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Esther Wojcicki has earned the right to tell people how to raise their kids. She’s an educator, journalist and bestselling author of “How to Raise Successful People” who has raised three daughters—two are CEOs and the other a doctor.

Susan Wojcicki is the CEO of YouTube, Anne Wojcicki is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe and Dr. Janet Wojcicki is an anthropologist and epidemiologist who works on HIV progression and obesity risk in children.

In “How to Raise Successful People” Esther Wojcicki says the secret to success is the result of “TRICK”: trust, respect, independence, collaboration and kindness. In a new article she wrote for NBC Chicago, she boiled that down to one rule, “Don’t do anything for your kids that they can do for themselves.”

“Parents need to stop coddling their kids,” she continues. “The more you trust your children to do things on their own, the more empowered they’ll be. The key is to begin with guided practice: It’s the ‘I do, we do, you do’ method.”

The “I do, we do, you do” method is used by teachers to gradually give students new responsibilities. The teacher first demonstrates the task, then they do it with the student and finally, the student does it alone.

u201cSisters Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe, and Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, are ranked among Americau2019s top women entrepreneurs nhttps://t.co/En8Vin9Zl7 #SelfMadeWomenu201d

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Wojcicki says that parents can start with their children by asking them to make their beds, pick their own outfits and to help with dishes and making dinner. It’s funny that every child is raised by a parent who cooks them meals, but an astonishing number of them grow up having no idea how to boil water. Why? Because nobody bothered to get them involved.

As the old saying goes, “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he’ll eat forever.”

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— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBC10 Philadelphia)
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“The idea is to teach them how to cope with what life throws at them,” she writes. “One of the most important lessons I taught my daughters is that the only thing you can control is how you react to things.”

Wojcicki’s rules are a reaction to the modern trend of helicopter parenting, which is “overly focused on their children” where parents “take too much responsibility for their children’s experiences and, specifically, their successes or failures.” This can result in children who grow into adults with lower self-confidence and self-esteem, poor coping skills, increased anxiety and a sense of entitlement.

Simply put, when children are too dependent on their parents, they become ill-equipped to deal with real-world challenges. So when parents think they’re helping their children, they are actually setting them up for failure. Is it any wonder why we live in an age where more and more people suffer from crippling anxiety and depression? The world is a lot scarier when you’re not properly equipped to deal with everyday problems.

“When you trust kids to make their own decisions, they start to feel more engaged, confident and empowered,” Wojcicki writes. “And once that happens, there’s no limit to what they can achieve.”

While, at first, this dramatic change in parenting may seem difficult for parents who have a hard time letting go, it’s an opportunity for them to grow. “What I realized, through a lot of conscious effort, is that parenting gives us perhaps the most profound opportunity to grow as human beings,” she writes in “How to Raise Successful People.”

This article originally appeared on 11.02.22

We all know parenting can be tough, but if there’s one thing that makes the roller coaster of emotions totally worth it, it’s seeing our children’s faces light up with joy.

Children’s smiles are infectious, and not in the scary pandemic kind of a way. There’s simply nothing better in this world than the face of a bright-eyed little human beaming with happiness, which is why a recent TikTok trend has people grinning from ear to ear themselves.

The premise is simple: The parent asks the kid to record them dancing to Taylor Swift‘s “Love Story” with the screen facing away from them (under the guise that the parent dancing needs to see themselves). So instead of recording the parent dancing, it’s actually recording the kid’s face watching them.

And oh, the love and joy on these kids’ faces is so, so sweet to witness. Watch:

@thechavezfamilyy

The end 😭😭 why am I bawling at this trend?! He’s SO CUTE #momsoftiktok #momtok #toddlersoftiktok

That face. OMG.

And check out the encouragement from this little fella:

@themarshhfamily

The end did it for me 🥹😭I birthed such a sweet, loving and encouraging little boy!! #momtok #toddlersoftiktok #taylorswiftchallenge #lovestorychallenge #boymom #toddlermom

Seriously, seeing close-ups of kids’ joy should be a daily thing.

@makingthemoffitts

#nationaladoptionmonth #adoptionawareness #thisisadoption #thisisfostercare #adoption #fostercare #makingthemoffitts #lovestorychallenge #taylorswift

Some dads have gotten in on the trend as well. Look at the way this little girl beams at her daddy.

@durbanofamily

Had to jump on the trend! Love this beautiful girl!

