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But if that seems a little overboard to you — maybe you didn’t indulge all that much over the holidays, or you’re not quite ready to commit to 31 alcohol-free days — Dry January’s more laid-back sibling is here for you: Damp January. (That name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but we’re just thankful they didn’t opt for Moist January!) Damp January encourages people to think about their alcohol consumption and make little tweaks....

The inflatable water slide measures 15-feet by 16-feet, stands four-feet-tall, and makes the perfect backyard companion to this easy-to-set-up $59 above-ground pool. Kids can careen from the top of the slide down to the shallow end while others soak them with an attached water cannon. There’s also an accompanying obstacle course that sprays kids with water as they slide. While the Splash Zone is a good deal at $125 off, it’s not Walmart’s only water slide on sale....

The CDC has been tracking COVID-19 data since the beginning of the pandemic. Now that travel is starting to open up slowly, the agency is monitoring and listing its advice on which countries to avoid, vaccinated or not, due to the risk of COVID. The countries are divided into categories, listed as level unknown through level four, which indicates the risk of contracting COVID if someone were to travel there....

Drake shared a clip to Instagram of a conversation he was having with his son, Adonis Graham, at their home in Toronto. Adonis asked his dad if he was going to be “much bigger” than him. It’s not clear if he was asking about height or star power, but Adonis was determined that he was going to be bigger than his dad. “I don’t think so,” Drake replied. “You’re pretty tall....

One day, you will die. Yes… even you. I’ll die too. Maybe we’ll die together and right before you and I go, you can tell me that you read this article and it’s the only reason you have a will. That would help me rest easier. Sixty percent of new mothers and fathers don’t have a last will and testament. (research: https://www.aarp.org/money/investing/info-2017/half-of-adults-do-not-have-wills.html) The reasons are varied. Poor people don’t think they need wills....

There are so many good things to say about Encanto and the Madrigal family at the center of the story. Adults and kids are resonating with the characters and their struggles because they’re relatable on so many levels. And when one 2-year-old saw herself in the story, her reaction was 100 percent pure joy. Hannary Araújo is mom to 2-year-old Manu Araújo Marques. Mom shared a video to social media of Manu watching Encanto for the first time....

For now, forget the controversy. If, for some reason, you’re going down formula lane, here’s what you need to know: They’re All Nutritionally The Same The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews formulas to ensure that they meet certain nutritional requirements. Yes, they probably have different recipes, but even if the formula contains gentle fairy kisses it must meet the FDAs standards for nutrition. So your kid will get the protein, vitamins, and other good stuff they need....

On Following In A Parent’s Footsteps “[Speaking to Deion Sanders ] By you creating so many different avenues and options, you created this. You helped [your son] find his way. Football may be too much for him. He got some big shoes to follow coming behind you. But this [rapping] — he don’t have no shoes to follow.” On His 5 Dad Commandments “1) Know when to lie to your kids, 2) Know when to be mean, and know when to be a friend....

The story is centered around 13-year-old Mei Lee who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets really excited. The storyline is complex as Mei navigates puberty, school, and her relationship with her protective and overbearing mother. The conflict Mei has with herself is coming to terms with her dual life and whether she wants to live as a human or embrace her red panda side. In a deleted clip exclusive to Fatherly, director Domee Shi explains how different the original dilemma storyline was going to be for Mei....

To help, we chatted with Mike Belmont, camp director at The Baseball Center NYC, a full-field camp, rec center, and Little League organization. Belmont specializes in pitching and fielding, so he knows his way around the mound. Here are his five biggest tips. Start Simple By the time players hit kid-pitch leagues, typically around the age of 8, they’ve got the basics of throwing and catching down. If you’re working with a kid with a good arm, put them on the mound and have them start tossing....

Children who see their parents doing everyday math engage more often in math activities. This, in turn, builds early math skills, which serve as the foundation for later learning. As researchers who study children’s math development, we believe there are five math skills that children should have at the start of kindergarten. Opportunities for learning these skills are everywhere – and there are simple, enjoyable activities that parents can lead to foster these skills....

Clooney has been in on this joke for a long time, but he takes it to a whole new level in a new charity push for Omaze. In the video, Clooney pretends to have been stuck at a guy named Byron’s house for most of the 2020 pandemic. The reason he was there? To buy a used $7 dollar Batman action figure via Craigslist. Clooney is meh about the purchase saying “it’s not the one with the nipples....

But, why is Knives Out 2 called Glass Onion? The short answer is that the concept of a “glass onion” — a transparent structure that nonetheless has layers — is central to the movie. However, what some may not know is that director Rian Johnson lifted this idea from the Beatles song of the same name; “Glass Onion.” A deep-cut album track, “Glass Onion” appears on the self-titled 1968 album “The Beatles,” more commonly known as The White Album....

Family planning sure is expensive. Just how did drugs that help a man’s sperm get back in action get on the NFL banned drug list? It all has to do with the NFL’s paranoia around any substance that has anything whatsoever to do with the big ‘T’ — testosterone. Testosterone is essential for male fertility. Without testosterone, which is naturally produced by the pituitary gland, the process of spermatogenesis would stop very early on and sperm simply could not exist....

When I Comfort Her “I’m a nurturing person, so I’m in my element when I’m consoling someone, or giving advice. My wife, on the other hand, is very analytical, and very logical. So, when something bad happens, or she has a rough day, her default is problem-solving mode. Of course, I don’t like to see her upset, but it makes me feel so good to be able to hold her, care for her, and feel like I’m protecting her....

Just like the original Hatchimal, kids need to rub, tickle, and hold their Hatchibaby egg when they first get it. They’ll hear some giggling from the inside and see their HatchiBaby’s eyes glowing in different colors. When the eyes start glowing rainbow colors, it’s time to hatch. Rubbing the bottom of the egg encourages it to hatch, and eventually the top of the shell will start to crack. Kids can remove any extraneous pieces of shell and pull out their baby Hatchimal creature....

It’s a very tough question that ultimately begs another one: can the Dark Knight get any…lighter? For parents with younger Bat-fans (Batlings? Bat-Mites?) the truth of the caped crusader is hard to escape; as a franchise, Batman has historically not had a lot of material geared towards pre-school-age kids. Yes, Adam West is okay for grade school, as is the excellent ‘90s series, Batman: The Animated Series. But if you’ve got a 3-year-old, and you’re itching to get them into Batman, there’s only a handful of options, such as the excellent comic book ‘Lil Gotham....

HBO Max officially kicked off its Warner movie-a-month juggernaut in December with Wonder Woman 1984, though one might argue it began with The Witches, starring Anne Hathaway. Up next, on January 29, is The Little Things, a crime drama that brings together Oscar winners Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek. It’s all been a reaction to the pandemic, of course, with the idea being to support the newly launched HBO Max via top-tier content rather than AT&T counting entirely on Warner Bros....

Revealing what happens in the two-episode debut of Willow will specifically spoil a great big revelation at the end of the first episode. So, for now, let’s just say that if it’s been a while since you watched the 1988 Ron Howard movie Willow — in which Willow and Madmartigan (Val Kilmer) protected a baby from evil magic — it’s good to remember that babies grow up. In fact, the strength of Willow is that it’s not a nostalgia fest at all....

Coffee has several well-documented health benefits — from lowering the risk of depression and Parkinson’s disease to decreasing the chance of developing type 2 diabetes and liver cancer. But new research has found this elixir of life might be just that…sorta. For the study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers examined data from more than 170,000 people that had been collected as part of the UK Biobank from 2009 through 2018....