Then comes Christmas and intrafamily comparison and there go the known unknowns. Because siblings represent as close to a perfect data set as possible. My sister is two years older than I am. She’s 39 and lives in Northern California and has two kids, Shmuel and Moishe (not really, but they’re familiar with the Pentateuch).We dealt with our parents’ divorce differently. We grew apart afterwards and only reconnected in a meaningful way when we started families of our own....

On last night’s Conan, a scumbag version of the host explained his scheme in a segment titled “Conan’s Quarantine Tip #67: Sports Betting,” a tongue-in-cheek PSA for parents stuck inside with their kids. “Right now, you’re trapped at home with your children. They’re driving you crazy and you want revenge. Simple.” Conan goes on to explain how, without live sports, ESPN is simply showing games from before your kids were even born....

The bills, as anti-scientific as can be, will only harm children across the country, and when parents try to tell lawmakers that, apparently, they get arrested. Indeed, in Arkansas, a state that just passed a series of anti-trans bills that will harm children and deny them medical care, a parent of a transgender teen was arrested after testifying against those bills in the Arkansas House. The reason? The speech went 30 seconds over the allotted 2-minute time....

Here’s the data behind these conclusions: The MMR Vaccine Saves Millions Of Lives Each Year The most maligned of the routine shots is doubtless the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. It was the MMR vaccine that disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield linked to autism, a claim so outrageous, so unfounded, and so dishonest that it ended his career in medicine. But the damage was done. Vaccine skeptics suggest that measles is a minor childhood disease, and that the (non-existent) risk of autism makes it irresponsible to vaccinate....

Here, we’ve rounded up our favorite dinsoaur apps, video games and board games. Note that this selection is features only games that have, at most, very low levels of violence toward dinosaurs. There are lots of video games, for instance, where you can hunt and kill dinosaurs, but if your child is a young enthusiast of these extinct animals, they probably don’t want to kill the things — no matter how dangerous the giant carnivores were....

Here are the three biggest issues with Disney+; from app crashing to missing features to confusing pricing with the bundles, plus advice on how to navigate it all. Editor’s note: A previous version of this article noted Disney+ lacked a “Continue Watching” feature. Luckily, that feature has recently been added. However, it appears that this feature differs from device to device. The service is crashing. But password sharing might be to blame....

No spoilers ahead. Without giving away any plot details or spoiling anything about the movie, we will say that Toy Story 4 follows the recent blockbuster trend and features both mid and post-credit scenes. In fact, the newest Pixar film has several mid-credits scenes that give viewers one last look at several beloved characters, including Woody, Buzzy, and Forky. So while others will be making a beeline for the exit as soon as the credits start, you’re probably going to want to stay and that seat and get to know the names of the film’s sound design team in order to watch the several scenes that you can only see once the credits are rolling....

My camera wasn’t miraculous or even particularly interesting to me as a kid. In fact, kids generally had zero interest in cameras back then. Why would we? Here’s an annoying clunky box that clicks. Make it click a few times while pointing it at stuff. Maybe in a few weeks you’ll get back some blurry images on paper that you can promptly throw in the trash. What about now? Kids know what cameras are, but they know them as an ancillary function of other, more interesting devices, like phones or tablets or game systems or laptops....

Here’s what reviews are saying and what it all might mean. Spoiler alert: Nobody will want to take their kids to this. Period. Over the weekend, at the Venice Film Festival, the new Joker movie reportedly received an 8-minute standing ovation, proving either people love dark-and-gritty movies about the Joker, or that they love Joaquin Phoenix. Here’s how the reviews actually breakdown. The Good Those of have seen Joker and love it are mostly focusing on the idea that it’s a great, dark, Taxi Driver-ish movie that tackles the problems of the world with a kind of unflinching approach....

Home Trade Schools is pretty much what it sounds like, as kids in late elementary school are taught skills in areas like carpentry, metal-work, and plumbing to hopefully prepare them for a future career. It’s, of course, an idea that no reasonable parent would be onboard for, which is why it’s so hilarious watching Joe and Sal have to try and convince several parents that this is a real idea that they should sign their kid up for....

“This was our first Halloween as a family, so I wanted to do something super fun and unique, but I also wanted the costume to mean something to us,” explained AnnaMarie. “We’ve always been huge nerds who love to dress up.” Dressed as Hogwarts students in robes they bought at Orlando’s Universal Studios on their honeymoon, the couple put their baby in an oversized flower pot and adorable leaf cap to look like a real-life Mandrake....

Jewellerybox UK wanted to find out which fashion-brand was used more for baby names than others. To find this out, they used government data from the US and the UK to find a list of names given to babies born between 2000 and 2020 and included both boy and girl names. They then used the list and compared it to the most popular fashion brands. “We excluded common names that may be associated with brands,” the company noted....

Our son is 2 and he’s acting out and testing boundaries with us. What started as saying “No” all the time has escalated to full-out meltdowns. I have no problem being the disciplinarian, but now, I find myself giving into the meltdowns because the experience is so miserable and I have limited time with my kid so I want to enjoy it as much as possible. Am I being short-sighted and setting bad examples?...

On Those Who Are Born Lucky “Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift.” On The Fallibility Of Dad “It’s a wonderful feeling when your father becomes not a god but a man to you — when he comes down from the mountain and you see he’s this man with weaknesses. And you love him as this whole being, not as a figurehead.” On Messages From On High “Do you think that God gets stoned once in a while?...

The plan provided up to $1800 for children age five and under and $1500 for children age six to 17 to be distributed in chunks of $250 per child or $300 per child depending on age from July 2021 through December 2021. This amount represents half of the full amount of the Child Tax Credit, with the other half to be received at tax time. Experts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimate that because of the changes to the Child Tax Credit enacted by the American Rescue Plan approximately 4....

The Fingerlings Accessories, Games, and Playsets Made By WowWee As we said, WowWee Toys, the maker of Fingerlings, makes a limited range of accessories. These are products that provide the unicorns, dinosaurs, monkeys, and other characters with a structure on which they can climb when a finger is not available. There’s also a board game to feed the Fingerlings frenzy. WowWee Fingerlings Jungle Gym Playset This purple jungle gym is one foot tall....

The first description that comes to mind when beholding this bionic Bat-brute is: “Imagine if Batman had his own personal Autobot…” It’s a gigantic, 24-inch tall, bad guy-beating behemoth that just begs to be played with while yelling “POW!” “BLAM!” and “SMASH!” And even though it’s toddler-height, the size and heft of this toy is the least impressive feature. It’s list of awesome additions and Bat-gadgets is so extensive, it’s got something to vanquish every villain in Gotham City....

To offset your imbalances, here are eight unilateral exercises to expose and address muscle disparities according to Bruce Kelly, owner and personal trainer at Fitness Together in Media, PA. Perform 10-12 reps of each exercise on one side, then switch sides. Split Squats Why: As opposed to traditional barbell squats, split squats help develop strength without loading the spine with weight. “Weighted squats are problematic for a lot of people,” Kelly says....

Deceptively titled the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” the bill, pushed by Representative Kaylee Tuck from Lake Placid, will force trans girls out of team sports and also require that all children accused of playing sports as the “wrong gender” in the K-12 setting and in higher education get their genitals checked by a medical professional. The bill is, quite simply, anti-scientific, purely political, and puts the rights of children to have bodily privacy and autonomy on hold in order to play team sports....