title: “The Beards Of The Summer 8 Great Styles” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “Jennifer Baker”

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“Babies from their birth day to their first birthday are learning all about how this new and amazing world works. Young babies enjoy easy-to-grasp objects they can safely explore with their hands and mouths. Rattles, maracas, or textured teethers are perfect. Starting at about 6-9 months old, they enjoy toys that give them the thrill of cause-and effect—think about a busy box with buttons to push, a drum or toy piano to bang or plink, or bubbles for you to blow and them to pop,” says Rebecca Parlakian, the director of programs at Zero to Three....

When you’re shopping for a hammock, consider where you’ll use it. If it’s staying permanently in your backyard, weight won’t be an issue. But if you won’t be using it year round, then choose one that you’ll be able to store indoors. Some hammocks have spreader bars that mean you have to roll the hammock for storage. Others pack into a stuff sack. If your kids are ruffians, choose a durable hammock not one with lightweight bug mesh that’s easy to rip....

In side-by-side or double-wide strollers, kids sit next to each other, allowing you to best configure each seat separately for naps and personalized comfort. These are best when kids are roughly the same age. Inline models have one seat located in front of the other, and those are better for kids of different ages and sizes, since one seat is always more spacious than the other. No matter the format, consider how you’ll be using the stroller....

Easter Egg Dad Jokes Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a good joke? It might crack up! What do you call a sleeping egg? Egg-zosted! Why did the Easter egg hide? He was a little chicken! What day does an Easter egg hate the most? Fry-day! What do you call an egg from outer space? An Egg-stra-terrestial! How can you make Easter preparations go faster? Use the eggs-press lane! What do you call a mischievous Easter egg?...

That brings us to an all-important precept of car camping: Find a tent that’s easy to set up and comfortable for the whole brood. To help you up, we settled on a foursome of family tents that are not only easy-to-set up but that are reasonably priced, too. Some inflate, while others have pre-attached poles so you don’t have to fiddle with propping up a tent when you get to the campground at midnight....

Toys that feel like they’re for little kids will be quickly discarded, and more grown-up gifts may prove too complicated (or expensive) to make practical sense. The best toys for 12-year-old boys and girls live between extremes. The art of finding the perfect gift is the art of feeling one’s way around a big old gray area. The list below is long on gadgets and for good reason. Many 12-year-olds are gadget-obsessed, which makes sense given that gadgets are basically toys for adults and neatly balance a desire to play and a desire to play-act adulthood....

Consider one of these cool, protective cases cheap insurance against the tiny, often clumsy kid fingers. If you’ve passed on AppleCare and don’t opt for your carrier’s insurance, you could be looking at dropping at least $130 to repair a cracked iPhone screen. The functionality and aesthetics of cases have come a long way in the last few years. Now they preserve the phone’s clean lines and rely on shock-absorbing polymers to keep it safe without adding bulk to your pocket....

The best noise-cancelling headphones for toddlers and older kids are simply those that are comfortable and restrict the volume from jumping out of a certain healthy range. These can sometimes be adjusted based on the age of your child. The best baby noise canceling headphones, however, are protective devices that look like large contractor-style earmuffs. These are easy to put on, and simple for parents to use, as they are passive, which translates as “battery-free....

A hybrid sweater with a stand-up zip collar, the quarter-zip pullover is made to move around in, a bit more cleaned up than a crewneck sweatshirt, and more office-ready than a hoodie. It’s also a useful piece to have in your transitional wardrobe: The best quarter-zip pullovers are often softer and lighter than standard winter sweaters, making them easy to layer over a button-down shirt or t-shirt. They’re also a great mid-layer beneath a blazer or a quilted field coat....

“With autism, kids have preferred interests. They may be focused on one thing. Some paradigms say to expand their play repertoire. I tend to look at that differently. If they are interested in trains, it’s a great avenue for learning and a way for parents to connect with their kids,” Koenig says. “Just remember that there’s no magic toy that helps autism.” Mandi Silverman, Ph.D., a child psychologist who specializes in autism, suggests that parents follow their kids’ lead....

Kids’ stress may manifest in different ways, says North Carolina-based psychologist Caroline Hexdall, Ph.D. — from irritability to trouble sleeping or refusing to complete normal tasks and activities. Psychologist Regine Muradian, the author of Franky and the Worry Bees, agrees: Stress in kids, she explains, can look like nail-biting, fidgeting, excessive playing with the hair, stomach pains, nausea, rapid heart rate, diarrhea, and shortness of breath. Kids work through stress differently from adults, though, and toys can be an important tool in the stress-relief toolbox....

It’s the fit that makes the T-shirt, says Micaela Erlanger, a top Hollywood stylist who’s dressed Common, Jared Leto, and David Boyega among others. Her guiding T-shirt principal is that each should be between not-too-slim and not-too-loose. “You want to go for a looser-fitting silhouette, not a slim fit,” she advises. “If you need something for a stockier, less-toned body, you want to go for something that is regular fit....

“Toddlers want to do more for themselves and want toys that give them a sense of independence and mastery. Stacking rings, simple knob puzzles, chunky toy cars and trains, big balls, and push-toys they can move,” says Rebecca Parlakian, the senior director of programs at Zero to Three. “They learn about the world by watching their parents, so get them toys like medical kits, construction sets, or toy lawnmowers.” And pick stuff that challenges them to solve problems, like wood blocks they have to learn to stack and more complex puzzles they need to figure out how to put together....

No amount of blasting sounds, flickering lights, or robotic wizardry can beat thoughtful, open-ended design. All the more reason to looks for old-school toys that allow kids to play like kids without having to read a Bible-thick instruction booklet. The Best Retro Games and Toys for Kids Every product on Fatherly is independently selected by our editors, writers, and experts. If you click a link on our site and buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission....

When my husband and I got married, we got counseling form the woman who was going to officiate our marriage. She said to us: there are three entities in your marriage. There’s Justin, there’s Joe, and then there’s you as a couple. All three of those things have to be fed and nourished. If any one of them dies then the whole marriage falls apart. In the beginning, my son’s godmother would come by once a week to watch him, and we’d have weekly date nights....

vaccination, according to the CDC. Teachers and students who haven’t been vaccinated will have to wear masks, but those who have gotten their shot can go mask-free.“Students benefit from in-person learning, and safely returning to in-person instruction in the fall 2021 is a priority,” according to the new CDC guidelines.“This a big moment,” Richard Besser, a former acting director of the CDC, told the New York Times. “It’s also a recognition that there are real costs to keeping children at home, to keeping them out of school, that school is so important in terms of children’s socialization and development and it provides other supports as well....