Of course, part of the beauty of having kids is you simply never know what they’re going to do. While some youngsters gaze lovingly at their parents while they dance, others have a … well … different reaction. Check out this girl’s facial expressions:

@haleigh.booth

It’s the side eye at the end for me 😆😂😂😂😂

Hilarious. And because this is the internet, naturally someone had to do the TikTok trend with their dog. Gotta admit, Ellie’s toothy grin is pretty darn cute as well.

@elliegoldenlife

This is why I don’t dance 😂

TikTok trends can sometimes be strange, annoying or problematic, but once in a while one comes along that brings people together in surprisingly delightful ways. Seeing people’s kids’ pure enjoyment watching their parents being silly is simply the best.

This article originally appeared on 11.15.22

Most episodes of “Saturday Night Live” are scheduled so the funnier bits go first and the riskier, oddball sketches appear towards the end, in case they have to be cut for time. But on the February 4 episode featuring host Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian,” “The Last of Us”), the final sketch, “Lisa from Temecula,” was probably the most memorable of the night.

That’s high praise because it was a strong episode, with a funny “Last of Us” parody featuring the Super Mario Brothers and a sketch where Pascal played a protective mother.

In “Lisa from Temecula,” Paul, played by Pascal, takes a few friends out for dinner, played by Punkie Johnson, newcomer Molly Kearney and breakout star Bowen Yang. The trouble comes when Johnson’s sister Lisa, played by Ego Nwodim, orders her steak “extra, extra well done.”

The sketch is a play on the notion that it’s a faux pas to order well-done steak, especially in a fancy restaurant. However, Lisa doesn’t care and won’t tolerate “one speck of red” on her steak.

The sketch is one of the rare moments on “SNL” where things are so funny that the cast breaks character. Pascal has difficulty getting through his lines and Yang has to cover his face because he can’t stop laughing. But Nwodim only has one small break in the scene and keeps it together as the sketch’s comedy core.

“Lisa from Temecula” got a lot of attention on social media and Nwodim later thanked the sketch’s writers Alex English, Gary Richardson and Michael Che.

u201cwe have @alex3nglish + Gary Richardson and Che to thank for Lisa. love them 4Life.u201d

— Ego Nwodim (@Ego Nwodim)
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This article originally appeared on 2.6.23

The World Irony Meter has been at record-high levels today — both because woke-hating Ron DeSantis, of all people, is holding court at The Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. And also because he lost his sh*t on a reporter while answering questions at said museum.

DeSantis’ international foreign visit is officially to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Israel’s independence. Yet people have been more interested in getting “Meatball” Ron’s thoughts on Disney filing a lawsuit against him and his cronies in federal court, which originated with DeSantis’ proposed — and not-very-tolerant — “Don’t Say Gay” bill. But an even more enterprising journalist decided to ask Ol’ Pudding Fingers about the time he spent as a Navy lawyer at Guantánamo Bay, where he reportedly realized that it was a-ok to force-feed detainees, according to The Washington Post.

Ron was not pleased.

Initially, Ron attempted to blow off the question — which the reporter didn’t even get out in full — with a dismissive “that’s all BS,” but the reporter wasn’t about to give up so easily. That’s when we apparently got to see what the Florida governor is like when he’s operating without a script. And it wasn’t pretty.

A red-faced DeSantis (like a meatball smothered in Sunday gravy!) raised his voice and demanded to know whether the reporter honestly thought anything he had heard about Young Ron in Cuba was “credible,” given that it was nearly 20 years ago.

“Do you honestly think that they would have remembered me from Adam? Of course not,” DeSantis bellowed. “They’re just trying to get into the news because they know people like you will consume it, because it fits your preordained narrative that you’re trying to spin.”

“Focus on the facts, and stop worrying about the narrative,” DeSantis declared, before moving on. So much for “tolerance.”

This August will mark one year since P-Valley wrapped up its second season. A couple of months later, the show was renewed for a third season which led to plenty of excitement from fans who wanted to see P-Valley live on for another season. Since then, the show would go on to collect NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (Nico Annan who plays Uncle Clifford), and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Loretta Devine who plays Ernestine Sayles). In short, people love P-Valley and they can’t wait for season three. Now, is there a release date for it yet?

Is There A P-Valley Season 3 Release Date?

