Jackyenjoyphotography/Moment/Getty Images Traditionally, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release vaccination rates for last year’s kindergarteners in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, its chief publication. But this week, in a perhaps unsurprising break with tradition, the agency — under the auspices of noted vaccine skeptic Robert Kennedy — the data was quietly released...
RealPeopleGroup/E+/Getty Images There’s no shortage of people in the world telling you how you simply must have a child. While I don’t think everyone has to have children to live a full, rich, and wonderful life, having my own has made my life immeasurably better for all the reasons everyone always says. And on top...
One of the biggest hurdles any parent faces during those challenging toddler years, by far, has to be potty training. It’s a milestone that’s both exciting yet terrifying in equal measure. On the one hand, a life free of diapers and blowouts is finally in sight. However, by the same token, a few new challenges...
CPSC.gov Back in the ’80s and early ’90s, kiddie pools were basically puddle-sized and it didn’t take much to crack the side or deflate it entirely. Sometime in the early-’00s, however, “kiddie pool technology” really took off. All of a sudden pools were higher quality and way bigger at a more accessible price point. But...