A similar trend applies to people’s social lives. Those who are satisfied with their friends and relationships outside of their families were significantly less lonely than those who were dissatisfied with their social lives, with a mere five percent compared to a startling 26 percent. Other factors that significantly influence loneliness include community attachment, marital status, and economic status. The number of lonely Americans who aren’t happy with the area or neighborhood they live in is about one in five, which is nearly triple the number of those who are more content with their community or who know more of their neighbors....

My daughter was bitten two days in a row at preschool by two different kids. Neither attacker broke the skin, but both left a nice full set of teeth marks. How do we handle it with the preschool and the other parents? I don’t want to overreact, but what do we do if this keeps happening? Bobby, Nashville, Kentucky * Preschoolers are super cute, for sure, but also… they bite....

Fauci recommended continuing to wear masks if you find yourself in an area that has “a high level of viral dynamics and a very low level of vaccine.” He did not list specific states, but nearly a quarter of states across the country are below a 60 percent vaccination rate, including Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. Wyoming, Alabama, Tennessee, and West Virginia have barely passed 50 percent, while Mississippi and Louisiana are the two states that have failed to reach 50 percent....

Thankfully, the internet exists and with it comes a whole slew of activities that we can throw at our kids to keep their brain from turning to mush and our sanity intact. One of these activities comes from the a company that knows how to engage kids’ imaginations: Disney. The company has released a collection of free drawing classes that teach our kids how to bring their favorite Disney and Pixar characters to life with a pencil....

The genius of the Solo Stove design is in focusing heat back into the fire pit. After all, cooler fires produce more smoke, which explains why, when seated around one of its products, you’re not dodging white rabbits. Constructed from stainless steel, it’s both rugged enough and long-lasting to take you into the bush and back, and due to its design, it can burn most anything you’ll find when far from home....

The suit was filed in 2018, and the Boy Scouts naturally asked a judge to dismiss the case. That prompted the Girl Scouts to file new documents on Christmas Eve detailing their allegations. The Girl Scouts call the Boy Scouts’ recruiting tactics “extraordinary and highly damaging to Girl Scouts” because they set off an “explosion of confusion.” “As a result of Boy Scouts’ infringement, parents have mistakenly enrolled their daughters in Boy Scouts thinking it was Girl Scouts,” the lawyers said, adding that this never occurred before 2018....

What beef has been recalled? U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service How to find out of the been you have is part of the recall? here What to do if you have recalled beef? E.coli symptoms and seriousness explained

Winning a gold medal is always a remarkable achievement, but what is really impressive is that the 21-year-old U.S. gymnast was able to bounce back from a disappointing showing at the women’s vault on Sunday, where she placed last, and a disappointing individual all-around performance, too. But rather than dwell on the past, Jade was able to focus and earn a score of 14.366, beating out Italy’s Vanessa Ferrari to take first place....

But the gift in that for all of us is we can gather inspiration for next year’s costumes – and maybe then have enough time to execute them. Here are the best celebrity family Halloween costumes. Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and Kids Are The Best Halloween Family Ever Chrissy and her family went all out to transform themselves into the Addams Family. We’re not sure who’s in the cousin It costume, but we’re happy to see It there....

You probably missed the only total solar eclipse expected anywhere on Earth this year as NASA noted that viewers from Australia to South Africa to Chile could see a partial eclipse of the sun – when the moon passes in front of part of the sun, not entirely. Viewers even further south could see a total eclipse, where the moon passes entirely in front of the sun for a brief period of time....

Burton made his debut on July 26, and if he exhibited any nerves or stiffness on his first night, all of that evaporated on the second night. And it’s all because his wife Stephanie told him to loosen up. “I came back after taping the first episode and said, ‘So, how did I do?’ and she said, ‘Ehhh. It wasn’t you.’” Burton told GMA. “Thank God for marrying a woman that will tell you the truth…” His mistake was trying too hard to be Trebek-like, at least at first....

Reviews.org wanted to find out more about people’s streaming habits. The company surveyed 1,000 Americans at least 16 years old to ask about their habits, subscriptions, and feelings about Netflix. The surveys were sent in August 2022, revealing that Netflix might have some trouble on its hands next year. According to the survey, 1 in 4 respondents said they plan to leave Netflix next year, and 12.5% plan to lose the platform in the next few months....

Wall-mounted video slates from two-syllable startups—Mirror, Tempo, Tonal—have gobbled up much of the attention. After all, they’re sleek, stylish, and have features like artificial intelligence and video tracking. They’re also quite expensive and, for the experienced gym rat, a potentially unwelcome change of routine. But you don’t have to adapt to a brand-new kind of machine to reap the benefits of a smart home gym. A slew of more traditional gear, from treadmills to kettlebells, has been outfitted with tech that allows you to track, customize, and maximize your at-home workouts....

Zach Mander’s theory — which he posted in a viral TikTok back in 2021 — is all bout the family’s house, which he notes overlooks the skyline of Brisbane, Australia, specifically in the area of Paddington. Mander then looks up the average price of a house in Paddington and discovers that a home typically costs over $1 million, an exorbitant cost of a house, even for talking animals. Why is this significant?...

“I am deeply concerned by the numbers of hospitalized adolescents,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. “I continue to see promising signs in CDC data that we are nearing the end of this pandemic in this country; however, we all have to do our part and get vaccinated to cross the finish line.” Adolescents aged 12 to 15 have been able to get Pfizer’s COVID vaccine since mid-May, which means none of the children in this age group will be fully vaccinated until late June or early July....

None of these actions should be surprising. From the jump, DeVos had painted herself as the type of DoE head who would limit federal involvement in public schools and be an anathema to several Obama-era regulations. And she’s done quite a bit to make good on that promise, serve herself, and ultimately, hurt American kids in public schools. Here, are some things at just how much the DoE did to hurt kids this year....

The practical question the report forces Catholic parents of young children to answer is one parents in the church have faced before: Does my family’s participation in church life jeopardize the safety of my kids? Given that the reports out of Illinois and Pittsburgh follow revelations of a similar nature in Boston, Ireland, Kenya, the Philippines, and Croatia, we must entertain the notion that the answer is “yes.” As such, many Catholic parents like myself are reconsidering how they engage with churches and religious institutions....

So after telling your spouse you want a divorce, what does filing for divorce actually feel like? As these 12 ex-husbands and fathers explain, the feelings can shoot the emotional gamut, and bring everything from unimaginable pain to life-altering relief. One thing’s for certain: the process comes with a lot of emotions. I Had A Lot of Regrets “The divorce papers may as well have been a white surrender flag....

It’s mid-morning on a Saturday, and my 4-year-old son Fox is ripping through his day. Breakfast has been cleared, the LEGOs are out, and music is playing on the Google Home. Fox, who’s passionate about music and loves listening to everything from “big loud crazy songs” (aka Metallica) to “songs without any words” (Star Wars theme), suddenly thinks of a specific song he wants to hear. He asks me to tell Google, but I push back and encourage him to do so....