One thing the best scary movies do is masterfully create — and release — tension. Doing so spikes an audience’s adrenaline. So, a decent — if quite limited — way to gauge the best horror movies, then, is to see which ones elevate heart rate the most. That’s exactly the metric a team of researchers on behalf of the website BroadBandChoices used to find the 10 scariest movies of all time for their “Science of Scare” project....
In a series of viral videos — one of which shows one of her children serving himself banana on bread, another which shows her 3-year-old cooking eggs on a miniature, fully-functional stove — Laura Love has shown that her two young children are totally self-sufficient when it comes to snack time. That being said, it clearly took a lot of patience — and takes a ton of supervision. In the videos, Laura reveals just how much time and patience it took for her toddlers to become self-sufficient in their so-called “kitchen....
On Oct. 30, 2019, Tony shared a story on Twitter about an encounter with a kid at the skatepark. According to Tony, the kid was practicing already when he showed up. The kid asked if he was a good skater. Tony, who is literally one of the greatest pro-skaters of all time, answered that he was “sometimes” a good skater. The kid asked a few more questions before Tony wanted to know the child’s name....
Odell Beckham Jr. is a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, and this weekend was his first appearance in the Super Bowl. As expected, he was excited – it was a big night in his career. But adding to the excitement of it all was the fact that he could also become a dad at any moment. Odell’s girlfriend, Lauren Wood, is pregnant with their first baby and due any minute – and while on the field, he was worried he’d miss the birth....
RELATED: The Best Kids Mountain Bikes For Kids Who are Ready to Rip Up the Trail Similar to a balance bike/trike with a push bar, the Unirider is part toy, part carrier. It’s designed to shuttle 2-to-5-years-old (up to 55 lbs) around in a fun way while also helping them develop balance, and the ability to audition for Ringling Brothers in high school. For you, it’s a chance to work out those pipe cleaners, since you’re holding up their entire weight as you push....
The game is a beloved American classic, created in 1971 by a barber in a Cincinnati suburb. It’s something that people take seriously, and the Draw 6 rule is has been passed down through the generations. So reactions to the news, which seemingly came out of nowhere, were swift and aggressive. And if you thought you might be allowed to play some other combination of draw cards, we have some more bad news for you....
Dear Boys, Despite your brilliance and good judgment, you appear to have very little interest in my advice, either because you are too old for it (or you think you are, Declan) or you are too young for it (but not for long, Grey and Rye!). I, meanwhile, have a surplus of advice building up in me. I am like a lactating cow that needs to be pumped, or a pregnant sea turtle maybe....
Unsurprisingly, the cocky expectant father was given a painful wake-up call lasting just over three minutes, culminating in overwhelming pain. Thankfully, for us, his entire simulation experience was caught on video. It’s absolutely hilarious to watch him sweat, squirm, and yell out with frustration as the pain increases. Thankfully for him, the simulation didn’t last the average eight hours of active labor women experience. When we meet the expectant Aussie he’s in high spirits, giggling as they strap him in and joking that the simulation pads are tickling him....
Along similar lines, a new must-watch video from noted video essayist, critic, and author Lindsay Ellis, makes numerous (and occasionally hilarious) points about why it’s very possible everyone needs to lighten up on The Little Mermaid a bit. Summarizing the nuanced ideas in this video would be doing it an injustice, so we have to just recommend strongly that you go ahead and watch it and make up your own mind....
1. I Wish My Dad Hugged Me More “My dad was always very good at doing stuff with us kids. He would come to my soccer games, take me and my sister on multi-day hikes, and plan cool holidays with us. Looking back I have lots of fun memories with my dad. But, I’ve realized that he rarely expressed what he was feeling when we were enjoying those good times. I am sure he loved me and felt proud of me, but he almost never actually said it or gave me a hug....
Great. But, what exactly, is psychological flexibility? “Psychological flexibility is one of the most essential and valuable skills that you can take with you in your life,” says Katie Ziskind, a marriage and family therapist in Connecticut, who runs Wisdom Within Counseling. “It is about being easy going, using acceptance, and choosing to think on the bright side despite what changes have to happen.” According to the review, psychological flexibility is “defined as a set of skills that individuals engage when presented with difficult or challenging thoughts, feelings, emotions, or experiences....
The $1.8 trillion proposal, which follows the American Rescue Plan and the American Jobs Plan, would allocate funds to a series of new and expanded social programs and tax credits if passed that would directly benefit American families. Unfortunately, that’s a big “if” at the moment thanks to what’s likely to be unified Republican opposition and differences of opinion with Democrats from Sinema to Sanders. It’s better to think of Biden’s proposal as the first round in what will be a long series of negotiations with Congressional leaders over the details of the bill....
“There is no rhyme or reason of methodology or mathematical calculation,” Randy Kessler, a divorce lawyer for 30 years, told Fatherly. “I’ve seen 80-year-old people get divorced and 19-year-olds.” Kessler speaks the truth. As far as we know, scientists have yet to quantify divorce risk based on years married, because there are just so many other variables that contribute to a breakup. But isolated studies do give us a general idea of how likely your marriage is to end in any given year....
This information should only apply to people who don’t typically file taxes, as they IRS might not have the necessary information to calculate and remit a payment. There is a tool on irs.gov that allows those people to enter that information that was originally supposed to close on October 15. Now, non-filers who have not received their payment have until November 21 to use that tool. “We took this step to provide more time for those who have not yet received a payment to register to get their money, including those in low-income and underserved communities,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig....
To arrive at our current place, where every company is releasing their own EV, has been no small feat. By comparison, the invention of the smartphone was a tiny lift. Add a SIM card to an iPod. Done. Big deal, right? What Tesla started has spurred, albeit kicking and screaming, an all-out battle for the future of transportation, with huge challenges that remain because batteries simply refused to evolve without extraordinary R&D....
On Friday, Pfizer announced that although two shots of the new low-dose vaccine appeared safe in young children, the 3μg doses do not provide adequate protection against COVID in children 2 to 5. (However, early indications suggest they were effective in children 6 months to 24 months). Pfizer is updating the trial to include a third dose for children under 5, but the extra step will set back the authorization timeline....
“That one-hour limit recommendation does not include constructive/connective types of media use such as video-chatting, taking photos or making videos, looking at maps or looking up information online together,” Jenny Radesky, a physician and coauthor of the AAP’s’ recommendations, told Slate. This is not simply because it’s good for toddlers to have relationships with extended family members like grandma and grandpa, but because they learn more from these interactions as well....
“Fathers use it as much as mothers. It’s not as if men go ‘well, I’m not gonna sound like that.’ They do sound like that,” Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, developmental psychologist and professor and Temple University, who’s studied the topic, told Fatherly. Hirsh-Pasek suspects that it’s in people’s nature. “Instinctually we know there are certain accommodations we can make in language to others that will make it more identifiable and clear.” This clarity comes with a lot of developmental advantages....
I’m not a master communicator. In fact, I tend to put my foot in my mouth more often than not, especially when I’m trying to communicate to my daughters how much I love them. Perhaps you can relate. Yet, as a father of two girls, I know that expressing my love for them is extremely important. So, I found a way to share how I feel about them but in a manner that lets me carefully formulate my thoughts: I write a letter....
