It’s easy to dismiss a chronic complainer as just a malcontent, but experts say there may be more going on. “It’s important to note that people with a marked tendency to complain are not all driven by the same inner forces,” says mental health counselor Kerith Edwards. Edward explains that chronic complaining could be a result of everything from frustration and betrayal to anxiety and mistrust. So, complaining can be a marker of many different things....

But while those things undoubtedly matter — seriously, people, Ghostbusters — there’s a difference between special and “special.” By age 8, Mozart composed his first symphony and mathemagenius Terence Tao scored a 760 on the math portion of the SAT. These are examples of genuine child prodigies, the kind making the 6 o’clock news or attending medical school before puberty. And, if you have to ask if your kid is a prodigy, they aren’t....

John Lennon made that heartbreakingly optimistic comment during an interview with radio reporters on December 8, 1980, just hours before he was gunned down that same day in front of the apartment building where he lived in New York City. Viewers will hear that interview as part of 20/20’s 43rd season premiere, “John Lennon: His Life, Legacy, Last Days,” scheduled for Friday, October 16 from 9-11 p.m. EST on ABC, which is a week after what would have been his 80th birthday and a bit shy of two months before the 40th anniversary of his shocking assassination....

“Kids can have a range of personalities, but some expected behaviors of toddlers need to be managed,” says Dr. William Stratbucker, a pediatrician at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids and Fellow of the American Academy Pediatrics. “If you’re faced with a toddler personality where you’re trying to work with them in interacting with other toddlers, you can help that situation with practice. One of the probably most important parts of that is to normalize sharing....

Benjamin, not his real name, had never been faithful in a single relationship in his whole life. He was unfaithful to his now-wife before they were married. Although she caught him and he vowed to change, he continued to have affairs while married and hoped that being a husband would help him quit his habit. Unsurprisingly, committing harder to his relationship didn’t stop him from engaging in affairs. Eventually, his wife found out that he was cheating again....

“You guys, just go put on your shoes,” I sighed, waiting for them to reach the soft grass of the front lawn. “But Poppa, we need to get our summer feet,” the seven-year-old replied. Of course. During our long winter slumber, I’d forgotten the magic of summer feet — essentially developing a layer of calluses to protect bare feet from rocks, hot sand, and sharp, hidden twigs. I kicked off my shoes and felt the grass between my toes....

Who did you yell at? I yelled at my girlfriend while she was dropping me off at work. I’m guessing that’s not a typical commute experience? Not at all. I’m a very calm, easy going person with a lot of patience and it usually takes a lot for me to lose my cool. My girlfriend struck up a conversation about a time-sensitive medical task that I needed to get done before heading into surgery in the near future, which was going to keep me out of work for at least three weeks....

The first ever Pizza Hut was open by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in Wichita, Kansas in 1958. The name reportedly came from Dan’s wife who thought the first lazily construction location looked like a hut. As the company expanded, the recognizable red, shingled roofs proliferated across the country. The buffets made their debut early in the summer of 1992. The year before the business had grown by 10 percent, but due to increased delivery sales....

The map is called Restor and was developed by Thomas Crowther, an ecologist at ETH Zurich. Crowther wanted to show people that while it’s completely fair to be outraged by the slow response to climate change, “without optimism, that outrage goes nowhere.” So Restor shines line on the ecological wins that show what changes can be made by people committed to making a difference, like a nonprofit planting trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest to restore an ecosystem that is now the home of 170 bird species and prairies in Illinois returning after nearing being wiped out in the late 20th Century....

What is International Observe the Moon Night? International Observe the Moon Night is “a worldwide event for moon-lovers,” held yearly since 2010. It’s not necessarily scheduled for the same day, but instead, the sky party is “each northern fall, on a night when the moon is near the first quarter phase,” EarthySky explains. This year, October 1 will mark the date when all the criteria will be met to have a spectacular night of celebrating the Moon for International Observe the Moon Night hosted by NASA....

