“Studies show, at the core, the best sex is about the connection between the people involved,” says New York City sex therapist Michael Aaron, Ph.D. “Being forced to stay quiet due to children may allow couples to focus back on basics.” Eye gazing, deep breathing, and sensual touch are all fundamental elements of intimacy. And as it so happens, none of them require us to make much noise. Here then are six quiet sex positions to help keep the intimacy up without waking the kids....

Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition that can cause people to have an inflated self-importance, which can express itself as controlling, manipulative, angry, and critical. According to Isolde Sundet, a therapist in New York City, narcissistic personality disorder is fairly rare. Far more common is narcissism as a personality trait or construct. To some degree, everyone is narcissistic; evolutionarily speaking, it’s beneficial for us to worry about ourselves. But that’s not always a helpful trait....

Here are 6 other things you didn’t know about those wooden marvels: They Were Created ByAn (Almost) Famous Architect Lincoln Logs were invented John Lloyd Wright, who might sound familiar because his dad was the most influential American architect of all time. John was inspired to create the toy while working with Frank on Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, which required an interlocking wood beam frame designed to withstand earthquakes. It was a fortuitous invention, considering that Frank fired John shortly after in a dispute over salary....

title: “8 Easy Ways To Start Your Morning With Mindfulness” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “Tom Bradford”

In many cases, your child’s relationship is worth sticking around. For example, maybe you and the kid’s parents don’t see eye to eye on a certain issue, but the benefit of the kids’ blossoming friendship outweighs the potential risks. You can suck it up for their sake. But when the relationship with another parent is taxing on your mental health, or you’re worried about their influence on your family, it might be time to draw a clear boundary — not only for your own well-being, but for the example it sets for your kids....

Elmer’s Slime Starter Kit This kit comes with two bottles of Elmer’s glue, two bottles of “magical liquid activator solution,” and five glitter glue pens. The glue is clear, and when combined with the solution it makes a transparent slime base that kids can add glitter to. It’s a simple way to make a quality slime. Buy Now $10 Nickelodeon Super Slimy Set Nickeloden’s You Can’t Do That on TV was the first show to prominently feature slime, and it’s been a trademark of the network ever since....

But the basic Negroni recipe begs for reinterpretation. So why not try a Negroni with rum, a Negroni with bourbon, or a Negroni with a bit more oomph thanks to the addition of aromatized wine or particular vermouth? Don’t like it too bitter? Try a sweeter, but still botanical-forward, Negroni swizzle. Riffing on the cocktail is certainly not bartender blasphemy. In fact, it makes sense: After all, the Negroni was born out of Count Negroni’s request for a stronger version of the Americano, a popular cocktail of his time, in which his bartender swapped in gin for soda water and added an orange twist....

Hasbro spokesperson Julie Duffy wrote, “This feature was designed to react when the doll was seated, but we recognize the placement of the sensor may be perceived as inappropriate,” in a statement released via Deadline. In Cornaby’s video, she implies that she thinks that the company is “grooming our kids” for sex trafficking through the doll. Other parents seemed to agree. Jessica McManis recently started a Change.org petition to remove the Poppy doll from shelves, writing “Our society is conditioning our children to think pedophilia is ok....

Trick-or-treating, more often than not, falls on a weeknight. That means parents are up later than they want to be, and kids are up far later than they should be, usually hyped up on the sugar they worked hard for. That sets everyone up for a rough November 1st. And when Halloween falls on a weekday, it causes a lot of disruption in sleep and patience. It’s really the worst part about Halloween....

I’d like to think that I’m capable of helping more often than I’m not, but recently I’ve been struggling. I’ve been having a hard time listening. Perhaps inevitably, this has engendered a vicious cycle. Desperate for attention, the kids whine more. Aggravated, my wife and I become more dismissive. Recently, we’ve learned how loud an 8-year old can yell and how hard a 5-year-old can slam a bedroom door. Clearly, this wasn’t an acceptable status quo....

This is the world in which we send our children to school. A world of Sandy Hooks, Virginia Techs, Columbines—and the occasional false alarm. Such tragedies are rare (the risk of dying in a school shooting is about 1 in 614 million and those odds may be declining) but drills to prepare for an active shooter intuitively make sense, the same way drills to prepare for fires strike the ear as sound....

You probably feel like crap because you’re now number 2 (a.k.a. The Duece, a.k.a. Not Mom). But don’t panic. It’s totally normal. Honestly. Attachment Theory & Newborn Babies Way back in the ’50s, a character named John Bowlby came up with this crazy idea about the way babies form attachments. His thought was that infants will tend to develop a strong psychological attachment with a primary caregiver, most often the mother (and surprisingly not that Elmo DVD you keep distracting them with)....

In 2014, the 13 Jackie Robinson West All-Stars, who play on the field at West 107th and South Aberdeen, saw that other view. Joshua Houston, who knocked a decisive single in the bottom of the fifth inning that tied the game and sparked a rally, stood at home and saw not only the immaculate grass and the spitshined foul poles but also 40,000 fans. Most were cheering for him. RELATED: 8 Baseball Cheers No Little League Coach or Parents Should Ever Use The Jackie Robinson West team was hard not to root for....

Though both mom and dad are celebrities, they tend to keep their private lives very much to themselves. But sometimes, we get a gem, an inside peek at their lives as mom and dad. Most recently, we learned about their approach to hygiene and their kids. Specifically, bath time. There is no single right way to parent. And what works for one family might not for another. And for Ashton and Mila, well, their hygiene habits might be different than yours....

“My son knows that I do movies that are kind of fake, and his mom does movies, and that’s all pretend, but he also knows that Star Wars is real,” Affleck explained. “There’s guys out there fighting the emperor, and that job needs to get done, and I can do my fake shit and someone can do an important job.” Affleck took a break from filming to fly home for his son’s eighth birthday party, the kind of thing a dad — especially a divorced dad who has limited time with his kid — doesn’t miss....

For as much as kids hate going back to school, they sure don’t have a problem getting excited about new art supplies. Especially when said new gear includes ninja pencils, Star Wars notebooks, and all the other cool stuff found on this year’s back-to-school checklist. Back-to-School Art Supplies for Younger Kids Star Wars Trapper Keeper 1.5-Inch Binder If only it was socially acceptable to bring a Star Wars Trapper Keeper to work....

But some masks are more effective than others. One easy way to improve yours is to add another layer. Cloth masks with filters, for example, best a bandana tied around your face. But what material should this filter be? Try a tissue. Facial tissues like Kleenex are decent filters and could boost the effectiveness of a mask, according to a new study. Shove a few between the cotton layers of a face mask to potentially increase the mask’s filtering ability....

Cocoon Corpse Kids may love caterpillars and cocoons but you can already see the sheer terror on their faces when they accidentally bump into this 7-foot corpse dangling from the front porch. It’s made of a lightweight, hollow wire-frame that compresses for easy storage, sways creepily in the breeze, and looks even more haunting under black light. Buy Now $40 The WebCaster Gun As the odds of being bitten by an irradiated spider before Halloween are low, consider the WebCaster Gun the next easiest way to spray your haunted house with realistic-looking spider webs....

Limited mobility is yet another contributor to the age-related sexual lull. According to a survey put together by LELO, one of the world’s leading providers of intimate lifestyle products, 84 percent of men and 73 percent of women report a significant decrease in sexual frequency when they’re suffering from back pain. Unfortunately, the aches and pains we experience as we age can often keep us away from sex. And in an even crueler twist of fate, sometimes its sex itself that contributes to these injuries....