At first glance, tee ball may look like a chaotic melee of tiny bats, group fielding, and wrong-way base running. And, well, it is. But it’s also real baseball, just aimed more at fostering fun and fundamentals than winning or losing. Targeted to both boys and girls ages 4- to 7-years-old, Tee ball is about learning the game ⏤ and learning to love the game ⏤ in a non-competitive environment. As such, the ball’s hit off a tee so it’s easy to make contact, every child plays the entire game, and nobody wears spikes, or keeps score for the most part. Read More...
Let’s get right to it: Does shaving body hair make you cooler? Not so much. In fact, the last time body hair played a significant role in regulating body temperature in humans was back in the Paleolithic days (circa 2.5 million years ago). Back then, Neanderthals were top of the chain, our squat, muscular forebears with body hair in great abundance (think Tom Selleck layered over Burt Reynolds, from head to toe). Read More...
A touch on the shoulder. Asking “How was work?” Telling someone, “You’d never guess what happened to me and the kids today!” These are all quotidian occurrences in a relationship, part of the rhythms of couple-hood. But each is an example of something very important: a bid for connection. And the act of turning towards, not away from, a partner’s bids is a crucial aspect of a happy marriage. “The more of them that partners notice and respond to, the more a couple feels connected to one another,” says Cheri Timko, a relationship coach and Gottman Certified Therapist. Read More...
