Last last night, Trump launched his rant complaining that he didn’t get enough credit for signing the First Step Act into law before tagging and criticizing Legend and Holt directly but only mentioning Legend’s “filthy mouthed wife,” model and TV host Chrissy Teigen, without tagging her directly. Teigen was not about to let that stand. She rightly pointed out the discrepancy and gave the president a brand-new sobriquet. That tweet blew up, and Legend and Teigen, who have as good a claim to first couple of Twitter as anyone, stoked the controversy, winking at their combined 24....

This idea has only proliferated in the decades since, leading eventually, as most things do, to a TikTok trend. Recent months have seen a wave of videos featuring ring-lit toddlers instructed not to eat until their parent returns, left alone with a favorite treat and a camera. In a certain circle of the parent Internet, the trend has led to parodies, which has led to in-depth discussion videos. But there’s one important thing all these videos are missing, and that’s the fact that most of us are wrong about what the marshmallow test actually indicates....

Father’s Day may come down the pike loaded with gift guides and dad-joke-emblazoned greeting cards, but its origins are surprisingly solemn. By the time President Lyndon Johnson made Fathers’ Day official, in 1966, with Proclamation 3730, it was a “well-established tradition.” And by the time Richard Nixon made Johnson’s proclamation permanent, in 1972, advertisers had already worn deep grooves around the holiday. But the decades-long campaign to create a national day celebrating dads is rooted in tragedy — and the tireless efforts of two women who wanted to honor the dedication and sacrifice of the fathers they knew....

This year, the Social Security Administration delayed the release of the most popular baby names of 2019 out of respect for those affected by COVID-19. But the list is finally here, as well as the breakdown of popular names by state. The top 10 most popular baby girl names of 2019 actually includes all of the same names as 2018, though Olivia surpassed Emma as the most popular name, and four other names switched places....

Developed by the dude behind the Happiest Baby On The Block book, Dr. Harvey Karp, the Snoo Smart Sleeper uses three integrated microphones to monitor your baby’s (but thankfully not your) crying and soothe them back to sleep with an optimal mix of white noise and vibration. It automatically selects the type of noise (soft rain, heartbeats, etc.) and volume level, as well as type of motion (slower swing, “faster jiggles”) and speed, based entirely on how agitated or relaxed your child sounds....

If your dad was also into ancient-new-age mysticism in the 1990s, you might know what I’m talking about. If not, I’ll explain. Those animals were our Native American birth totems, and they were part of a hodgepodge philosophy my dad used to create a rite of passage that he hoped would turn his boys into men. Looking back on it, the cultural appropriation was regrettable. In my defense, I was just a dumb kid from Ohio, and I didn’t know any better....

Unlike other editions which offer purely aesthetic changes, Monopoly: Cheaters Edition adds an entirely new dimension to the gameplay by making some small additions to the Community Chest and Chance cards. Special ‘cheat cards’ will encourage players to covertly sabotage one another with a little ‘extra’ hotel here, and a ‘move the piece an extra space there.’ Should players get away with cheating, they’ll be rewarded with money or properties....

This isn’t the first time that the twins have experienced viral fame. In June, People Magazine interviewed the 21-year-old twins from Gary, Indiana, who grew up listening to music of their time (think, 2010s hip hop like Lil Wayne) but decided to deliberately broaden their musical horizons. According to People, Tim came up with the idea while Fred was at college, and they started expanding their musical repertoire with church music, which was also music of their childhood....

What Happens When You Stop Breastfeeding The effects of ending breastfeeding depends on how quickly you do it. “If a woman abruptly stops breastfeeding, she will likely deal with breast engorgement in the first few days,” says Olivia Anderson, R.N., a nurse and mother of two in Michigan. “If you slowly wean over time, your breasts will lose the fullness they experienced while breastfeeding and will change shape a bit.” Leaking is also common with going cold turkey....

Gears and a chain turn the moon and earth as they rotate around the sun. Children see how the earth’s tilt creates the seasons. Parents might also need a refresher too, as to how high the sun is in the sky in summer compared to the winter, or why you can sometimes see the moon and the sun at the same time. The robust build is something they’d see in school and will stand up to playtime once the building is over....

