Enough is enough. America, please have a seat. We need to talk. Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and you know what that means: Many of you will be charged with the task of bringing a dessert to your family’s celebration. And I’m here to ask you — nay, beg you — to PLEASE stop it...
What do you think? Does this make you rethink letting your kids watch this classic? Have you ever rewatched a movie you loved as a kid and noticed that it had some seriously disturbing elements? Whether we are talking the brutal death of parents or evil witches, taking a closer look at some of these classic kids’ films can...
Be on the lookout before you’re manipulated. “Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others.” — Paramahansa Yogananda “If someone treats you bad, just remember that there is something wrong with them, not you. Normal people don’t go around destroying other people.” — Author unknown Gaslighting is a form of persistent manipulation...
Learn what to do if a child has a seizure with these steps for seizure first aid Approximately 4-5% of all children will experience a seizure at some point during their childhood. About 1% of children are diagnosed with epilepsy, and 1 in 26 people develop this neurological condition during their lifetime. Given these statistics, it’s...
You will stay healthy if you wash your body, brush your teeth, and clean your ears. However, some people are not aware of the protective function of their earwax. Your earwax can help you to know whether your ears are healthy or unhealthy. The key functions of earwax include protecting and moisturizing the ear canal...
Rescuers in Indonesia also found 115 drinking cups and 25 plastic bags. A dead sperm whale that washed up in a national park in Indonesia had about 13 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach. According to the Associated Press, rescuers from Wakatobi National Park discovered a large lump of plastic waste inside the 31-foot...
The maker of Cadbury chocolate bars, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers is accused of destroying tens of thousands of hectares of orangutan habitat in just two years for palm oil. Suppliers to food giant Mondelez have destroyed 70,000 hectares since 2016, analysis by Greenpeace International claims, pushing the primate further towards extinction. The areas razed to the ground include 25,000 hectares of...
Hemimastigotes are more different from all other living things than animals are from fungi. Canadian researchers have discovered a new kind of organism that’s so different from other living things that it doesn’t fit into the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom, or any other kingdom used to classify known organisms. Two species of the microscopic...
One hundred years after Congress passed the first daylight saving legislation, more and more people are doubting the wisdom of changing the clocks. In August, the EU Commission proposed ending the biannual practice. Last winter, lawmakers in Florida passed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” which will make daylight saving a year-round reality in the Sunshine State. If approved...
An animal rescue organization is offering a reward for information after finding a dolphin shot to death in Manhattan Beach, California. Marine Animal Rescue, of El Segundo, posted a $5,000 reward to their Facebook page on Friday after a necropsy revealed a dolphin died from a gunshot wound. Peter Wallerstein, founder and president of the...
Spider babies may be more like our infants than we thought. Mother spiders can produce nutritious milk-like fluids to feed their offspring. Juvenile spiders eat all kinds of food: in some spider species they feed on small insects, and in others they catch pollen. Previous research has also found some spiders simply don’t eat anything...
Using cutesy language can do more harm than good. There’s no shortage of serious conversations parents should have with their children. And in the age of the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, one fundamental lesson is the importance of our bodies and bodily autonomy. “Body awareness talks are the earliest conversations parents can have with young children to...
