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If your toddler seems to go to the bathroom almost every time they undress or almost undress, it’s probably time to start potty-training. As a general rule, opt for natural materials, such as cotton, rather than synthetics, as these tend to be less scratchy to the skin and more breathable overall. Also be sure that you’re not over-layering your toddler’s clothes. After all, if a child is hot and can’t express this discomfort, they’ll simply attempt to shed the offending articles....

This may help with digestion by mobilizing the stomach contents and also helping air move through to the small intestine. Avoid large mouthfuls, which tend to be more difficult to digest. [6] X Research source If you are in a social situation, try taking smaller bites, chewing properly, swallowing, and then voicing your thoughts. Don’t use a straw. A straw may lead you to consume too much air with your drink....

Make sure your pegs are level with each other! Use a leveler if you aren’t sure. You can also buy stick-on adhesives for walls. Since you’re using the pegs to hang up lightweight hats, you don’t need to worry about the pegs being pulled out of the walls. You don’t need to buy actual hatboxes if you don’t want to. Wide shoeboxes or even clear plastic boxes would also work well....

Apply Vaseline to your elbows or knees to help moisturize the skin and rid the areas of any ashy texture or appearance. If you have calluses or rough spots on your feet, apply a thin coat of Vaseline at night then slip on some clean socks. Your feet should feel a bit softer the next morning. Apply a small amount on dry spots on your body before fake tanning lotions are applied....

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday at a press briefing the deployment of 1,050 National Guard members to several hospitals across the state. This deployment comes as more than 4,700 people in the state have become hospitalized due to the coronavirus, with nine out of 10 hospitalized patients being unvaccinated. “Twenty-two months of this pandemic has taken its toll on our health care workers,” said the governor, referring to the hospital staffing shortages that the National Guard hopes to remedy....

You cannot save cover photos on Facebook. You can go to a person’s profile by tapping the search bar at the top, typing in the person’s name, tapping their name in the drop-down menu, and tapping their profile in the results. If you aren’t logged into your Facebook account, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to log in. You can go to a person’s profile by clicking the search bar at the top of the Facebook page, typing in the person’s name, clicking their name in the drop-down menu, and clicking their profile in the results....

Bahera Rivera claimed that two masked men were responsible for Tibbetts’ killing and held him at gunpoint to drive them around and dispose of her body. The witnesses told investigators that a man with a history of violence had claimed responsibility for killing Tibbetts. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. A judge on Wednesday delayed sentencing for the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after defense lawyers said they needed time to investigate new information pointing to other potential suspects....

As well as being the streaming home of game-changing recent work like Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette, Netflix as has a lot of classic sets from the like of Bill Hicks, Patton Oswalt and Eddie Murphy. Here are 20 of the best stand-up special on Netflix, ordered by their score on the movie social network Letterboxd. Entries have been limited to one per comedian so as to better show the wealth of comedy on the streamer and to stop the list being dominated by the most-beloved comedians like Hicks, John Mulaney and Mike Birbiglia....

UNDER $25 Aubert & Amandine Pastel Collection Luxury Scented Soy Aromatherapy Candle for Stress Relief & Relaxation ($18.99 at AubertAmandine.com) Certain scents can positively affect our mood. These soy-wax candles have aromatherapeutic fragrances like Lavender Sage Peppermint and Bergamot Cedar, and come in colored etched-glass jars with wooden tops. BestSelf Co. Little Talk Deck ($24.99 at BestSelf.co) These thoughtfully curated, beautifully designed cards help to facilitate conversations between parents and their reticent tweens and teens....

Learning some key terms before you head to the dealer lot may help you with your path to purchase. Here are 20 key terms to know before stepping on the lot. Trim level The vehicle’s trim level, also called trim package or grade, refers to the version of the vehicle that comes with a set combination of features. Most cars offer several trim levels. The higher the trim, the more abundant the features and higher the starting price....

A recent opinion poll from Morning Consult shows that Modi has recovered ground after a downward slump during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2021, and commands over 70 percent public approval despite entering the eighth year of his prime ministership. What explains Modi’s remarkable longevity and success as a colossus for the past two decades and still counting? There are two broad categories within which the answers lie–policies and politics....

Google, the most popular search engine in the world (duh), released its annual “Year in Search” data and there were lots of interesting nuggets from the sports world. MORE: Top NBA moments of 2014 | 2014 Facebook year in review | Top college football moments of 2014 Of course, the World Cup and Ray Rice dominated searches, but there were plenty of surprises, too. Here are seven takeaways from 2014:...

While they scrutinize his arm strength, everyone around the league expects to be dazzled by Manziel’s athleticism at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this weekend. The interview process that looks more into his football intelligence and non-football adventures will be just as interesting. However teams break him down, the one that ends up drafting him in the first round in May must be comfortable with him having a mind and style of his own....

While every elite hockey player in the world desperately wants to win his sport's biggest international tournament, nobody needs to win in Sochi like the host team and Alex Ovechkin, the peerless goal-scorer expected to put Russia back atop the Olympic podium. "Russia is going to have a whole different kind of pressure," said Teemu Selanne, who will suit up for the Finns in his record-tying sixth Olympics. "And it's not easy to be that team....

Morgenstern, 27, lost his balance during a practice jump ahead of an FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event in Tauplitz earlier this month, landing on his back and head. He has skull and lung injuries and was in intensive care at Salzburg Emergency Hospital. Morgansterm was transferred to a rehabilitation clinic and has made a promising recovery, so much so that he is back in physical training. "Under the circumstances I'm doing extremely well," Morgenstern said on Thursday....

"I'm fortunate for the opportunity," Quick said. "And I'll just try to make the most of it." PHOTOS: Best pics of NHL players in Sochi | Beautiful images of the Bolshoy Ice Dome Bylsma declined to say who will be the team's goaltender for the other preliminary-round games, which includes a key matchup with Russia on Saturday. "We have plans for Game 1," Bylsma said Wednesday after practice. Quick is getting the nod instead of Ryan Miller and Jimmy Howard....

Vonn's schedule was announced Wednesday by the U.S. Ski Team. Vonn, 29 returned to competition at Lake Louise, Alberta, last week, 10 months after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in that leg during a crash at the world championships. She also had a setback when she partially re-tore one of those surgically reconstructed ligaments in a fall during practice on Nov. 19. Vonn finished 40th in a downhill Friday in her World Cup season debut, then 11th in another downhill Saturday, and fifth in a super-G on Sunday....

As we laid out last week, there is serious competition for invitations to the U.S. national team’s pre-World Cup training camp, and some of the battles for the final places are coming down to the wire. When Klinsmann convenes the 25-28 player roster for the pre-World Cup camp at Stanford University, he will obviously have a nucleus of players who have been locks for some time, while also wanting to incorporate some players coming in playing at top form....

The official invitee list will be available the first week of February, but expect to see top prospects such as Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota throw during on-field workouts Saturday, Feb. 21. Winston and Mariota could decline the invitation to participate, however, much like 2014 first round picks Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater. MORE: Mock Draft | Jameis Winston scouting report | PHOTOS: Memorable Mariota moments...

The SEC Tournament will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville March 11-15. The Wildcats have won the tournament a record 27 times, but did lose last year to Florida in the title game. MORE: NCAA Tournament schedule | Past SN Players of the Year PHOTOS: Kentucky’s season of supremacy Here is the full schedule for the 2015 SEC Tournament: (Note: All game times listed in Central Standard Time. The second game of a session will begin 25 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game....