“We’re in this kind of emergency state and everybody’s destabilized,” says clinical psychologist Regina Koepp of the Emory University School of Medicine Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences and the Atlanta VA Healthcare System. “It’s really scary, and we’re experiencing loss because we’ve lost our sense of security. And that makes it really tricky. The other thing that makes COVID-19 really tricky is that the destination isn’t clear.” The world is mourning on a wide scale, grieving what we haven’t yet lost....

“The recent dead hang trend on TikTok shines a new light on a classic and fundamental movement,” says personal trainer Daniel Richter, CEO of StrengthLog. “Fitness enthusiasts share videos of themselves doing the dead hang exercise while listing the benefits and the often satisfying feelings in the back, shoulders, and arms.” Matt Scarfo, a personal trainer for Lift Vault, notes that these TikTok videos are especially popular with fit creators that can hang for a few minutes at a time....

Fatherly spoke to the happily married couple about their sex life and how parenthood has changed their romantic relationship. The Details The Couple: Sarah and Robert Ages: 32 (Him) 35 (Her)Years Married: 6Years Together: 10Number of Kids: One: A 2-year-old boy named Liam.Location: Dallas, TexasOccupations: Financial Advisor (him); stay-at-home mom (her) Broadly speaking, how has having a kid changed your sex life? Robert: We’re just busy. We’re adults now. I’m at work....

According to Space.com, NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently hanging out on Mars, was able to capture a moment of perfect conditions, proving a theory astronomers have held for a long while: The rover captured a sun halo. “On Earth, when conditions are just right, ice crystals in the atmosphere can warp sunlight to create the appearance of a bright spot on either side of the sun, or of a halo ringing it,” Space....

Recently, the parents of eight-year-old Gabriel Taye filed a federal lawsuit against the Cincinnati public schools, alleging that their son committed suicide because the school covered up and failed to prevent a culture of bullying. All 50 states have some kind of anti-bullying law, and schools are increasingly being called upon to implement bullying prevention programs. Bullying and suicide are both significant public health concerns for children and adolescents. As a scholar with expertise in youth violence and bullying, I’ve done considerable research to understand the link between bullying and suicide....

Eric Standop understands this. A master face reader, Standop is an expert in a wide-array of expression-reading practices and currently runs the Face Reading Academy where he consults with a variety of clientele, from businesses to married couples, on the fine art of understanding facial expressions. In his new book, Read the Face: Face Reading for Success in Your Career, Relationships, and Health, Standop lays out the science of face reading and offers advice on understanding the micro-expressions that hint at much larger emotions....

Six-pack abs are “are not markers of health and wellness,” Sam Leahey, director of sports science at Precision Sport Science, told Men’s Health. “Mortality issues aren’t correlated with how many abs you can see in the mirror or the level of skin fold at the abs.” Not only are defined abs not signs of good health, they can actively contribute to poor health — especially in the long term. “Maintaining a six-pack isn’t healthy for your body,” author and personal fitness trainer Leena Mogre told Times of India....

Being overachievers, we had read all of the books on sleep hygiene, including Dr. Harvey Karp’s classic The Happiest Baby on the Block. It seemed like a lot of the advice we read was inconsistent — one book says white noise is great, another says it doesn’t work — but many friends swore by Karp’s “Five S’s” for comforting a baby: swaddling, side holding, shh-ing, swinging, and sucking. When we discovered that there was a motorized baby-rocking bassinet that would implement all of Karp’s ideas, we were intrigued....

One of the program’s main appeals is its versatile, do-anywhere set-up. You can follow along via DVD in your living room, and most of the workouts use body-weight resistance (a few call for resistance bands or dumbbells), so you don’t need any fancy equipment. P90X touts what it calls “muscle confusion” as the centerpiece to its effectiveness: By doing multiple variations of short, high-intensity moves, the body never gets settled into a routine and therefore theoretically will never plateau (that annoying part of exercise where you’re doing the same workout as always but no longer seeing improvements in your fitness because your body has gotten used to the effort)....

