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This is according to a study from the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization. It found that forty percent of non-elderly Americans struggle to pay for basic needs like food and housing. Even families squarely in the middle class occasionally face these struggles, what the organization terms “material hardship.” The study was based on data gathered through a nationally representative, internet-based survey launched annually in December with a sample size of over 7,500 adults each year....

Many factors shape our health, including genetics, diet, physical activity, smoking and stress. Some other factors may be as powerful but may not yet be recognized. I am an environmental toxicologist studying how man-made chemicals affect our health. I was always interested in understanding how our current health is shaped by chemical exposures during the embryonic and early postnatal period – life stages that are particularly sensitive to environmental stressors....

RELATED: The Best Kids Camping Gear for First-Time Campers Perfect for camping, winter storms, power outages, the zombie apocalypse, or intense interrogations to determine who broke the living room lamp, the FlashTorch Mini is a flashlight so powerful that it can literally cook food or incinerate a piece of paper. In addition, of course, to lighting up your campsite like the prison yard during a jailbreak. Think “flood” more than “flash” light....

The Wild Animal Sanctuary Located in the plains of Eastern Colorado, this non-profit is the largest carnivore sanctuary in the world. It’s home to over 450 lions, tigers, bears, and a mix of other carnivores that have been rescued from across the globe. There is a large rehabilitation facility that is open to the public, plus a 9,000-acre wildlife refuge that offers expansive areas for the animals to roam freely....

In fact, GoBrix by ThinkGeek are pretty different. Yes, they’re also electronic and Lego-compatible, but they keep it simple: a tiny motor inside a brick, into which you can insert wheel axles, robot arms, or whatever you want to move, easily activated by a push-button remote. Yes, the remote is also Lego-compatible, so you could snap together a remote-control remote in what would be one of the more gratuitous dad jokes anyone could make using only Lego....

Green Piñata is a partnership of parents, educators, child development specialists, eco-conscious toy manufacturers, and health advocates for both your kid and your planet. Their goal is to deliver kids 100-percent toxin-free toys proven to help them learn and hit developmental goals faster. To make the toys evolve with kids without them becoming baby hoarders, Green Piñata subscription boxes follow a rental model. For $25, you’ll receive up to 5 new toys a month....

This is exciting for a number of reasons — not least of which because before this, it was hard to get copies of Fry’s version in the United States — but also because the whole family can now begin Harry’s journey to Hogwarts and beyond together, for free, while cooped up in the comfort of their own homes. Being transported to Harry’s world doesn’t sound so bad right now, after all....

Daniel Radcliffe, in addition to playing Harry Potter in the films, is a longtime advocate for LGBTQ youth. He has publicly supported The Trevor Project since 2009, and he responded to Rowling’s tweets with a statement posted on that organization’s website addressed to Potter fans troubled by her words. “To all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you....

And then the unpredictable happened. “You are going to be a father.” My recollection of the moment I received this news is murky at best. I was happy. Not happy like watching Eli Manning beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl kind of happy. A different kind of happy. Unexpected happiness is the strangest kind of happiness. It’s paralyzing. But in a good way. The world was different then. Very different....

That is, unless you have a heated folding chair. Yes, thanks to Chaheati, a brand that specializes in heated outdoor gear, such a thing exists. The Chaheati All-Season Heated Chair, the new pre-game must-have, has four temperature settings that connect to heated coils in the seat of the chair and warm it up. Meaning your tush will be tailgating in supreme comfort. It’s resistant to the elements, so it won’t get moldy or nasty....

Big Nate is streaming now Paramount+, and we think this adaptation of the hilarious books is worth a look. Here are seven reasons we think the show is worth your time and why its star has infections charm. Big Nate is a Nickelodeon Show Made by Old-School Nickelodeon Fans“I watched Doug and Rugrats and Ren and Stimpy,” Giroux says during a recent, exclusive conversation with Fatherly. “Doug stands out because I could empathize with his character....

But we know what causes them. “Hiccups in both adults and babies are stimulated by the phrenic nerve, which is attached to the muscle of the diaphragm,” Dr. Lisa Lewis, a pediatrician and author, told Fatherly. “The diaphragm muscle helps us breathe, and any interruption of function this muscle may cause hiccups.” The question is why our bodies would need to hiccup in the first place. Some suspect it’s an evolutionary remnant we acquired from, of all things, tadpoles and their odd system of gill ventilation—but that seems unlikely....

The name of the elementary school in question was redacted from Charlie’s original post, but based on his Reddit profile, it’s located somewhere near or in Lexington, Kentucky. “Shoutout to the PTA at my kids’ elementary school for the most hilariously honest fundraiser I’ve ever seen,” the caption on Charlie’s post reads. Parents were given the opportunity to donate anywhere from $10 to $100, with a final space left black at the bottom where they could put down any donation amount that’s wasn’t already listed....

Dan and his wife are kinky and enjoy BDSM activities. They are also polyamorous. They have two children together, now grown. They remain active in the lifestyle. “We didn’t hide our sexuality from our children,” he tells Fatherly. “We didn’t rub it in their noses, but we didn’t make excuses, either.” They’re also helping raising two grandchildren. They don’t have a dungeon in the house, but a friend of his does....

Some men, however, buck the trend. They actively think of ways to maintain a strong social life. They maintain relationships with friends who have kids and don’t have kids. They purposefully construct a life that allows them to have both friends and a family. One of those dads is Steve Gera. Steve is a father to a two-year-old, a husband, an Iraq veteran, and CEO of the sports and technology firm Gains Group which works with pro sports teams across the world....

My 4-year-old daughter Amelia and I love playing video games together. Importantly, gaming in our family is not “Here’s an iPad, go play because we need you to be occupied for a while.” It’s “Let’s sit down and pick up where we left off in this grand adventure that we’re sharing together.” My time is valuable, so I only want to play great games that have deep mechanics or storylines....

There are no silly questions when it comes to money management, only lost savings. As far as the amount of money you should have in each account, there really is a balancing act here. It’s so important to have funds readily available when you need them, which is the great thing about deposit accounts. But parking too much of your cash there won’t let that money grow over the long haul....

The yelling came from downstairs, while my brother and I brimmed with excitement. We rushed to find our favorite masks from the many years of collecting them each October. Halloween was our favorite holiday after all, and the orange sky was slowly turning dark purple as the wind lightly brushed our window. The atmosphere matched the haunting mood of the holiday. “Are you going to carry the knife with fake blood on it, or should I?...

Sex sells. And the hoteliers know it. But now, more and more services are cropping up that take the sex-centric vacation to new heights. Hosted by sex therapists, these sex retreats — part intimacy workshop, part hedonistic vacation — take guests to exotic locations and sex resorts but are designed to help couples overcome relationship issues and improve their romantic lives. Some sex retreats in the United States even help them hone their orgasms....