“Basically, if parents do the problem solving for their children, that becomes a learned helplessness that follows them, and whenever they encounter a problem they immediately assume that somebody else is going to solve it for them,” explains Alison Kennedy, Ed. S, a school psychologist. “As they start to get older and older, through elementary school and middle school and even high school, kids suffer from this learned helplessness, and any problem they encounter they assume most of the time that a parent is going to swoop in and solve....

Why Table Manners for Kids Still Matter Holiday family meals will likely never go out of style. But even festive feasting with the family can be a dubious reason for teaching table manners. After all, grandparents and doting aunties and uncles can be incredibly forgiving (or even encouraging) of the occasional dinner burp of napkin neglect. So it helps to find motivation outside of the family, in situations where a child’s behavior at the table reflects as much on them, as it does on their parents....

“Kids don’t know anything. Parents have to teach them and mold them and be role models,” explains Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio, family therapist and author of Simple Habits of Exceptional (But Not Perfect) Parents. Dolan-Del Vecchio notes that some families find modeling appropriate boundaries harder than others. After all, many parents fail to respect their child’s own physical boundary, much less the physical boundaries between husband and wife. “Parents should have a sense of their own reasonable boundaries with each other, with other adults and with their kids....

On the other hand, that’s a year and a half away! How to fill that time? Well, longtime fans can revisit the franchise once again, and newcomers can discover the adventures of everyone’s favorite intrepid archaeologist for themselves before Indiana Jones 5 gets an actual title. The first four films are currently available for rental. If you’ve got 10 hours to spare to check them out, Fatherly is here for you with a handy-dandy Indy Film Watch Order....

And yet, somehow this strange franchise does not have a straightforward chronology. Here’s the correct viewing order for all the Fast & Furious flicks, which, yes, is different from the order in which they came out. Mild spoilers ahead. The Fast & The Furious (2001) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Fast & Furious (2009) Fast Five (2011) Fast & Furious 6 (2013) The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Furious 7 (2015) The Fate of the Furious (2017) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) F9 (2021) And, after F9, we’re going to be getting F10, possibly with Jason Momoa....

The first made-for-TV movie from the adult cartoon, premiered on Paramount+ on November 25 and left us wondering what would happen next, 40 years into the future. During the hour-long episode, we learned that Kenny grew up to be a famous scientist. He was (spoiler if you’ve never watched South Park before) killed. The episode ended with Stan and Kyle vowing to travel back in time with Kenny’s technology to prevent the virus and pandemic, and in turn, saving Kenny, too....

Given the massive critical and financial success of the franchise this decade, it can be easy to forget that there was a time where it seemed like Mission: Impossible was doomed. While the first MI was a bonafide hit when it hit theaters in 1996, the sequel failed to live up to its predecessor. Mission: Impossible 2 may have out-earned the original, but its incoherent plot and clunky dialogue earned it mixed reviews and public interest in the franchise waned....

To say that kids are specializing in youth sports at an earlier age is an understatement. Some parents, in the hopes of turning athletic prowess into a free ride to college are pushing their kids harder than ever before on the field. And some are going equally as hard off of it, with strength training and conditioning programs. But while watching an 8-year-old catch a pass or swing a 9-iron is one thing, watching them perform deadlifts can be mildly disconcerting, to say the least....

I’m not a touchy-feely person. I don’t like to cuddle. It feels weird to me because It’s hot and uncomfortable and too much touching makes my skin feel crawly. I don’t like hugs from relatives or even friends really. So I like to keep my space on the couch during Netflix. I just do. When I was a kid, we didn’t hug, kiss, or cuddle. It didn’t mess me up; it’s just the way we were....

The picture lives with our Christmas decorations. Every year it emerges along with the stockings and the sparkly garland and the manger full of cats. In the photo, my kids are sitting on Santa’s lap. White-gloved hands clutch their bellies. Santa grins halfheartedly, just enough to show the gap between his two front teeth. My daughter is dressed up for the occasion. She’s excited to see Santa, but her smile is forced because she’s listening to her brother scream his head off....

