That said, there’s good news: If you’re searching for a work-from-home job because you’re looking for the kind of flexibility you can’t get being tied to a desk for nine hours a day, you’re absolutely in luck. Working remotely, assuming your employer is okay with projects being done on your timeline, can be a godsend for parents. The arrangement allows you to work around daycare and preschool schedules, take kids to doctors appointments and soccer practice, and rarely if ever stress when they wake up with a fever and you need to stay home....

Chamath Palihapitiya Cool Dad Job: Millennial Buffet Latest Cool Dad Achievement: Taking a victory lap. The Warriors co-owner has long been a venture capital golden boy, but as the pandemic hit Palihapitiya, whose family fled war-torn Sri Lanka for Canada and later came to America in search of fame and fortune, found his voice. This is not to say Palihapitiya was ever quiet — the man has a reputation for swag — but his screeds against corporate welfare and the government’s determination to prop up companies that had handed over their savings to greedy shareholders went viral for a reason....

What are the Taurid meteors? The Taurid meteors are a meteor shower that are known for being dazzling when they come — but coming far and few between. “The Taurids are rich in fireballs, so if you see a Taurid, it can be very brilliant, and it’ll knock your eyes out, but their rates absolutely suck,” NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke told Space.com. “It’s simply the fact that when a Taurid appears, it’s usually big and bright....

The research suggests that a flu vaccine against influenza may also trigger the body “to produce broad infection-fighting molecules that combat the pandemic-causing virus,” Scientific American reports. Now, there was always no excuse not to get a flu shot, as it is beneficial to the vaccinated people and unvaccinated populations, but with the news that it could also help people who get COVID-19, it’s of extra importance this flu season....

My house sits among a cluster of similarly designed homes in Whiterun, a city that’s protected by stone walls and boasts stunning views of the Throat of the World mountain. The home is on the outskirts of the city, is a walkable distance to shops and friendly-enough merchants, and it is entirely fictional. The Chip and Joanna-ing I did this weekend took place within the world of Skyrim, an enormous open-world role-playing fantasy video game....

You and your building companion (little kids will definitely need help piecing the set together) start with 978 toy blocks, including wheels, gears, and chains — all of which are made from high-quality, eco-friendly material. Each creation takes at least few hours to build and, per users, requires some fiddling to get it right. Once together, however, the fun continues. Your creation can roll over the playroom, thanks to an internal, self-balancing system that keeps it upright even difficult terrain....

No one ever said this parenting thing was easy. What Prompts the Moro Reflex? The Moro reflex occurs in three parts. First, the baby spreads out their arms, then they pull their arms in as if they’re clutching a tiny set of pearls, and finally, typically, they start crying. The Moro reflex occurs in the so-called reptilian brain, made of the brain stem and cerebellum, and is even present in infants born with anencephaly who are missing large portions of their brains....

The AFL-CIO calls the PRO Act “the most significant worker empowerment legislation since the Great Depression.” The head of the SEIU said it’s a “critical step towards giving workers more power in our economy.” And the law’s opponents have been no less dramatic in their assessments. The staunchly anti-labor U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the PRO Act “is a threat to America’s workers, employers, and our economy…a grab-bag of harmful policies that would deprive millions of workers of their privacy and fundamentally alter our nation’s system of labor relations....

“I can tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family, and for me, personally, too as well,” Johnson continued. “Testing positive for COVID-19 is much different than overcoming nasty injuries, or being evicted, or even being broke, which I have been more than a few times and that’s because my number one priority is always to protect my family....

Here’s what we actually know about nipples. Nipples Are Kind of Like Genitals Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research shows that nipple stimulation in women lights up the same parts of the brain as vaginal, clitoral, and cervix stimulation. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that contact is always read as erotic — though it seems like it often is. To know that for sure, scientists would have to ask women subjective questions as well as screen their brains....

