1-year-olds “are building all areas of development at the same time,” says Rebecca Parlakian, senior director of programs at the nonprofit Zero to Three, which advocates for young children’s well-being and development. So, she explains, it’s important to provide them with toys and activities that support these different areas of development. Some general categories to keep in mind, according to Parlakian: Colorful objects help kids develop visual skills.Blocks or graspable objects support fine motor skills....

And while most convertible high chairs share a similar utilitarian aesthetic, there are a handful on the market that put design front and center. Not only are they highly rated, but they also look pretty damn cool in the house. And you get plenty of use out of them. Pay attention to weight limits, how easy they are to clean, and whether or not the chair grows with your child....

“For this reason, it is crucial that girls read, or are read, books featuring strong, empowered female characters,” says Laura K. Zimmermann, a developmental psychologist and professor at Shenandoah University who studies children’s media, chronotype, and STEAM learning in young children. “Research has shown that media messages can shift children’s views in a non-stereotypical direction as easily as a stereotypical one. Books are one way to get those messages out there....

Sunski Recycled Plastics Sunglasses Chances are, your eighth-grader has given you a lecture or two about the environment. These recycled plastic frames come from a mission-oriented company that also donates 1% of sales to environmental nonprofits. Available in a slew of looks and colors, they come with a lifetime warranty, too. Buy Now $48 CouchBed Sleepovers or study sessions just got a boost with this memory foam mattress bed that doubles as a comfy lounge sofa....

“I know it can feel complicated. It’s not,” says Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. You can choose between two types of car seats when it comes to your newborn. Rear-facing only car seats generally fit babies weighing up to 22 to 35 pounds, depending on the specific model, usually have a base that remains in the car, and have handles so you can lift the car seat in and out of the car....

Best of all, these are actually thoughtful gifts that make it seem like you put actual thought and effort into picking them out. Happy shopping. Every product on Fatherly is independently selected by our editors, writers, and experts. If you click a link on our site and buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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What you’re going through is more common than you might think. Financial disagreements aren’t the exception in marriages – they’re more like the rule. It’s why money is consistently one of the top reasons that couples call it quits. It doesn’t have to be that way. With the right approach, hopefully you can grow in your understanding of each other’s needs and strengthen your relationship in the process. What you don’t want to do is simply assert the superiority of your viewpoint, says Ryan Howes, a psychologist in Pasadena, California....

The Building an Economy for Families Act is a dramatic step in the right direction. Introduced by House Ways and Means Committee chairman Representative Richard Neal, the bill would make “basic support for workers with families part of the infrastructure of our economy instead of optional add-ons that not only don’t exist for a majority of workers but also could vanish at any moment.” In other words, it would universalize and guarantee benefits that every working parent deserves....

Which is why when my wife heard about the EZPZ Happy Mat, a colorful suctioning placemat with a built-in dish, from a parent with a similarly … er, spirited child … we were fine dropping $25 on it. Admittedly, that’s a lot to pay for a piece of rubber but considering how much it reduced our paper towel consumption, not to mention our level of frustration nightly, I’d say it was well worth it....

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Jokes about that one shirt aside, Craig’s Bond has always looked great through his four 007 films. But in the trailers for No Time To Die (out October 8, 2021) Bond is rocking a down-to-earth brown canvas jacket that we totally love. (You can see it in the trailer when Bond gets his old Aston Martin of the garage.) Part of what makes this jacket so rad is that it’s actually something you would wear even if Bond wasn’t wearing it in the new movie....

“There are certain changes in decision-making centers of your brain that tend to amplify your ability to ignore pain,” says New York-based surgeon Christopher Hollingsworth, M.D., describing dad reflexes. “They tend to override any kind of logical concerns that you have and allow you to function very quickly without thinking of anything else.” Fight or flight is driven by adrenaline, stoked by the brain’s frontal cortex, Hollingsworth explains. The frontal cortex, which controls personality and decision making, also activates when adults see children’s faces, research suggests....

Other than perhaps the Adam West film in 1966, The Batman is one of the few big-screen versions of the Dark Knight in which Batman actually realizes that vigilantism based solely on getting perpetual revenge for his parents’ murder is…toxic. This may seem like a small thing, but one of the best things about The Batman is that it encourages the audience to root for Bruce’s violent form of anti-heroism, but then, in the end, flips around all of your emotional tethers....

Controversially, Burton was one of many people who were passed over for the gig. And now, but during an interview on The Daily Show, he explained that he was actually happy that he wasn’t chosen to host Jeopardy!. Burton said that the Jeopardy! job was a case of being “careful of what you wish for” because he admitted that he was actually more drawn in by the idea of hosting the show than the actual reality of the gig....

“Dads injure their backs in two ways; actively and passively,” says Chris Stevenson, CSCS, international fitness speaker, and owner of Stevenson Fitness in Oak Park, California. “Active injuries happen when your back is not strong enough or flexible enough for the activities you are trying to do.” It might be picking up your child or a heavy bag of groceries. Maybe it is swinging your golf club or landing hard after a rebound....

“We were concerned to find that a substantial minority reported the belief that vaccines may not be safe in people with celiac disease,” Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl, a gastroenterologist at Columbia University and coauthor on the study presented at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, told Fatherly. “Vaccines do not contain gluten. If there is any worry in this area that’s warranted, it should be about the consequences of infection, as opposed to the safety of vaccination....

It’s hyperbolic, self-deprecating id personified that hilariously teases out common parenting frustrations. Sure, laugh at his pain. Just keep in mind that as effective as his comedy is at bringing audiences joy, it is by no means prescriptive. Here are some of Hart’s more hilarious parenting stories that are as perfect for entertainment as they are inadvisable for emulation. These are his most relatable moments, ever. Daddy Day One of the greatest gifts you can give your partner is a day off from parenting....

His Political Affiliations “My father and I are complete political opposites. You can infer what you want, but it’s basically a case of super liberal (me) versus super conservative (him). We’ve definitely had conversations about politics before, but they were more shouting matches and less actual discussions. I figure that, if I’m ever going to empathize with another person’s viewpoint – considering it’s so far removed from my own — it’s going to be my father....

“We actually expected that the display of graphic anti-smoking posters in the retail environment would reduce smoking intentions among all teenagers,” study author William G. Shadel told Fatherly. “When we dug into the data and started to analyze it, what we found out was that wasn’t true.” For the study RAND researchers built a simulated convenience store, complete with a wall of cigarettes, to reflect where most teen tobacco cigarette purchases occur....