Unfortunately, there isn’t an official date for season three of P-Valley at the moment. If we had to guess, we could assume that the new season will debut sometime in the summer around June or July. Season one of P-Valley made its debut in July 2020 and season two arrived in June 2022 following numerous production delays due to COVID-19. Seeing that COVID isn’t causing production delays nowadays, we can assume that season three of P-Valley won’t take almost two years to arrive this time around.

After the show was renewed for season three, creator and showrunner Katori Hall shared a statement about the renewal.

I am blessed beyond measure for this opportunity to write the next chapter of P-Valley. With its complex, dynamic and beautifully flawed characters, this show is a love letter to marginalized communities in the American South who rarely see themselves reflected on screen. It brings me immense joy to know that it has been embraced by folx worldwide. We wouldn’t be getting back up on that pony, without our fiercely devoted Pynk Posse. Y’all are our fire.

Stay tuned for more updates on season three of P-Valley.

All seasons of ‘P-Valley’ are available to stream now on STARZ.

Lamar Jackson’s contract situation lingered over everything for the past year in Baltimore, as the Ravens had to figure out what they were willing to pay their former MVP quarterback. Jackson, who negotiated for himself without an agent, held firm on his demands, seeking a large guaranteed amount, which was the unsurprising sticking point in negotiations.

In February, the two sides were further apart than ever, leading to Baltimore placing the non-exclusive franchise tag on the star QB, allowing him to negotiate with other teams who could sign him to an offer sheet, while Jackson issued a trade request. There were no teams that jumped up immediately to make an effort to give Jackson a contract that Baltimore wouldn’t match, leading the two sides to eventually meet back at the negotiating table as the NFL Draft approached.

With Jalen Hurts getting an extension done in Philly that pays him $255 million over five years (with $179 million guaranteed for injury), a new bar was set for Jackson’s negotiations. The Ravens were willing to put forth an offer that exceeded Hurts’ deal, according to Ian Rapoport, and on the day of the Draft, a deal was struck to keep Jackson in Baltimore through 2027, as he announced officially in a video through the team’s Twitter account.

The agreement makes Jackson the league’s highest paid player, topping Hurts’ deal while also not matching the fully guaranteed figure Deshaun Watson got in Cleveland that the league as a whole has seemingly been trying to make out to be an albatross, not the new standard. For Jackson, it’s proof that he was right to hold out as long as he could for the best possible deal, with the Ravens recognizing they needed to get their quarterback situation solidified by the time they got on the clock in the 2023 Draft.

After signing Odell Beckham Jr. and getting a new offensive coordinator in Todd Monken, the Ravens offense hopes to be more dynamic as a passing attack this coming season than it has been in some time. Jackson will continue to be the face of that, and Ravens fans can finally shift their attention to excitement about the future rather than worrying about joining the teams trying to find their franchise QB.

In case you weren’t aware, Tom Cruise freaking loves the theatrical experience. The guy can’t get enough of it, so naturally, he’s so excited to get Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One into theaters that the film is now arriving two days early. The seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible series will now make its debut on July 12, and to show how committed he is to making this film as a huge blockbuster as Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise sent 20 minutes of footage to this year’s CinemaCon.

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

The footage included an inventive chase scene in which Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is handcuffed to Hayley Atwell’s character as they flee police and multiple factions of people who want them, most notably a character played by Pom Klementieff whose most frightening feature is how much she seems to enjoy the chase and its ensuing mayhem. The film appears to be a two-hander between Cruise and Atwell, who are at odds yet must team up to survive in the scene.

Like Cruise’s character, Dead Reckoning has taken one beating after another thanks to the film’s hugely expensive production starting just as the COVID pandemic hit Italy in February 2020. From there, the production bounced all around Europe as Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie desperately searched for non-quarantined locations where the actor could throw himself off of helicopters, planes, cliffs, you name it. If Tom Cruise isn’t plummeting to his potential death, then Tom Cruise isn’t living.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One cliff jumps into theaters on July 12.

A recent nationwide poll of American voters shows that an overwhelming majority have a negative view of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.

According to an NBC News survey, just 24% of Americans approve of the ideology that fueled Trump’s first presidential campaign, i.e. the notion that the reality TV star could “Make America Great Again.” Trump’s vision of the country’s return to greatness was, well, small. He spent tons of money — and his cronies defrauded voters of even more — to build sections of easily scalable fencing along our southern border. He placed immigrant men, women, and children in cages. He installed inexperienced, right-wing judges on the Supreme Court bench, and he cultivated intimate relationships with foreign dictators like Russian President Vladimir Putin and all-around good guy Kim Jong Un.

