This got her “Why was the information that was out there when I was trying to get pregnant so obscure?,” she said “Why didn’t I know that just getting a positive test didn’t really tell me, yet, that I was successfully pregnant?” Pulling at these threads, Dr. Freidenfelds dove into the history of miscarriages and came out with a brand new understanding of modern pregnancy and how market forces, medical advancements, pregnancy apps, and birth control have given expecting parents a sense of control and surety over their pregnancy that they just don’t have in the first place....

The compact studio-like floor plan includes a full-size kitchen with standard-sized appliances and a full bathroom on one side, and a living room and bedroom on the other. The waitlist for this tidy, energy-efficient box house is roughly 50,000 orders strong. Why the interest? Boxable builds Casitas to be pretty bombproof: The walls are made from steel, concrete, and insulating foam, so rot resistance and energy efficiency are built-in. The walls, floors, and roof are strong enough to resist hurricane-force winds and snow loads....

That’s the argument historian Bethany Johnson and University of North Carolina Communications Studies professor Dr. Margaret Quinlan put forth in their new book, You’re Doing it Wrong: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise. It all began in the early 20th Century with Better Baby Contests. The explicit aim of the contests, held across the U.S., was to publicly promote healthy babies and baby-rearing practices through a public competition. But in doing so, they held up a mirror to “progressive” values that were inextricably linked to white supremacy via eugenicist theory....

For this, you can thank one of America’s longest-running vaccine campaigns. In the 70 years we’ve been vaccinating against polio (also known as poliomyelitis), cases worldwide have been reduced by more than 99.9%. There’s a real possibility that polio could be eradicated entirely within our lifetime. Of the three viruses that cause polio (known simply as Types 1-3), only Type 1 remains. Types 2 and 3 were declared eradicated in September 2015 and October 2019, respectively....

The Beat Goes On revolves around the odd couple friendship between the relentlessly positive Queen Poppy and the practical and pessimistic Branch who live in the aptly named Troll Village. Unlike most kid’s entertainment, the show does not pretend like constant optimism is the answer to all of life’s problems. While Poppy’s ability to see the best in every situation is undoubtedly one of her greatest strengths, it also can be the source of her problems, as her naive nature can keep her from thinking things all the way through....

Christmas and cookies go together like peanut butter and jelly. It’s a tradition that’s pretty universal across the United States. While there is a surprising amount of cookie types that fit the holiday season, there are 8 different cookies that run the country in terms of popularity. Instagram collected data based on the holiday cookies that were liked and mentioned by each state in both Instagram Feed and Stories over the past month....

One Redditor, however, found himself unable to put up an outdoor display after he invested in indoor decorations for his new home due to the ridiculousness of his neighbor’s display and the cost of decorations. Now, you might think he’d just have to accept being the dark neighbor next to the shining beacon of holiday mirth, but he and his new neighbor came up with a creative solution that you just have to tip your (Santa) hat to....

“Provide tender, moist meats that are well-cooked, not undercooked or rare, and that are in chunks larger than ¼-inch pieces,” says Nancy Z. Farrell, MS, a Fredericksburg, Virginia–based registered dietitian, nutritionist, and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Add some broth or au jus to help moisten meats, and don’t overcook as they will become more dry and difficult to chew and swallow for toddlers just learning the motor skills required in eating....

CNN Travel reports that only 4,000 people have been able to summit Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. But very few have been Black – only eight Black climbers have climbed to the top. Adventure Journal reports that 10 Black climbers have made the full trek. Whether eight or 10, it’s a strikingly low number considering 4,000 people have made it to the top, and the Full Circle climbing group is committed to elevating the sport in their communities – and in doing so, they nearly doubled the numbers of Black climbers who ascended Everest....

A new national poll conducted by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Michigan wanted to look into gratefulness, specifically when it comes to raising our kids. Researchers asked 1,125 parents who have at least one kid between the ages of 4 and 10 a variety of questions about gratitude, including how the family uses manners like saying “please” and “thank you” or if the kids participate in any volunteer work. With the holiday season upon us, the results show that many parents want to prioritize teaching gratitude and gratefulness to their kids....

