Fatherly Advice is a weekly parenting advice column by the experts at Fatherly. Need hard-won insights and scientific facts to resolve a parenting dilemma or family dispute? Email advice@fatherly.com. Need justifications for parenting decisions youve already made? Ask someone else. Were far too busy for that nonsense.Yo Fatherly,I live in the Northeast where Im raising a three-year-old with my partner. We are hearing a lot about ticks and Lyme disease up here. My partner and I love the outdoors, but were really freaked out about taking our kid out into the woods for a hike. Should we just stay out of the woods or is there something we can do to protect our kid?AdamBuffalo, New York*The difficulty of protecting kids...
In which John Green talks about the methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about the rise of the West. But first he has to tell you what the West is. And then he has to explain the Rise of the West. And then he gets down to talking about the different ways that historians and other academics have explained how the West became dominant in the world. Hell look at explanations from Acemoglu and Robinsons Why Nations Fail, Francis Fukuyamas The Origins of Political Order, and Ian Morriss Why the West Rules, for Now. Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 Hi, Im John Green, this is Crash Course World History, and...
The following was produced in partnership with Pull-Ups Training Pants.You spent hours documenting their first steps. For weeks, entire dinner conversations revolved around their ability to string two words together into a sentence. Knowing colors, naming barnyard animals, your child is Harvard-bound, no doubt. But what about the potty? You know, that awkward stage where its time for kids to learn how to do their business in the actual bathroom?Potty training is in itself an important development milestone: It teaches your child how to use the bathroom like a grown-up, sure, but it is also one of the first exercises that tests your childs ability to listen to instructions and take them into their own hands. With it comes a...
If youre like most people, the rod in your closet is jammed with hangers, shoes are strewn across your closet floor and belongings you havent seen in years are hidden in the back where the light of day never touches. Sound familiar? If so, your closet is sorely in need of organization. An organized closet is one of the most essential parts of a clutter-free bedroom. It allows you to find the clothing youre looking for with ease, to maximize the items you can store within your closet and to free up some extra space around other parts of your bedroom. Plus, a better organized closet and home can minimize stress levels. Yet, whether your closets are large or small,...
This is a term coined by my Twin Sister and that is exactly what I feel like I am doing. You know how a cat goes around and marks its territory. Well that is what I am doing. I had almost 15,000 steps on my fit bit yesterday and I still have so much to do. If I could just finish one room it would be nice.Mom's room is done except for the curtains. I do not know what happened to the cream sheers I had in there? I think the last renter must have done something with them. I did find these really long white sheers that will do. If I was staying in this house I would go...