If Trump was hoping to borrow his MAGA slogan for his next presidential run, he might want to rethink that strategy.

The NBC News poll showed that 45% of Americans view the MAGA movement as having a negative impact on the country. Of the small percentage that supports the MAGA “plan,” most are Republican, white, and male, who are less educated and live in poorer, rural areas. Though those voters make up a very vocal minority of the voting population — and enjoy plenty of front-page attention from The New York Times — they likely won’t win Trump the electoral vote. In fact, based on his performance in the 2020 Presidential Election, white Republican voters aren’t enough to win Trump the popular vote. To do that, the twice-impeached, recently-arrested former president needs to sway Independents and younger voters and, according to this latest survey, both groups despise the messaging he’s putting out there.

(Via NBC News)

FX knows that the people want more of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens. We could all use more of his swagger, his love of ice cream, and the way that he wears that hat. Fortunately, this is all on the way to our living rooms with Justified: City Primeval, but when will that happen? FX has been guarding this show well, only revealing the tiniest sliver of footage thus far, even as Timothy Olyphant has revealed the “insane” experience of the real-life shoot-out that spilled over onto the Chicago set last year.

Soon enough, the Justified: City Primeval world premiere shall be happening. And from there, they will simply have to show the rest of the world actual episodes. When does the former happen? As Deadline has now revealed, the premiere will go down during the first week of June: “The world premiere of FX’s Justified: City Primeval is among the events scheduled for Opening Night of Season 12 of the ATX TV Festival, which runs June 1-4 in Austin.”

What of an actual release date on your TVs and streaming devices? You gotta hang tight for a little longer for that information. FX hasn’t divulged that detail yet, but it’s understood that Summer 2023 will make it happen. So, we’ll get to see how Raylan is doing, fifteen years after he discussed digging coal with Boyd Crowder while the latter prepared to languish behind bars.

Will we see any cameos from old cast members? There’s been no confirmation of any thus far, and there’s really no reason for the show to haul other characters up to Chicago. I do kind-of wonder how many times Raylan and Winona tried to get back together over the years, but it felt like they were done at the end of the principal series. Also, Natalie Zea is stuck in primeval hell these days, in a place much worse than the hollers of Kentucky.

Whatever happens, this limited series will run a mere eight episodes (cross your fingers for more!) and be based upon Elmore Leonard’s City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit novel.

Justified: City Primeval on FX sometime in Summer 2023.

What does the next big K-pop thing look and sound like? If you’re guessing it’s a stylish bunny from outer space, you’d be right, as far-fetched as it sounds. Known as APOKI, stylized in all-caps, this virtual rabbit with a rich vocal tone first introduced herself to the world in 2019, but didn’t release her first single until 2021’s “Get It Out.” Since then, she’s steadily grown her repertoire with original songs, brand tie-ins, and cover performances of hit songs, K-pop and otherwise.

Crafting an addicting, futuristic sound for herself on the cusp of web3’s rise, APOKI took off amid the pandemic lockdowns. With musical collaborations, brand deals, virtual concerts, and a mashup of on and off-line content shared on social media, she acts pretty much no differently than any other K-pop stars, aside from the fact that she can’t host in-person concerts.

Quasi-animated character and quasi-virtual avatar of an actual, anonymous singer — though that’s never been confirmed, leaving some mystery up in the air about AI capabilities for the digital K-pop star — APOKI’s sci-fi, realm-hopping reality while operating in the metaverse via real-time 3D content is an example of how the internet can enable creators to have careers digitally while living off-screen. This is truly an age of digital connectivity, where the blending of virtual and reality is all the more common.

Are virtual K-pop stars the next stage of the industry, or will digital stars operate along but parallel to live ones, similar to the way the animated TV shows and movies are related but separate (most of the time) from their live-action counterparts? While APOKI doesn’t fully answer the question as to whether virtual K-pop stars will be able to attract the same sort of fandom the industry is known for, she is garnering attention, showing a new paradigm of what can be as web3 continues to expand.