Kettlebells are, first of all, practical. In a home filled with kids and their toys, kettlebells occupy blessedly little space, and are inherently just fun. Designed to be used as an aid to motion, you’ll be swinging, circling, arcing them through the air. This combination of strength and cardio is harder to achieve with traditional weights. Kettlebell workouts also tend to be more effective than traditional strength workouts because, unlike traditional dumbbells, the bulk of their heft hangs several inches below their handle....

At first glance, the Paperclip is a handsome diamond-quilted/leather-trimmed bag that — if no baby is around — you’re likely to assume is filled with a MacBook, David Guetta EPs, and a Moleskine notebook. Yea, it’s stylish. Unzip the front, though, and prepare to have your sleep-deprived mind blown. It boasts a patent-pending, foam-cushioned changing station (with sides) that folds out so you have a convenient and clean space to change your baby....

Most winter coats are filled with bulky insulation ⏤ that’s what makes them warm. Unfortunately, that same insulation creates space between a child’s chest and the car seat strap, which should fit snuggly when tightened. It’s actually something of an illusion for parents. When the harness is secure, a child wearing a big coat feels just as tight in the seat as they would if they were wearing a t-shirt....

To really make fire pitting a lifestyle, you need a storage solution—like you have for your grill. Something to keep your gear protected, out of the way when not in use, and easily accessible. The Station is Solo Stove’s modern take on a log rack. Made from powder-coated aluminum, the Station will never rust. It protects the fire pit and wood on all four sides from the elements. And you don’t need a Solo Stove to use it....

As I’ve been saying for years, this particular Reddit thread suggests that Whoville in The Grinch is located on the same Who-planet from Horton Hears a Who! This concept makes perfect sense, and it also means that when Horton stood up for that speck of dust, he was, in fact, standing up for little Cindy Lou Who, who is (still) not more than two. Anyway, as the Reddit theory goes: in Horton Hears a Who!...

With dual suction cups that attach firmly to the wall of your bathroom, the extended holder can fit just about any wine glass. And the Bluetooth speaker is quality (for its size), delivering deep bass stereo sound with zero distortion, all while being water-resistant, with an IPX4 waterproof rating (ie., resists pretty much all splashes). The track selection and volume buttons are secured at the top so you can control your songs without stepping out of the shower....

“It depends entirely on the type of threat,” says Dr. Nancy Darling, Professor of Psychology at Oberlin College and author of the Thinking About Kids blog at Psychology Today. She notes that many threats are essentially disciplinary warnings, and they’re necessary. Essentially, a parent can’t talk about the loss of a privilege as a natural consequence of a child’s action without making a threat. “In that case, what you’re saying is ‘If you behave in this way that you know you’re not supposed to these are the consequences,” says Darling....

The Negroni The Negroni celebrated its 100th birthday this year and we are raising our glass to 100 more years for this venerable cocktail. It’s a serious drink, refreshing, yet bitter and perfect as an aperitif. We like ours with Beefeater thanks to its balanced citrus and juniper notes. Ingredients 1oz Campari1oz Gin1oz Sweet Vermouth Directions Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with one large cube of ice and garnish with an orange peel....

In some ways, Mycoskie is exactly who you might envision the founder of TOMS to be: he’s into yoga, he has dogs named Buddha and Gypsy, and he travels constantly. But despite all that, and his steady focus on helping others, he still manages to be a present, engaged father to his 6-month-old son, Summit and husband to his wife Heather. What time do you start answering emails in the morning?...

Despite the technicolor madness of Toy Fair, the show acts as a barometer for the toy industry — and showcases the larger trends within the wide world of play. Here, then, are 11 major takeaways from Toy Fair 2020. What’s Old Is New Again Nostalgia was, once again, a driving force behind many big brand toy releases. Hasbro brought back the 80’s shopping spree game Mall Madness that comes with a 3-D game board of a two-story shopping mall as well as Tiger Handheld Electronic games with such titles as The Little Mermaid, Transformers, X-Men, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3....

Since Toys ‘R’ Us announced its bankruptcy last month, Larian, whose MGA Entertainment is behind L.O.L Surprise, Little Tikes, and Bratz, has insisted that the retailer’s closure would be bad for the toy business at large. In an effort to save the retailer, Larian even launched a crowdfunding effort with a goal of $1 billion. He also planned to raise an initial contribution of $200 million with the hopes that regular people who wanted to save the company would contribute the other $800 million....