I’m sorry I don’t remember your name. You might remember mine. I want you to know I think about you. All the time. Where we grew up on the South Side of Chicago, you had to be bulletproof. Black people didn’t walk on that side of the viaduct. Gay people were relegated to the dens of iniquity on the North Side. Where we grew up, dudes named Sullivan drank Miller Lite longnecks and listened to Led Zeppelin, catcalled the girls from down the block, and smoked cheap reefer....

NewRockstars asked “who’s winning this fight?” with photos of the two and that was all that was needed to get people to start firing off takes. For the Magneto fans, the argument was fairly simple: there is no way that a guy whose entire thing is flying around in a suit made of iron would be able to put up a fight against a guy who can literally control metal....

Researchers analyzed the medical records of more than 750 early preterm babies — babies born before 34 weeks of pregnancy, compared with a standard 38 to 42 weeks. Most of the babies were born to a mom who hadn’t recently smoked weed, but 17% of the mothers tested positive for THC. The researchers compared the health outcomes of babies who breastfed from a THC-positive parent with those who breastfed from a THC-negative parents....

We need support in raising our kids. We need socialization for our sanity. So we’re moving into our friends’ home because a) it’s bigger than ours and b) we all agreed it would be best for us to unite and become one big pod family. I think it’s going to be awesome. We have kids of similar ages, we get along, I get to live with my friends… hell, it’s something we maybe do from here on out....

The structure of the competition is such that two games are played per night and it’s the cumulative score that matters. As Alex Trebek was explaining that, the contestants’ scores displayed on their podia were zeroed out in preparation for the second game. Given that he ended the first match with zero, Brad’s didn’t change, and James Holzhauer saw the opportunity for a sick burn. You can hear the audience gasping and laughing as the typically polite competition gets a bit of trash talk, albeit friendly trash talk....

Now, there’s nothing wrong with grey hair. Greying is a natural regenerative process. As your hair grows back again and again, it produces less color, simple as that (usually). It doesn’t necessarily mean you’re older — genetics play a role in when it arrives. It’s also more common than you might think with nearly 3 /4 of the population donning some grey hair between ages 45-60. So what’s the problem?...

Luckily, some friends lent us their Kelty Journey 2.0 child carriers for a vacation, and we happily gave them a try. Lightweight and cleverly-designed, the kid-carrier-meets-storage-backpack turned out to be exactly what we were looking for. It was surprisingly comfortable for both driver and passenger with a padded seat and shoulder straps, and, despite my standing almost a foot taller than her, my wife and I had little problem switching back and forth....

That’s a problem, according to author Katherine Reynolds Lewis. As she observes in her new book The Good News About Bad Behavior, the tension between old ideas about parenting and the modern experience of childhood has led to chaos, confusion, and bad feelings between parents and kids. Where some see a glut of bad behavior due to a permissive culture or technological excess, Lewis sees kids struggling to meet expectations without being given the skills they need to avoid punishment — and, more pressingly, thrive....

A study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Sainsbury’s asked 2000 parents how their kids are talking about eco-sustainability. And it turns out, kids who nag their parents about changing some of their harmful habits impacting eco-sustainability are getting their parents to change their practices. The data shows that more than 25 percent of parents polled said their children have encouraged them to recycle more. Not only that, but 25 percent of parents also reported that their kids had scolded them for wasting food, leaving the taps running, or leaving the room with the lights on....

“To anyone afraid to love,” the caption began. “Unconditional love is the greatest of gifts.” Along with the caption, Lara shared a black and white photo of her and her father, who she wrote “loved with everything he had” despite having “so many reasons to be scared to love” because “[s]o many loved ones kept dropping the body.” “Instead of being scared, he loved more,” she wrote. “I am beyond grateful to receive and to give that love....