What’s the BRAT Diet, And How Does It Work? Despite the long history of the BRAT diet, no substantial clinical studies have tested how effective eating only bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast is at calming the stomach. But experts say that the strength of the BRAT diet lies in its blandness. Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast are typically all gentle on a recovering GI tract. Eating these foods helps get solids back into the system after symptoms start to improve, says Adam Cohen, a clinical dietician at Children’s Wisconsin Hospital in Milwaukee....

The coolest Star Wars LEGO sets usually relive epic moments from the movies. But that doesn’t mean they have to be difficult to build or take forever. You (or your kids) can finish some of these while casually re-watching the movies. From Star Wars ships and AT-AP Walkers to Snowspeeders and Sandcrawlers, we’ve included here iconic Star Wars sets that let you re-create those memories. These are the sets that every young Jedi should own....

On Avatar, death was always in the cards; from the moment that Aang found out his destiny – to stop the Fire Nation from conquering the world – he believed that he had to kill Firelord Ozai. The series never shied away from the morbid nature of his quest, even using it to create some of The Last Airbender’s stickiest dilemmas. In “The Storm,” for instance, Aang runs away because he does not think that he can kill someone, even if it means stopping a war....

You see, every day last year, I dropped off my own darling daughter at preschool. I walked her — hand in hand — to the top of the steps and initiated the “goodbye routine.” I would crouch down and bring her in for a tight hug, kiss her on the forehead (she always needed more kisses), and send her on her way to a day full of learning. And then, she’d always shout, “One more hug, Daddy!...

Ah yes, it seems only 13 years ago that this yuletide surveillance began, though it feels like it has been with us even as we huddled in caves. But the Elf on the Shelf was created in 2005 out of nothing but the fiendish imaginations of a woman and her two adult daughters. Since its creation, countless households have been held hostage by its sense of tradition. Think of the guilt a nation of preschoolers must feel when they locate their house elf and, overcome with joy, embrace him....

Such is my fanatical quest for spotless floor that I’ve tried every robot vacuum on the market. Some of them did a decent-enough job, but lost power midway. Others perpetually got trapped under the same damn easy chair and could never maneuver their way out. Yet others somehow never connected to my WiFi network, rendering them useless when I wasn’t home. And then, I met the iRobot Roomba S9, the brand’s newest model....

When kids open up the Kano Computer Kit Touch, they’ll find a 10.1″ HD touchscreen, a detachable keyboard/touchpad combo, a USB board, a sound sensor, and the various cables that connect everything. Kids are tasked with assembling the various parts of the tablet with help from a a printed “storybook,” which uses narrative to engage kids in the building process. Once they’re done, they’ll have a Raspberry Pi-inspired, 16 GB computer that can run for three hours on a single charge....

Because Loius’s dad is Andy Serkis (you know, the guy who played Gollum in Lord of the Rings and Ceasar in Planet of the Apes) and his mom is Lorraine Ashbourne, a stage actress, you might think this kid comes from acting royalty. And yet, Loius Serkis is 100 percent his own person. This guy may be the kid who would be king right now, but he’s also a self- depreciating young man who is wise beyond his years....

As many have pointed out, Soul seems like the spiritual sequel to Inside Out insofar as it’s about things inside of us, rather than our frustrating meat bags that have to walk around, worry about getting out-of-shape or getting super-sick. “You can’t crush a soul here,” Tina Fey’s soul guide (named “22”) says after to Jamie Foxx’s Joe Gardner. This is after wakes up in a place called “the great before,” a land where souls run free before they get, well, bodies....

The challenge, which then started to spread all over social media from regular kids who failed and from famous children who succeeded at the challenge and all of the in-betweens, is super, super cute. Kylie Jenner broke the internet yesterday after she posted her own toddler who she has with Travis Scott, Stormi Webster, crushing the challenge with a bag of what appears to be m&ms. Then there are the adorable fails, like this baby who just couldn’t wait for some sugar....

What will soon drive you batty, however, is the basic functional design of this essential piece of clothing. You’d think that there would be an agreed upon standard for an easy-access, comfortable, safe clothing for babies by now. Nope. From giant hand-sewn buttons to snaps placed in ways that it requires both parents to fasten to footies that have plastic spikes on the feet (huh?), baby clothing design is anything but standardized or rational....

It’s important for the health of a marriage to bring such issues up. And while small irritations might be able to be treated with bluntness (i.e. “Honey, your feet smell like a July subway car.”) other issues need to be treated with a more delicate approach. Bringing up issues your partner might not want to hear is difficult. After all, in starting a conversation you may be shedding light on a character flaw they may not realize or even want to address....

Here’s what you need to know about the latest payment, including how to make sure you receive it, especially if you don’t file taxes. Because if you’re not taking advantage of the payments, you aren’t just leaving money on the table — you’re denying yourself a nice little pick me up in the middle of every month. Who’s eligible? child tax credita rocky starta new tool for non-filersGetCTC.org How much will the payment be worth?...

So, what is the great Van Allsburg mystery character? Here’s a secret hiding in plain sight and how to have a little fun with your kids hunting for this hidden character. Massive spoiler alert for a ton of Van Allsburg books! In the first of Chris Van Allsburg’s award-winning children’s books, a boy chases a white, bulls-eyed bull terrier named Fritz through the pages of Abdul Gasazi’s garden. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, like all of Van Allsburg’s books, is a delight to read....

Thermacell is dedicated to bug defense. Earlier products, however, depended on butane, a power source unreliable at higher altitudes and difficult to bring onto commercial flights. The Radius electric system works no matter how far-flung or high-altitude your summer adventures are. Running a rechargeable USB lithium-ion battery that lasts for six hours on a single charge, the Radius emits a scent-free repellent made from allethrin — a synthetic version of a natural repellent found in chrysanthemum plants....

If you live in New England, like us, winter is no joke. So, on the days we trek to the car parked outside, I’m always dressed warmly in a nice puffy coat while my daughter is clad in a light fleece jacket. So when a mental health counselor and single mom of three from New Hampshire reached out to say she had invented a winter car seat coat that solved the problem, I was more than ready to listen to her....

The pectoralis muscles respond quickly to training, but as with any type of workout, overdoing it can lead to injury in the form of small tears in the fibers. So perform this 30-minute chest workout twice a week, and stop an exercise immediately if something feels uncomfortable. Incline Bench Press How to: Lie on a bench with the incline set to 45 degrees. Using a barbell with a weight you can perform 10 reps with, lift the barbell above your chest, arms straight, palms facing away from you....

Before we peer forward, let’s gaze into the past. As amazing as the human characters were in Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, the Hall of Presidents, and the Pirates of the Caribbean, they always felt a bit unreal, and for one (or two) key reason(s): the eyes. Their peepers tended to make them resemble Star Trek’s ferocious, bug-eyed Klingon, Gowron. And they stared out into space rather than directly at anyone, fostering a disconnect that resulted in a less than human interaction....

So, just to be clear, The James Bond Archives takes you through all 25 “real” Bond movies produced by EON — from Dr. No to No Time To Die, and also covers the two unofficial films. And, the best part is the photographs are amazing and huge. Have I mentioned how big this book is? It’s like almost two feet wide. Seriously. The actual dimensions are: 41.1 x 30 cm, 6,65 kg....