Produced by A-Fun Interactive, and managed by their virtual management company VV Entertainment, APOKI is one of several characters A-Fun has launched in recent years (there’s also a cat counterpart, LeChat, plus APOKI’s backup dancers, Ova and Dose), with others in the works, able to be licensed by other brands.

APOKI is currently off somewhere on the internet working on new music and fashion collaborations, but took some time to answer some questions about who she is and what she stands for. Never dropping character, APOKI talks about her aims and how she feels about the burgeoning virtual K-pop industry.

Can you please introduce yourself to UPROXX’s audience who may not be aware of who you are?

Hello, UPROXX readers! I can’t believe there are some of you who still don’t know me 🙁

I am the No. 1 virtual artist APOKI! I have loved everything about Earth and its music since a long time ago. I officially made my debut on Earth in 2019, and I have released 5 singles so far. Not only that, I am a bunny loved by 5 million fans across all social media including TikTok and Instagram!

What goes into becoming a virtual K-pop artist?

This might sound pretty obvious, but as a K-pop artist, your music has to be reaaally good!

You also might have to sing better and be more attractive to make people recognize you as a true virtual artist. Coming up with the same performance as regular artists would not differentiate you as a virtual artist in the first place.

How did APOKI come into being?

Like everyone else, I was born with the passionate love of my parents [laughs].

I think you are asking me that question because it’s interesting to see a being like me as a music artist. In short, everything would not have been possible without the technical help of [metaverse management company] VV Entertainment to send my video to Earth from where I used to be in space.

What are your musical inspirations? How about your digital ones?
Everything I’ve done are my inspirations. However, they are just tiny particles of my worldview. My story is to be continued.

How does it feel to be a bunny making it so big?
I am so grateful that I am receiving so much love. But the truth is, I personally think my journey has not even started. I really want to become a “bunny making it so big,” trying awesome things every day and spreading my music to the entire world. So when I truly become a “bunny making it so big,” please request me for another interview; I’d be able to answer this question by then.

You’re a leader in K-pop’s push into the metaverse. How do you feel things are going so far?
In Korea, people’s interest in virtual artists is growing more than ever. Virtual artists like GIRL’S RE:VERSE, MAVE:, ISEGYE IDOL, SAGONG_EE_HO, ETERNITY, YuA, Rui, Rozy, etc. are recently making their debut and being active implies that K-pop is currently on the stage of moving into a new chapter. There will be more virtual artists to appear, and the market itself will grow a lot bigger. And as K-pop is trending all over the world, I wish people will start to have more interest in virtual K-pop!

Being wholly virtual, you can only interact with audiences and fans online. How do you engage with audiences in ways that are unique or special to you?

Wholly virtual? Where is your childhood innocence?? :’(

Like my recent performance at a mini concert at Charles & Keith’s huge event in [crypto-fuelled game] The Sandbox, I am considering some unique methods of engaging with my fans in the metaverse space. Look forward to them – [I] won’t let you down!

This interview is for a special project called the “Future Of Fandom.” You’re the first-ever virtual K-pop star, but what do you think the future will look like for other artists who follow your footsteps, and how audiences will engage with them?

The number of virtual artists will increase, and there will be so much awesome work that no one has seen before. Speaking of the future of fans, they and the artists will be able to meet each other more often and vividly without the limitations of time and space in the metaverse world.

Fans who stan virtual artists seem to be hiding somewhere (mostly because it’s not a major culture). I and my fellow virtual artists will try our utmost to expand our influence all over the world so that one day, people will eventually be able to proudly say that “I am a fan of the virtual APOKI.”

Do you feel there are ever limitations on your experiences or music due to the virtual element of your existence?

It’s actually the opposite. I can be whoever I want, go wherever I wanna go, and do whatever I want. The virtual element of my existence has given me limitless possibilities.

You’re becoming quite a fashion and brand ambassador icon. What’s your relationship to fashion? What does it mean to you?

Aside from auditory characteristics, I believe fashion is a crucial factor to express myself and the concept of my music. I try to match the theme of my fashion to that of my new music, so that I can fully deliver to the audience what I am trying to say through the song.

Is there anything else you’d like to discuss, or want people to think about when they think of APOKI?

I really wish that when people think of APOKI, they think of my songs. That’s something I am working on the most, and I believe that is the biggest reason I could be loved by people. I don’t wish to be loved by everyone, but want to be known to everyone. To put it simply, I want to be a “bunny making it so big!”