One of the reasons an alphabet and centenary of numbers is not necessarily helpful is because every kid will come into kindergarten with wildly different levels of knowledge based on where they went to pre-k. So whether they’re academically a little ahead or a little behind, everyone’s going to know their letters, numbers, and colors by the time they head towards the numbered grades. Another reason the memorization of digits, letters, animal names or state capitals makes no difference in kindergarten is because knowledge doesn’t count for much without context....

As a result of the injunction, Biden’s Department of Education shut down its application for borrowers to apply to get their debt cancelled, effectively throwing the plan in limbo and leading those who hadn’t yet applied for forgiveness to worry if they might never be able to. But big decisions like these get held up in court all of the time. So what does the lawsuit mean? Will debt still be cancelled, or is the program dead in the water?...

After some hand-wringing and worrying, we bought him the Anna costume, which he ultimately didn’t like because it was scratchy against his skin. This would be the first of many moments when our son would challenge me and my husband to reconsider what clothing, behavior, and toy selections we considered appropriate for boys and for girls and expand our thinking beyond traditional gender norms. It was a gift. As parents, we had to have several hard conversations and unfortunately, we made several missteps....

So… what cars make the most sense for parents? Thankfully, Cars.com dropped their 2022 car seat fit report, and with it, a list of the top cars for parents whose kids are still needing to use a car seat. Here’s all the info you need to know. This program has been going on for a while. In 2010, Cars.com launched its Car Seat Checks program, and over the course of their research, they’ve installed more than 650 car seats into all types of vehicles in those years....

When a platform tree swing or battery-powered Tesla aren’t good enough, Beast Kingdom’s unveiled a 1/7th-scale AT-ACT (All Terrain Armored Cargo Transport) that stands almost 10-feet tall (it measures 12-feet by 4.2-feet by 9.8-feet) and appears to have just marched in off the set of Rogue One. Part of their Master Craft series which includes a $3,800 Rebel U-Wing Fighter at 1/23 scale, it’s painted to appear “rusted and battle-worn” and even features the orange cargo door, common on the AT-ACTs in the latest movie....

“Your grill is filthy, has poor temperature control, and for some idiot reason has the heating element below the food so fat drips into it and catches fire. There’s a better way to cook: In your kitchen,” Insider’s Josh Barro wrote. Barro’s argument is based around the idea that people enjoy the spectacle of grilling but it’s not actually a practical way to prepare food. He says that if you really want to make the most of your food, you are better off making it on the stove or in the oven....

The key — and it’s a big one — is to keep your body moving from one exercise to the next. Where normally you’d pause, drink some water, and check your phone during a longer workout, to burn fat you need to keep your heart rate elevated the whole time, says Lee — and that means no stopping. As for the muscle-building piece to the puzzle, it’s an urban legend that guys need to lift super-heavy weights to bulk up: A recent study in the Journal of Human Kinetics found that light weights add as much muscle mass as heavy weights when they are lifted until the muscle fatigues....

Budweiser took the top spot with 18.4 percent of states selecting it as their favorite. “All-American” states like Texas, Kentucky, and Alabama all chose the well-known lager, with Alaska pulling the highest numbers: 100% of polled residents voted for it. Coors Light is another staple for Americans coming in at 13.7 percent. Though it didn’t pull through in its home state of Colorado, Coors Light did win the hearts of voters in Arizona, New Mexico, and New Jersey....

No matter how hard we looked, no matter how many stores we checked, we couldn’t seem to find a gate that worked properly. And thus, with the task proving trickier than expected, we moved on to the rest of the baby-proofing checklist. Of course, that’s exactly when our oldest decided to take a nasty tumble down said stairs. He was fine, thankfully, but I was left scrambling for an immediate solution....

A unique rubber coated sandwich construction of stainless steel and Kevlar, the Ottolock looks like a giant zip tie with a combination lock on it. And it basically is. It’s extremely difficult to break through with the usual array of tools (bolt cutters, hack saws, sledgehammers) and the lock comes in three lengths — 18, 30, and 60 inches. Its combination lock is a simple three-digit model. I started out with the 18” Ottolock because I wanted to keep weight and size penalties to a minimum....