early childhood development. Indeed, studies suggest that kids who attend preschool are more likely to finish high school and go on to college....

“Disney Springs will begin to reopen in a way that incorporates enhanced safety measures, including increased cleaning procedures, the use of appropriate face coverings by both cast members and guests, limited-contact guest services and additional safety training for cast members,” Disney explained in a press release. Along with being required to wear a face mask and observe social distancing while in the park, Disney notes that visitors must also pass a temperature check before entering to ensure they’re healthy....

I’m a new parent, and after being home with for paternity leave, I’m heading back to work at roughly the same time as my partner. That means we’ll be putting our daughter in daycare. We live in Brooklyn and we’ve been shopping around. The good news is that there’s no shortage of daycares that are all about being organic and flaunt high early learning standards, but these daycare facilities are super expensive....

“The PDQ-1 may be a quick and reliable autism screener for young children,” coauthor on the study Walter Zahorodny of Rutgers University in New Jersey told Fatherly. “Use of a screener like the PDQ-1 may enhance our ability to identify autism earlier and get more children to receive early intervention and have better long-term developmental outcomes.” Roughly 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

Without giving away any plot details or spoiling anything about the movie, we will say that Glass does not follow the recent blockbuster trend and, in a refreshing change of pace, does not feature a scene in the middle of the credits. So while others stick around the theater to watch the credits and see if there will be a Glass 2: Revenge of the Glass, you’re going to be able to immediately make a beeline for the exit....

And here’s where that story gets confusing: Because No Way Home was released in theaters at the same time Hawkeye is airing on Disney+, and because both narratives happen in New York, and perhaps occur in the same month (December) the question is pretty clear: Which one happens first? And do the events of Hawkeye and Spider-Man: No Way Home overlap? BIG SPOILERS ahead for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye episodes 1-5....

What experts do know is that after a cup of joe, the colon contracts. It forces its contents towards the rectum and, sooner rather than later, into the toilet. What triggers the colon to contract is more of a mystery, and investigations into it have a weird science history. In 1998, 12 selfless individuals took one for the team, undergoing an anal probe to reveal what goes on in the gut after drinking coffee....

After Ralph is partially responsible for breaking the steering wheel consul of Vanellope’s game, Sugar Rush, he comes up with a plan to save her game before it’s thrown out for good. Ralph and Vanellope sneak into the internet through the newly installed WiFi router to bid on the only Sugar Rush steering wheel in existence on eBay. Their journey through the Internet is full of easter eggs, commentary about the more ridiculous aspects of Internet culture and jokes about Disney....

Lisa Guernsey, author of Screen Time: How Electronic Media-From Baby Videos to Educational Software-Affects Your Young Child and the Director of Learning Technologies Project at New America, a D.C. think tank, has some ideas about where and when we should turn the radio on (or even turn the radio up), and when we should let our kids’ ears take a breather. TV Or The Radio There’s no study specifically about having the radio on, but there has been a bunch of research done on the effects of background television....

Does Weed Affect Sperm and Fertility? The medical consensus is that if a couple is having trouble getting pregnant, they should try the sober life for a few months. (And no, “California Sober” doesn’t count.) “All we can say is that your swimmers may not be as healthy as they could be if you did not have marijuana in your system,” says Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, a urologist and sexual health expert at Orlando Health who doesn’t mind using the term “swimmers” in a professional context....

Hardy’s going live every day to read one story to kids from Monday, April 27 to Friday, May 1. The books listed so far include Hug Me by Simone Ciraolo, There’s A Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart, and The Problem with Problems by Rachel Rooney and Zehra Hicks. Hardy will be joined by his French Bulldog, Blue, for the nightly readings, and will keep reading after April 1, though the books on the docket after that point have not been yet announced....

This was also your faithful Dude Turned Dad’s first Thanksgiving as a parent. It was also the first Thanksgiving I felt deeply thankful. I’m a complainer and a compare-er. Gratitude is not usually my attitude. But having a baby basically turns your inner monologue into an embroidered pillow. “Life is a gift.” “Family is everything.” “Everyday is a blessing.” My son has filled me with thanks. When we went around the table this T-Gives, I was ready....

You’ve heard of “do it for the gram”? Welcome to parenting for the gram. Do you even have a kid if you haven’t purchased a personal milestone letter board? As a Dude Turned Dad I’m not above snapping a selfie of my son and I to get some likes. But it does make me wonder… how many family events are planned simply for pictures? Is this why we’re throwing one-year-olds birthday parties or taking them to museums?...

Does that make him a parenting expert? Of course not. But you don’t take over the largest contiguous land empire, ever, without picking up a few pearls of wisdom. Here are a few life lessons that Grandpa Genghis would want you to pass along to his probable grandkids. Deliver them from atop a horse. On Finding Your Passion “The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you....

Every year on the first Thursday after election day, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducts its newest members in a brief 15-minute ceremony that is part press conference, part dinner ⏤ well, breakfast ⏤ theater. Sixty-two iconic toys, including LEGO, Star Wars action figures, G.I. Joe, and the Rubik’s Cube, have been honored since the Hall opened in 1998. Examples of those inductees now sit in glass cases in the institution’s retrospective galleries....

That incident played out with different roommates (the freshman relationship never recovered) and friends maybe a half a dozen times over the ensuing years before I learned to stop throwing stuff at people. That might sound like a basic lesson and it is, but re-education takes time and I’d spent my entire childhood tossing stuff: salt shakers, apples, cans, flashlights, packages. It was a learned behavior. My parents threw things at each other and at their children with the expectation that those things would be caught....

And it’s all good. Books are great for kids and kids are, it turns out, great for books. At it’s best, children’s literature traffics pure creativity and open-mindedness, meeting kids on their home turf and adults on the ground they wish they hadn’t ceded. A great children’s book can be as transporting as a great song — and easier to improve upon with your own voice. That’s why so many parents feel so strong about children’s books and why Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein writes them....

Fertility Rituals Using Sacred Objects Fertility traditions around the world are chock full of sacred and magical objects that are said to work wonders on pregnant women. Here are a few you might consider. The Miracle Chair The Catholic Saint Maria Francesca of the Five Wounds of Jesus reportedly died in this chair located in Naples, Italy. The saint was canonized by Pius IX who named her the patroness of women with difficulty conceiving....