“How are you going to share your gift today?” I asked. “MAAAAAWP!” he responded, as is his way when he’d rather not engage in a conversation. “C’mon,” I pled. “What will you do today to share your light and give someone joy?” “I’ll share my bottom,” he said, giggling. “I’ll share my poop.” And that’s where the conversation ended. This exchange was pretty typical of how a week of “spiritual” parenting had been progressing....

“You have to be goofy with your kids,” he told Fatherly. “Life isn’t so serious.” With a new a comedic turn as a broke DJ sidehustling as a nanny, Elba may be about to show the world his family-friendly side for the first time. Does he brood in Netflix’s Turn up Charlie? Not much. He can’t help being imposing, but, for once, that’s not the point. Idris Elba, the Sexiest Man Alive, is finally getting the chance to play the sweet guy he actually is offscreen....

To engage with Ikea’s new collection, dubbed LUSTIGT (because of course), parents and children will need to find space in the home for jumping rope, weaving, and lounging on arm-shaped pillows. That’s because LUSTIGT, which literally translates to “fun”, is a collection that places the primacy on play. Pieces include, for instance, a Wheel of Fortune game, which is wildly minimalist while being perfectly interactive. It acts as a design object perfect for the living room as well as a functional game....

Corbett lives in El Paso full time and has done his work through both the Obama and Trump administrations. What’s different with our current administration, he says, is that what was once perceived as abuse in the Obama administration, has become streamlined policy under Trump’s. Here, in his own words, Corbett explains the challenges of monitoring detainment centers that are deliberately set far apart from communities, how the government deliberately makes migrant detainment invisible, and why border communities always bear the brunt of the policies....

“It started because Harry wouldn’t settle unless he was twiddling with my hair. He’s done it since he was a baby,” Clark said. “I couldn’t leave him with his dad, because he doesn’t have any hair to play with and he just wouldn’t sleep at all.” A hairdresser-in-training saw the Sunderland, England mom’s post and sent her a spare mannequin head with hair of a similar color and length to her Clark’s....

Stimulus payments have also sown confusion on the taxpayer side of the equation. Of those who didn’t receive stimulus checks that were owed to them, they’ve been using the Recovery Rebate Credit tool in order to get their owed stimulus money in their tax return. Filers, seeking only what is rightfully owed to them, have in many cases written the wrong amount in the relevant box. These mistakes are attracting letters from the IRS detailing the error and potentially delaying the delivery of already tardy payments to the folks who need them....

There are few hard lines when it comes to deciding which risks are okay to take during the pandemic. But once you look at how dangerous going to a movie theater is compared to other family activities, it doesn’t seem like such a good idea — especially for only two or three hours of relief. “I personally love the movies. I know there is no substitute for seeing a movie in the theater,” says Abdul El-Sayed, a public health expert and former director of Detroit’s health department....

In the summer of 2020, protesters spoke out against systemic racism toward Black people, sparked by cries of justice for George Floyd. Though the protests never disappeared completely, they gained new strength after the Louisville police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor were absolved of guilt by grand jury. Though they have now quieted on the national scale, there’s always a local protest for a cause that you can join....

In short, Trump’s proposal would guarantee new parents up to 12 weeks of paid leave, at around 45 percent of their salary, but require they pay for it with an advance on their Social Security benefits. The plan only covers new children ⏤ paid time off to care for a sick parent or to battle a personal illness isn’t included ⏤ and recipients of the leave would have to delay their retirement by an as-of-yet undetermined number of weeks....

COVID-19 pandemic. However, the White House will soon have a sung hero — a veteran professor, in fact — as FLOTUS. The future First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, is slated to be a major advocate for American educators, in part because she plans on working full-time as a teacher while serving in the White House. In doing so, Biden will be the first FLOTUS in the position’s 231-year history to keep her job while also juggling the demands of her new role as First Lady....

Downhill, a black comedy based on the Swedish masterpiece Force Majeure, is about what happens after a father abandons his family (phone in hand) in the face of an avalanche. Everyone survives, but it still gets plenty cold. The movie is a portrait of marital malaise and cowardice that isn’t above a redemption arc, but takes far more joy in rubbing the audience’s face in the horror that is familial obligation....

The new image comes courtesy of the agency’s “Prime Extragalactic Areas for Reionization and Lensing Science” (PEARLS) research program. PEARLS aims to study the oldest galaxies in the universe and learn how stars are developed and galaxies are born. The JWST is helping continue PEARLS researchers gather data, and currently, the team is focusing on the constellation of Draco. The specific region captured in the newest groundbreaking JWST image is known as the North Ecliptic Pole....

It turns out diligence most certainly pays off. Kids’ teeth are highly susceptible to cavities, which can raise a whole host of future issues more difficult than the occasional tooth brushing meltdown. What Causes Cavities in Kids? In short, it’s the same process that causes cavities in adults: enamel eroding and exposing the tooth pulp. But there’s a difference in baby teeth, explains Dr. Kami Hoss, the founder of The Super Dentists....

The Batmobile is not one of Lego’s larger sets. It’s no Hogwarts Castle, that’s for sure. It’s made of 321 pieces and, fully constructed, measures six-inches long, five-inches wide, and three-inches tall. Don’t expect the motorcycle-inspired design of The Dark Knight Rises or the sports car aesthetics of Tim Burton’s Batman films. It’s far more tank, or even turtle-like, with four fattened wheels and a set of exterior plates. It’s bulky....

“I started wearing it a few years ago as a joke. It made me and the kids laugh, made my wife cringe sarcastically, and, since we’d only recently moved in, initiated some friendly conversations with the neighbors,” explains Paul, who has two kids. “I love my yard and like being a bit weird in it.” Paul gets two weeks of vacation time and even that gets eaten into by sick and, this being Michigan, snow days....

Frittata? Meh. Eggy Pizza? That’s way better. “Eggy Pizza is a perfect example of taking something mundane that we do every day — preparing breakfast — and making it a little bit more playful,” says Forgione. “Sometimes it has zucchini it, sometimes it has tomatoes. We made one yesterday that had broccoli and onions that were from dinner the day before. Whatever it is, Sonny gets excited. It’s like, ‘Hey....

I do not remember my SAT scores or my college GPA — likely because they weren’t particularly notable. But also, those measures of my book learnin’ have had little to no bearing on my life. Any success I’ve had in my career came from an ability to persevere through hard times, adapt when it proved useful, think creatively, play well with others and maintain a constant insatiable curiosity. And not one of those traits can be measured by test scores or academic success....

All this smoking isn’t great for Jordan’s health, but the most controversial ill effect of his habit happened on a trip he took to the Bahamas in the first days of 1999 as the NBA lockout dragged into its seventh month. It was there that he attempted to cut a cigar with what he later called a “cheap” cutter. It broke when Jordan pressed it down and the blade dug into his right index finger....

About 2.8 million children have had a parent deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria since 2001, according to Susan Hackley, director and co-producer of the powerful new documentary, Veteran Children: When Parents Go to War. Yet, these kids are all but invisible to the American public. Looked at another way, half of the 2.8 million U.S. troops sent to the Middle East in the 21st century are parents. Although many women have bravely served in the military, because approximately 95 percent of married service members deployed in these countries have been men, this article will focus on fathers and their children....

There are so many great reward programs out there that it’s a mistake not to be getting something back whenever you buy things like groceries or gas – especially if you have a pretty respectable credit score. If you’re not much of a traveler, the likely place you’ll want to go is a cash back card, of which there are plenty of solid choices. The Discover it Cash Back card, for instance, gives you 5 percent cash back at select retailers and one percent everywhere else....