Damircudic/Getty Images The hottest winter accessory these days? A positive COVID-19 test. But wait… we got vaccinated last year. And the year before. Ad infinitum. Wasn’t that supposed to stop this from happening? Turns out, the virus still has some tricks up its sleeve, giving our immune systems a run for their money. Exhibit A: This sneaky mf’er can transform faster than an Animorph. "We’re now five years in and still seeing new variants and subvariants of COVID-19," says Rebecca Choudhury, MD, infectious disease physician and assistant professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Right...
Bring Back The Beloved TV Restaurant Hangout
NBC After a busy day of roaming my middle school halls in the early ’90s, I would often unwind with an episode or two of the classic kid syndicate Saved by the Bell. While watching, I’d pine for an experience where my friends and I — just like Zack, Kelly, Screech, Slater, Lisa, and Jessie — could hang out together in a quirky diner. After all, The Max was where the group figured out their lives, cooked up their infamous plans, and drank chocolate milkshakes with wild abandon, no annoying parents nearby to give nutritional advice. As I got further...
The Real Reason For Lectures? Parents' Anxiety
Instagram / @calmparentingpodcast Nobody likes being on the butt end of a lecture — but, they feel so very important when you’re the one giving them. To a parent, lectures can feel a lot like eating your vegetables — sure, you hated them as a kid, but as an adult, you’re honestly starting to get it. Unlike a nice roasted broccoli, however, lectures might actually do more harm than good for kids. Dad Kirk Martin of the Calm Parenting Podcast explained why he thinks you should stop lecturing your kids. The main reason: lectures function more to soothe the parent’s...
Understanding Your Dog’s Body Language Around Children
Carol Yepes/Getty Images Every year, hundreds of thousands of children between the ages of 5 and 9 seek medical attention due to dog bites. Making that statistic even scarier? Most dog attacks happen in familiar places, like the family home. And if we go further down the rabbit hole, 77% of biting dogs were owned by the victim’s family, a relative, or a friend of the family. Read that again. Now that you’ve really digested that fact, let’s discuss the obvious: Pet parents and dog owners have a hard time recognizing dogs’ body language around children. The best way to...