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Unfortunately, it turns out that essential oils aren’t typically safe for babies according to Dr. Anna Esparham, M.D., a board-certified pediatrician at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, who has been trained in aromatherapy. She notes that essential oils are too potent for general use with babies younger than nine months.“Essential oils can affect their secretions and their respiratory function,” Esparham explains. “Babies absorb a whole lot more due to their body surface area....

It can be difficult to pin down if a baby’s bowel movement indicates good health or cause for concern. However, baby and newborn diarrhea arrives with other symptoms that can help determine that it’s time to call the doctor. In general, soft baby stool isn’t immediately a cause for concern, particularly for breastfed babies, says Jean Moorjani, M.D., a pediatrician at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Florida. “We see a wide spectrum of baby poop in exclusively breastfed infants,” she explains....

There’s not much you can give the person who carried your child that equals the gift they gave you, but hey, who doesn’t love a steamy, delicious cup of French-pressed coffee? These stocking stuffers are about the creature comforts and niceties that make her life more enjoyable and just a little bit easier. Because you tried to buy your wife a week’s vacation at the spa, but it didn’t fit....

Because while a comfortable backpack, quality jacket, and the right pair of hiking boots are important, socks are the most important piece of gear you’ll bring on any hike. They keep your feet warm and dry and serve as your first line of defense against the destroyer of all outdoor pursuits. “The most important issue that good hiking socks address is moisture management,” says Alyson Stone, a manager at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, Colorado....

Urban Armor Gear Metropolis Hands down the lightest case on this list by almost a quarter of a pound, the Metropolis still meets many of the standards that other offerings do. While drop-tested to military standards, it’s also keyboard-compatible, unlike some others here. However, with its weight, you give up some protection, and if your kids spill drinks a lot, there are better waterproof options below. If you’re not worried about major spillage, it’s an excellent option....

The best quad workouts hit four individual muscles: the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. Each one plays a unique role in bending and flexing your knee and hip joints, but they also all work together to power you through your day. There’s no hard and fast rule about when to do a legs workout. Some like to add it to arms day; others prefer to stagger the two....

You don’t need to be a craft beer snob to appreciate flavor and using a good glass will let you better enjoy your sudsy adult beverage. So whether you’re a pilsner guy, a stout fellow, or a hop head, we suggest you invest in one of these eight proper vessels. Best for IPAs: The Teku Glass If you’re spending a small fortune on your IPA habit this is the rig for you....

That’s because kids make messes. Pets make messes. You make messes. For parents, a great vacuum cleaner for the home carpet isn’t a luxury; it’s an absolute necessity. The problem? Vacuums are a dime-a-dozen these days, with so many on the market and all of them promising incredible results. In an era of top-of-the-line vacuuming technology, we’re all faced with the tyranny of choice. To narrow it down, we thought about what the perfect vacuum cleaner should be....

The Port of Los Angeles will begin operating 24/7, in part to address the massive backlog of ships waiting to dock there and in Long Beach, California, Politico reports. In addition, the publication notes, some retail and delivery companies, along with their associated labor unions, will ramp up shifts of drivers hauling shipments out of port. Yet these measures will only address part of the supply chain issue and may not solve the problem, according to The New York Times....

According to Deadline, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced during the company’s December investor day that the plans for the long-awaited Black Widow film include having a traditional theatrical-only release. “We are still intending for it to be a theatrical release,” Chapek said on Feb. 11, 2021, during an investor call. “We are going to be watching very carefully to see whether that strategy needs to be revisited,” he added. Chapek didn’t confirm that the movie, which is slated to be released on May 7, 2021, is on track to hit that calendar date....

For many of us, throwing on an episode of Bluey always captures our kids’ attention long enough for us to get something done. Or for us to take a quick rest. The show follows the typical formula for kid shows fun characters, cute music, and a takeaway message. It’s adorable, our kids love it, and it has been able to strike the balance where we don’t mind listening to it in the background too....

If there’s one thing that we know for certain it’s the fact that toddlers love potty humor as much as they love clean jokes. They think everything and anything about using the washroom is the funniest thing ever. And it makes sense since the development of humor and being ready for potty training often happen at the same time – somewhere around two or three years old. And that’s why a prank toddlers learned from the show Bluey is taking over TikTok....

In the modern era of obstetrics, there are tons of options regarding how a baby is born. While some expectant parents prefer to just leave matters in the hands of the hospital, birth center or midwife, a birth plan allows partners to take a more active role in the birth of their baby. In other words, the birth plan helps dictate what the birth will look like, feel and perhaps even sound like....

With the help of the Backyard Scientist’s actual backyard (and, more importantly, pool), Rober tested his hypothesis: That he’ll only sink to his waist. Technically, Rober lost the bet, but that doesn’t necessarily mean his coworkers won. If there are any winners in this video, it’s Rober’s nephews, who he invited over for a swim after proving himself wrong. At least, this time, he’s not pelting them with a snowball machine gun....

The “First Family of Cannabis” sounds like a particularly hare-brained Cheech and Chong movie, but it’s actually the moniker given to the Stanley Brothers, medical marijuana growers and founders of CBD company Charlotte’s Web, the pioneer and market leader of hemp-based extract CBD products. In a crowded marketplace, their products stand out as coming from hand-tended, non-GMO plants grown on American farms in soil that’s tested for heavy metals and other contaminants before planting and water that’s tested several times a year....

With the help of CNN journalists Sanjay Gupta and Erica Hill, Big Bird will moderate “The ABC’s of Covid 19: A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Parents.” An all-star cast of Sesame Street favorites, including Elmo, Gover, Abby Cadabby, and Rosita, will help explain the effects the pandemic is having on kids’ lives. Education, anxiety, screen time, and playdates are among the topics on the agenda, and at least some of the special looks like it will be prompted by audience questions....

First, the positive: The coats are gorgeous. They’re truly stunners of craftsmanship and quality. The Anna down cape in maroon has gold hardware and features gold Omni-Heat dots in the lining, giving the outerwear a nicely understated yet regal air. The Elsa long down jacket is silvery-white, form-fitting, and also has a holographic Omni-Heat reflective lining, for added warmth. The coats cost $300, so we’re talking a pretty steep outlay for outerwear....

And, yeah, we know LEGO Batman isn’t real. But, when it comes down to it, isn’t he? Dan Reynolds Cool Dad Job: Frontman Latest Cool Dad Achievement: Welcoming child number four. It is a fact universally acknowledged that kids love Imagine Dragons. Maybe it’s the big beats. Maybe it’s the singable refrains. Maybe it’s the bounciness, but bops like “Believer” resonate in the eardrums of children. Fortunately, this isn’t exactly devil music....

That night, I bought her four popsicles from the nearest bodega. For a rare moment I wasn’t the bad guy. I wasn’t placing restrictions, setting limits, enforcing rules, or snatching away something fun. It felt good. But it wouldn’t last. Covid-19 has forced parents to be a new type of bad guy, one who not only must be the determiner of bed times and diets and schedules and school but who now must decline even the most innocent requests....

“RE: DEMAND FOR RESTITUTION FOR STEALING MY DAUGHTER’S HONOR” is a two-page missive written by a father to the dude who took his daughter’s virginity almost a decade ago. Seriously. “It has been nearly ten years since I learned that you stole my daughter [redacted]’s virginity.” Note that the daughter doesn’t have any agency in this situation so she doesn’t share in the blame. “For a brief pleasure, you forever took from me the sublime joy of giving my pure, virgin daughter away in marriage to her chosen husband,” the letter continues, as this dad continues to make it clear that he is obsessing over his adult daughter’s sex life....