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10 Different Ways You are Killing Your Plants

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If you are the kind of person who has merely to look at plants to make them bloom, this article is not for you. On May 30, we celebrate Water a Plant Day. Plants keep our air healthy, provide us beauty and, of course, food. Plants need good…
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15 Ways You are Applying Sunscreen Incorrectly

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May 27 is Sunscreen Protection Day. An annual reminder just before Memorial Day—the unofficial beginning of beach season—that we should all be applying sunscreen on a daily basis. You wouldn’t voluntarily expose your body to harsh chemicals…
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20 Things to Discuss with Your Kids About Birth Control

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On May 9, 1960, the birth control pill was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The pill was made by Chicago based company G.D. Searle Company and was commissioned by birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger. Both Sanger and pill development…
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12 Ways to Help Your Kids Live Stress-Free

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April 16 is National Stress Awareness Day and the entire month of April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress Awareness Day began in 1992 as an effort to raise awareness of the harm that stress can do. It was an initiative by the Health Resource…
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How to Discuss Columbine With Your Kids

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Who can forget the images from April 20, 1999, as we watched what was until then the worst school shooting in history unfold on television news. When it was all over, 15 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, were dead, including…
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12 Ways to Get Your Kids Into Cleaning

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April 7 is No Housework Day. We’re planning ahead and anticipating a day of relaxation complete with the latest pop-fiction novel, a beer, and some cookies we hid on the top shelf of the pantry last week. In order to survive this No Housework…
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Oh My Aching Head: 9 Hangover Cures

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I won’t believe it if you deny ever having had a hangover. It’s happened to everyone I know, at least once and, for others, it’s a weekend staple; party on Saturday, recover on Sunday. With St. Patrick’s Day weekend just behind us,…
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Exercising as a Family to Reduce Heart Disease Risks

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We all know the importance of living a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and nutritious foods to reduce heart disease. As moms, we have every intention of raising our children in a healthy, nurturing environment. However, a busy schedule…
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What Are the Warning Signs of Childhood Sexual Abuse?

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In the wake of Dylan Farrow’s explosive open letter detailing sexual abuse at the hands of her adoptive father, director Woody Allen, the allegations seem to have arrived at the same stalemate they did back in 1992, when the shocking scandal…