“While conventional families resemble a cake with its orderly layers and icing on top, a step-family is often more like an Eton Mess cake,” insists stepdad Neil Reilly. “It’s often all over the place and you never get the same one twice.” Step parenting is tricky territory to navigate. Simply knowing that you’re going into a very different family set-up, with a whole new set of existing rules (or possibly no rules at all) and traditions means it pays to tread carefully....

The numbers are truly terrifying and fully justify the state laws the keep kids buckled up. They also warrant a second look for any parent taking a casual approach to running errands (to the degree that’s possible). Because car seats are only an effective safety measure if they are used scrupulously every time. So says the government and so says the data. 1 in 3 Children Who Die in Car Crashes Are Not Restrained… In 2016, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration released its first report to specifically investigate children who had died and suffered serious injury on the road....

There are basically two types of tantrums: Your more typical tantrums where the waterworks and wailing don’t last too long, and kids can often be soothed if you just stay calm, hold them, distract them, or in some cases ignore them. Then there are the more severe tantrums that involve kicking, hitting, or the child holding their breath. These seemingly come out of nowhere and tend to go on and on and on, leaving many parents feeling helpless or like they’re doing something wrong....

“Pete Buttigieg has been on leave from his job since August after adopting a child. Paternity leave, they call it, trying to figure out how to breastfeed. No word on how that went,” Carlson said during a rant about supply chain issues and inflation that veered into dad-shaming and homophobia. On a factual basis, Carlson’s statement doesn’t stand up. Buttigieg and his husband Chasten didn’t adopt a child in August....

RELATED: The Best Baby Monitors That Track Every Scream, Snore, And Heartbeat Pros: As you would expect with an audio-only monitor, the Philips Avent’s high-quality sound receives high marks from both reviewers and Baby Gear Lab. In addition, the ability to adjust the mic sensitivity to filter out ambient noise is a big win.“It reaches at least a thousand feet and sometimes more!” writes one Babies ‘R’ Us reviewer of the Philip Avent monitor’s range....

Though it’s not like vinyl ever really fell out of fashion in terms of analog nostalgia (they had much more on the style, and sheer quality, of CDs, for example), it seems like vinyl has officially made a mainstream comeback after recording the best-selling week since the RIAA began tracking vinyl sales data in 1991. 2020 was a kick-ass year for vinyl sales, and 2021 has proven no different. The year was already off to a great start, generating $467 million in the US by mid-2021, doubling the $207 million made at the same point in 2020....

In the caption, Jones explains that her daughter Liz’s nickname is “Lizard”, and when she asked the bakery to write “happy birthday Lizard”, they misheard “loser”. Jones didn’t think to glance at the cake when she picked it up, and didn’t notice the error until she got home. “As I’m unloading the car I look quickly at it and notice the lady didn’t hear ‘Lizard’, she heard loser,” the mom wrote on Facebook....

RELATED: The Best Cars To Lease For Under $200 A Month Right Now The photos really tell the story here but for starters, the Volkswagen California XXL features a bed that’s both heated and cooled, not to mention large enough for two adults to stretch out on. Up top, there’s a panoramic roof so they can see the stars while they doze. And for the kids, they get their own separate section over the front of the vehicle....

Research now suggests that parents who hand off their kids to the PAW Patrol in order to get a few more minutes of sleep or breakfast are rewiring tiny internal clocks. Morning screen time may solve some problems in the short-term, but the “false sunrise” problem it creates all but guarantees that children will struggle to sleep in over the longer term. Nurse Practitioner Maile Moore of Boston Children’s Hospital Sleep Center is unequivocal about how counter-productive the morning kid show snooze-fest is....

To add to the Dune hype, the folks over at Nerdist have released an incredible compilation video that charts (almost) every, single pop-culture reference to Dune in all sorts of shows and films. From the somewhat obvious Star Wars references to hilarious moments in The Simpsons, SpongeBob, and even Beetlejuice. If you still think Dune isn’t mainstream as hell, your mind will totally be changed after watching this excellent, super-detailed video....