Dear Fatherly, I don’t trust my father-in-law to watch my kids. I don’t think he’s going to hurt them or touch them or anything, I just don’t think he’s good at paying attention. He’s really absent-minded and sometimes he just kind of gets into his own head. Because I have a toddler and a kindergartner, I don’t think he’s the best babysitter. He’s old, too. I don’t think he’s getting dementia or anything, but I think he just gets caught up in his own thing....

Fatherly, I had a long weekend recently and wanted to take my rare time off and get my family out for some bonding. I work a lot and don’t see my kids as much as I want to because they are usually already getting ready for bed by the time I get home. And in the morning I’m usually out the door before they go off to school. They are in 3rd and 5th grade....

This set up a ritual, of sorts. I’d go off to one of my kid’s end of school events and I’d send Andrew a photo or a video. At least once, in my zeal, I had my kid thank him via video for letting his pops cut out of work. He called it emotional blackmail. I took this as a joke. And I joked too, telling people it was all a ploy....

But then again, that happened off-screen, and maybe we don’t know the whole story. And actor Giancarlo Esposito is a master at filling in the villain’s backstory, and in doing so, making his baddies well, less bad. Like Moff Gideon, “Human beings contain both light and dark and they struggle with that inside of themselves,” says Giancarlo Esposito, who plays him on the show. “I realized that there are no clear-cut answers or clear-cut visions or views of a villain....

Along with the news that Dr. Seuss Enteprirse willingly will cease publishing new copies of 5 racially insensitive books, it’s also been made clear, that something which much lower stakes is also being debated. Reportedly the fictional nom de plume, which Theodore Geisel gave to himself has been commonly mispronounced by everyone for the past half-century. According to an article published in Slate, and apparently well-documented elsewhere, the “correct” pronunciation as Dr....

The quality of a father-child relationship can be broken down by the “ABC of Fatherhood”: Affective climate, Behavior, and Connection.Involved fathers change in ways that are beneficial for kids, their communities, and themselves.Building a father-child relationship happens gradually, through a series of transitions as the child develops. It’s tempting to think of father-child relationships in physical and temporal terms. Is dad affectionate? Does dad spend the time? These things matter — specifically to younger children — but two questions cannot encapsulate the quality or importance of a father-child relationship....

When put like this, the option for self-compassion (uh, B) should win in a landslide. It’s supportive and calming. “It puts you in the mind state to cope with stressful events,” says Kristin Neff, associate professor of educational psychology at University of Texas at Austin, co-author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, and one of the leading experts in self-compassion. But, in the moment, this isn’t that easy. People are hard on themselves and A is often a popular choice....

“Technically the young August child may be two years difference if someone did hold their old August child back,” explains Nancy Gretzinger, Ed D, a retired educator with over 40 years of experience. That’s a distinct gap in experience for a young kid and could make the first year of Kindergarten a struggle. READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to Kindergarten That said, Gretzinger notes that parents have a variety of reasons they might want to send their kid to Kindergarten right away, rather than hold back....

“It is important to know your child’s style as well as yourself. Kids are just different. Some more cautious, some more fearless; they are born with different temperaments,” says clinical psychologist Robin Goodman, Ph.D. “A fear may or may not match your own, which can make it harder or easier for a parent to figure out and help out.” Some schools of thought dictate that throwing a child into the deep end — sometimes literally — is the way to push a child to confront fears....

But with the payment comes a question: how to spend it? First off, do not take advice from Twitter or your group chat. Do not try to multiply your windfall by “investing” it in a third-tier cryptocurrency or a digital NBA highlight, or by letting it roll with a big March Madness bet. You need to have a plan. “Otherwise, you’ll likely fritter it away,” says Janet Alvarez, a personal finance expert at Wise Bread....