On the Emmy Awards red carpet, Kathryn Hahn told PEOPLE’s Jeremy Parson that despite her breakout character becoming a cultural phenomenon earlier this year, her two kids Leonard, 14, and Mae, 12, would be “making constant fun” of their mom as she rehearsed at home for the Disney+ series. “Like my kid walked in one time while I was practicing my witch moves and he was like, ‘Oh my God, Mom!...
According to WFAA News, the City of Keller is entering a trial period pilot project for some city employees that will move them into a 4-day workweek. As a result, employees who work at the Keller Town Hall, including the records department of the Keller Police Department and municipal services, will shift their daily schedule beginning May 28. The pilot project is set to run for four months, and the city is hoping it will see improvement in many areas for its employees....
The One II takes its design cues not from the monolith in 2001 but the lush, period-accurate, mid-century modern stylings. Yeah, it’s the stuff that would go with your extremely classy great uncle’s aesthetic. Think, walnut or matte black wood veneer, a muted metal fabric mesh grill, on the outside, and real copper knobs. Instead of plastic or aluminum or, worse, those impossible touchscreen buttons, you get real tactile knobs and an on/off switch — like they used to make them....
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It’s easy to see why they would, though. The new replica is as slick as the actual truck ⏤ why not let Mack and Lego fans celebrate together? The fifth-largest Lego Technic kit ever, the Anthem is actually two trucks in one. First, it’s the new tractor trailer and features realistic details like “front-axle steering, rear-wheel drive, and a 6-cylinder straight engine with working pistons and spinning radiator fan,” not to mention “adjustable seats, detailed dashboard, steering wheel, sun visors, and a bunk bed....
According to New Scientist, Australia’s life expectancy is now the third highest in the world, shooting up from sixth place from last year. And there are a few key things experts attribute to the quick rise, which is particularly impressive given that many countries saw a decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Australia has climbed the ladder because it is one of the few countries where life expectancy has increased during the pandemic,” New Scientist reports....
Unsurprisingly, the East and West Coasts are home to the most expensive, well, homes in the United States. In California, you need to make more than $120,000 a year in order to buy an “average” home. Meanwhile, over in Michigan, the least expensive, you need to make $40,000. In Hawaii, which tops the list, you need to pull in $153,000 a year to buy a home — the average cost of which is more than $600,000....
“It’s weird how societal pressure works,” says Jennifer, a mother of two and university professor in New Hampshire. “How our culture expects not only that you will know how to mother, but that you will enjoy it and that it will fulfill some deep need in you. But I hate being a mother. I love my kids deeply, more than I love myself, but I hate being a parent.” Jennifer’s unusual form of activism is powerful because it challenges the cultural mythology around motherhood....
MekaMon is the brainchild of the UK’s Reach Robotics. These off-the-shelf robot warriors are aimed at kids ages 8+, and thanks to a Pokémon Go-style augmented reality — they do battle both in your house and on your smartphone screen. The MekaMon stand 9.8-inches tall, are bantamweight-light at just over two pounds each, and walk/fight on four legs like a crab or spider. Depen onding how epic your battles are, they can drop the hammer on their opponents for over an hour on a single battery charge....
READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to Sleep Similar to the French-made REMI, Mella from San Francisco-based Little Hippo is a sleep-training alarm clock with a happy disposition. The theory behind both devices is simple: Since kids don’t fully understand the concept of time until around age eight, use color and visual cues to teach them when to sleep and wake up instead. In the case of Mella, the clock glows a pre-set bedtime color and closes its little digital eyelids when it’s time to knock off for the night....
All that said, it’s good to have a mental checklist of what might be affecting a bawling infant. RELATED: How to Make a Baby Stop Crying How Do I Make the Baby Stop Crying? Pick up and walk around with the baby instead of sitting down with them. In studies, infants under six months who were carried immediately stopped voluntary movement and crying and exhibited a rapid heart rate decrease....
Skating was a big part of my childhood. I grew up in the hills of Pennsylvania, the middle of nowhere. When I was about six or seven, skateboarding hit the town I grew up in. I started doing it then with all the neighborhood kids and kept with it through elementary school and junior high. I got back into it when I moved to Venice Beach. They had a great culture there and there was this great little shop called the Arbor Skateboards....
“A lot of times, the man of the house gets out there and you’ve got 30 people coming to your home, out in the swimming pool, drinking beverages, and eating hors d’oeuvres, while you’re firing a pit all day,” says Mixon, whose accolades have also earned him the title of Winningest Man in Barbecue. “Everyone wants to know when it’s going to get done, but when it does get done, you’ve been sitting in the smoke so long, you just want to go in the house and sit in your recliner....
Martin had stayed silent on the subject, but spoke up after seeing parents at his son’s 5th-grade basketball game storm onto the floor and make a scene: “I’m probably the most animated coach that you’ve probably ever seen when my team’s playing. I go watch my kids play, I don’t say boo. I don’t wave my arms, I don’t try to coach my kids. With all due respect to most parents out there, I probably know more about basketball than most of them, OK....
Negotiation and mutual compromise are learned skills. And we could all use a crash course. Upon re-reading Dale Carnegie’s much beloved How to Win Friends and Influence People and Roger Fisher and William Ury’s Getting to Yes, David Sally, behavioral game theorist, and career-long professor of negotiation at Cornell and Dartmouth business schools, realized there was a lack of scientific explanation of what makes negotiation work, and how to do it well....
We picked seven of our favorite Nerf items that are on sale today. But don’t delay: These deals will fly away faster than an elite round out of a Nerf Rival Prometheus. This lightweight, handheld blaster looks just like the one in the popular video game. Operation is dead simple: simply pull back the slide, aim, and squeeze the trigger. This compact blaster can shoot darts up to 90 feet, and the barrel flips out when empty for easy reloading....
Like many around the world, my kids are basically stuck in the house 24/7 during COVID-19. My wife, a pediatrician, is supporting the front line at her office. As the boys’ primary caretaker since their births, I am manning the other front line. While there is slow, steady progress in my partner’s battle, I seem to be losing a Sisyphean fight. I’m an introvert parent and need time alone to recharge, to be my best self....
Parents are, understandably, wondering when they can let their guard down at least a little bit and return to some normalcy — whether that version of normal is going to a coffee shop on a Sunday afternoon or an indoor play gym with the kids. The answer is not yet. Here’s what you need to know. The Atlantic spoke with Justin Lessler, PhD, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who made it clear that we need to be very careful, even if cases hit a plateau and start to drop....
And while next week’s Draconid Meteor Shower will be a fun time for weird sky lovers, there’s no doubt that the star of the show is the upcoming Orionid Meteor Shower. Here’s everything you need to know to make sure you don’t miss it. When Is the Orionid Meteor Shower? the night of October 20 and the early morning of October 21asleep How Do I Make Sure I See It?...
How to Find Parenting Classes Start by checking with local hospitals, as many will have something for you. If that doesn’t work, a quick internet search will turn up organizations like Boot Camp For New Dads, which offer classes across the country. It’s important to find out who the class serves first, as some parenting classes serve those who are there voluntarily while others are set up for those who are there via court mandate....
