Researchers examined the bedtime routines of families to determine the impact of “passive” sleep-inducing techniques (singing, reading, snuggling) versus “active” sleep-inducing techniques (car rides, playing, taking walks) in order to determine how those routines might impact their toddler’s development. Questionnaires were distributed to 841 households across 14 countries, including the U.S., and caregivers were asked to describe both their bedtime techniques and their toddler’s temperaments. “Parental sleeping techniques are correlated with children’s sleep quality, and the importance of cultural context in child development has been long recognized,” study co-author Christie Pham, a doctoral student at Washington State University, said in a statement....

The car is actually a toddler-sized version of Lego’s 1985 Technic Go-Kart Kit (#1972) that Denton purchased online. He printed all 98 pieces of the original kit at 5x scale from ABS plastic on his Lulzbot Taz5 3D printer. It took a full week, 168 hours of print time, and cost him upwards of $130. But it’s quite the feat: All the pieces interlock like Legos, and he was able to assemble the entire vehicle without any adhesives ⏤ just as one would the original model....

Let us explain. One of the things fans have been wondering about since the end credits rolled on Endgame is why Cap designated Falcon as his successor and not Bucky, his best friend. An exchange between director Joe Russo and screenwriter Stephen McFeely — who also co-wrote the three Captain America films — on the commentary track reveals the answer. The conversation in question comes as Cap is saying goodbye on his way back to return the Infinity Stones to their natural places in the timeline....

The trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music just dropped, and it starts with a bang. We find our heroes standing in front of the Future Council at the facing a tough question: “Twenty-five years ago you played a concert in front of the entire world. One month ago, you played in Barstow, California for 40 people, most of whom were there for $2 taco night. Bill and Ted, what have you got to say for yourselves?...

“I’m not like an editor or anything, but sometimes I’ll catch something in the script and be like, ‘hey we’ve been saying pink and orange a lot lately.’ And sometimes they’ll change it.” For parents who are sometimes a bit worn-out by the massive amounts of hyper-energy coming off the screen from various new kids’ shows, including Dreamwork’s Gabby’s Dollhouse, take solace in the fact that the people working on this show are working hard to make sure nothing about the series is dumbed-down....

Over the weekend, Macaulay Culkin commented on the somewhat tongue-in-cheek petition proposed on Twitter with an unusual goal, to say the least. Here’s the idea: Remake Home Alone, but this time have grown-up Culkin play Kevin again, and have no one in the film acknowledge that he clearly is not 8 years old. Hilariously, this “petition” incorrectly identified Culkin as “38” and spelled his name wrong, too. And so, the actor said he was in support of the idea as long as his age and name were corrected....

(No spoilers ahead!) Since the moment Nick Fury snuck into Tony Stark’s apartment to talk to him about ‘The Avengers Initiative” at the end of 2008’s Iron Man, post-credits teases have become a standard part of the blockbuster experience. But it doesn’t happen with the new Mission: Impossible, which is a relief. Of course, because Fallout is the sixth installment in the Mission Impossible franchise, it’s reasonable to assume that this is not the last we’ve seen of the franchise....

But, instead of wallowing in those omnipresent feelings of existential dread we’ve all been sharing for the last, oh, seven years, maybe a look to the future will help. How? Teach your kids about voting rights, of course! And not in a boring, social studies textbook sort of way, but the way people of a certain generation (X) learned about voting rights…and pretty much everything else. With Schoolhouse Rock, duh!...

So, in the post-credits scene for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, it’s basically implied that Venom now exists in the MCU. After the symbiote talks a bit about having knowledge that would blow Eddie’s (Tom Hardy) mind, something shifts and we see scenes from the post-credits sequence in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Yep, back in 2019, the MCU movie after Avengers: Endgame, brought J. Jonah Jameson back from the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, to hassle Tom Holland’s contemporary Spider-Man....

Some folks over on Reddit think they have figured out that the next two episodes of WandaVision – Episode 5 and Episode 6 — are 100 percent focused on Wanda and Vision’s kids growing up and Wanda getting reunited with a long-lost relative. (There’s a fairly short list of who that relative could be, so you can kind of think about that on your own, or read this, or this....

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Grandin Road Henry the Zombie Henry looks like he just clawed his way out of his coffin and is coming to snack on some brains. When people approach his head spins around, his eyes light up, and he emits a deathly moan. He is one of three zombies that Grandin Road offers the other two are Larry and Skully, get all three to make a walkway from hell. Buy Now $59...

1. Get Some Fresh Air The moment motion sickness starts to hit, roll down the windows to get some fresh air. If you’re on the highway and that’s not an option, consider whether a rest stop is possible. The reason this helps probably has something to do with cold air helping to lower your core body temperature, which can improve some car sickness symptoms. Alternatively, if that’s not possible, you can…...

To illustrate this fact, the 2021 Honda Odyssey is a mere half-foot longer than the Kia Telluride, yet the maximum cargo volume of the Kia is 87 cubic feet. That’s big, but the max cargo volume of the Odyssey is an astonishing 158 cubic feet. More surprising is that the Odyssey performs while being so big! In fact, of all the seven-passenger-plus vehicles here, we’d argue the Odyssey is easily one of the best-handling, because, again, it sits lower, like a car....

Oftentimes the life you choose to lead can leave your pants-factory in a bad way. Of all the issues affecting infertility, these are the ones that are “easiest” to solve. Though you may have to find a way to get that burger out of your hands. Here are 4 of the most common. Obesity A Danish study looking at the sperm health of young men found a link to weight and sperm count....

The inevitable controversy that erupts when a free-range kid is discovered on the subway or between park and home makes for great local news coverage. However, hotly debated topics are rarely the stomping ground of facts. Here then are four alarming myths about free-range kids that should be considered the next time a kid is discovered playing without parents. Free-Range Kids Are in Danger of Abduction If a person wanted to take an extreme view, then keeping a kid indoors at all times would be the best way to ensure they are never abducted....

Marriage is life, bundled together. It contains, as it has been said, multitudes. As such, we wanted to offer some simple truths about marriage to lift the curtain, light the way, and let you know that there are some certainties everyone should keep in mind. Some of these truths are lighthearted; others are serious. All, we think, shed some light on the inner-workings of sharing your life with someone. Because while no marriage is the same, a lot of marriages — and core principals — are similar....

“It’s a similar type of situation to a locked car, where the temperature goes up much higher than the outdoor temperature,” Dr. Joseph Gigante, a pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital with more than 30 years of experience tells Fatherly. “If you put the cover on them, there’s not going to be any flow of air, and the air in there is going to continue to go higher....