(And if you haven’t gotten that message, millions of payments are still going out across the country, including many millions more this weekend, meaning that even if you haven’t received it yet, you very well could soon.) But what happens if you never get the money you’re owed, despite getting a message that it’s on the way? An IRS tool called Payment Trace may help you get the money you deserve without having to wait until next year’s tax season to file a Recovery Rebate Credit to get the $1,400 owed to you....

With daughter Ashley and 14-year-old grandson Hunter in tow, Biden walked over to the cemetery adjacent to St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Wilmington after attending Sunday morning mass. He had also visited the cemetery earlier that week, stopping by after an early morning visit to church on Election Day. That he has experienced such tremendous loss in his life is something Joe Biden has never shied away from. Biden’s pre-presidential run book, Promise Me, Dad, was a memoir about Beau’s battle with cancer and how it informed Biden’s final year as vice president and his political future....

John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940. The man literally changed the world through the power of his music, lyrics, and the sheer force of his personality, and he did so both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo act. Fans all over the world toasted to his birthday last week, but they also mourned a bit more than usual because Lennon would have turned 80 had he not been shot to death in 1980 by a deranged fan....

Her essay covers the realities of childbirth, the difficulty of being a parent, and the double-standards she faces while on the set with working fathers. But what connects all of these topics is Knightley’s unflinching honesty. She describes in graphic detail what it was like to give birth to her daughter Edie in 2015 and how she doesn’t think that women should pretend to be immediately back to normal after childbirth....

The ToyZone sought to find out which books are the most beloved in every country, and the results were wide and varied, which we love. The publication used a list of children’s writers from each country using Wikipedia to start their data dig. They pulled the data from each of the books from the authors on Goodreads. Specifically, ToyZone looked at the number of ratings and reviews. Using those numbers, the publication defined the most popular books as the highest rated among the 20 books with the most user ratings....

One of the most popular subjects in this genre — by far the most popular in my house — is going to the doctor. Our selection is wide ranging. We have Bea Goes to the Doctor, Corduroy Goes to the Doctor, Daniel Visits the Doctor, The Berenstain Bears go to the Doctor, and, breaking the title convention, It’s Time For Your Checkup. The plots are all the same: Kid goes to the doctor....

On Jan. 5, 2023, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the United States Geological Survey issued a notice that the Kilauea volcano was active again. “The summit eruption of Kīlauea that began within Halemaʻumaʻu crater just after 4:30 p.m. HST today, January 5, 2023, continues at this time,” the notice reads. “All activity is confined to Kīlauea summit region, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.” Although officials elevated the volcano alert level for Kilauea to a warning status and updated the aviation code from orange to red, it poses no hazard to people living in the area now....

She’s also an enthusiastic home cook (lemon sole or paella, anyone?), an endearingly dedicated dog owner, and now, the spokesperson for the American Lung Association’s Vape-Free Schools Initiative, raising money to give schools access to the American Lung Association’s vaping intervention and cessation programs. Dern talks to Fatherly about raising teens, looking her age, and why stopping vaping is a cause worthy of her time. Laura! I think I last spoke to you for Wild — which is wild....

The company commissioned a study, and the results were the last piece of the puzzle it needed to make a big change. The brand discovered that girls are hindered by “unequal and restrictive” attitudes of play and creativity. Conducted on Lego’s behalf by the Geena Davis research institute, the researchers interviewed close to 7000 parents and children in seven countries. The company noted the findings were only based on sons and daughters, as no children identified as non-binary or gender non-conforming....

Lenovo Rank: 2 2017 Rank: N/ANumber of Employees: 50,000 globally, 4,338 in the United States Global smart device maker Lenovo offers members of its growing American workforce and impressive array of benefits and remarkable flexibility. Why? Because the company, which operates out of US headquarters in North Carolina, believes overall corporate efficiency is best optimized by allowing its employees to personalize their situations. “Lenovo’s philosophy focuses on getting the work done and not how long the employee is in the office,” explains Lenovo’s Director of Global Diversity and inclusion S....