Should You Film Your Kids During Their Big, Emotional Moments?Kid videos can be hilarious ... but think twice before you turn that camera on.
Parents are sharing the one thing that surprised them the most about having kidsOver the past few years, rising supermarket prices have forced many families to make compromises on ingredient quality when shopping for meals.
I used to be terrified of turning into my mother. Now, I’m older and know betterIf you type ‘I don’t want to turn into...’ on Google, ‘my mother’ appears among the top three search terms. I was a teenager when I first told Amma that I would cease all association with her if she ever turned into Nani. I never had a close relationship with my grandparents.
Making babies may take 10 times more energy than we thoughtWe all know that having kids is expensive, but that truth is more universal than you might think. Across animal species, bearing offspring may be as much as 10 times as energetically costly as previously assumed, according to a new study published May 16 in Science.
My Job As An Auntie Is To Tell Parents They’re Doing GreatForget about auntie. I’m in my old wives era. Not because I’m all that old, or a wife for that matter. Nor do I have any children of my own. What I do have is extensive experience with other people’s children.
Bringing a Method to the Strategy MadnessAlmost 10 years ago I penned a strategy article inspiring ad hominem attacks, the suggestion by former colleagues that I had written something akin to The Anarchist Cookbook, and otherwise causing “profound disappointment” and “alarm” in the defense community.
My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?My 12-year-old daughter will inherit a warmer world — and, I fear, a lonelier one. When my son Hatcher and I started our hike down Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River during the fall of 2023, we feared what we might see.
Why ‘Baby Reindeer’ Rose to the TopRichard Gadd’s nuanced miniseries occupies the lead spot on Netflix’s Global Top 10, and it doesn’t show signs of budging It may seem strange that as we approach the summer months, a TV show titled Baby Reindeer is one of the most watched, most talked-about shows in the country, but there’s
Ultralearning or Get Better at Anything: Which Book is Better?When I decided to write another book about learning, I knew an obvious question would come up: How is this book different from your last one? The truth is, I could write a dozen books on learning.
Brief Thoughts and Observations on Yesterday’s ‘Let Loose’ iPad KeynoteApple hosted about 50 members of the media in New York City, in their ludicrously spacious Tribeca townhouse, to watch the keynote stream live. They had a hands-on area post-keynote, and a bunch of demos and briefings throughout the morning and early afternoon. It was nice.
If Any Baseball Team Can Screw Up MLB’s Hottest Young Talent, It’s This OnePaul Skenes’ blockbuster debut on Saturday had something for everyone. Generalist baseball fans were excited because Skenes is one of the most tantalizing pitching prospects ever.
Good Luck Trying to Resell This West Elm Coffee TableLike anyone living in a New York City apartment with limited space for furniture, I sometimes scan Facebook Marketplace just to feel something.
I Don’t Need Your Opinion on My Kid’s Screen TimeI love reading about all the things people think they’re going to do as parents before they actually have any kids. The fantasy of it all. Their precious little angels abstaining from sugar, back talk, or screens — all because of how well, how perfectly, they’ll parent them.
Start Your Week Off With This Giant Rösti Potato CakeIt’s rare that I’m not in the mood for potatoes. Even when perfectionist chefs and food blogs like to hate on “gluey” mashed potatoes, I look at that mound of burst starch molecules with only love. My latest spud obsession has been a three-ingredient masterpiece from Switzerland.
The Restaurant World Still Has a Child Care ProblemWhen Lisa Baptiste worked as a restaurant host, it was a constant puzzle finding someone to watch her 6-year-old Kennard. From Wednesday to Sunday, she’d be at the Brooklyn restaurant Beso, which serves a mix of Caribbean and American comfort food, until closing, sometimes as late as 3 a.m.