There will no doubt come a time when your child spits more than you'd like (especially when their target is a sibling and not, say, the bathroom sink). But parents of young children may not realize ...

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Spit is here and of the moment — a post-pandemic, germ-swapping indulgence. Spit is the internal becoming external. In our bodies, we use it to digest and swallow; it makes that which goes in go down ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It takes years for kids to figure out how to spit — but it's an important skill. (Photo: Getty; illustrated by Nathalie Cruz) ...