Many years ago a teen girl brought her 6-month-old baby to see me because he cried a lot and Mom was worried. We talked about the baby’s symptoms, his care and diet, and I began to examine him. As I felt his belly I asked, “Does your tummy hurt?” Mom laughed. “Babies can’t talk!” she…
Parenting Matters: The Benefits of Reading to Toddlers and Preschoolers
Florida Couple Teaches Homeschooled Kids Science at Skatepark and While Surfing at the Beach
If parents thought homeschooling meant kids sitting in front of a computer screen at home (as the pandemic taught), one Florida couple begs to differ. They take a more passionate approach—incorporating a love of surfing and skateboarding into the equation. Mom Toni Frallicciardi once viewed homeschooling in a negative light. Then in 2018, after a…
How Parents Should Spend Their Time With Kids Back in School
A lot of parents really look forward to the first day of school. Not only do they support growth and learning, but it’s also nice to have the house to themselves for a few hours each day. Summer can get pretty hectic, and school hours provide a much-needed respite. For stay-at-home parents, those school hours…
How to Maintain and Prevent Damage on Brick Walls
Dear James: I am using recycled brick over a wood-framed wall for my new house. Should my builder take any special precautions to ensure the old bricks do not crack over time? —Rosie H. Dear Rosie: There are not many solid brick houses built today, so if some bricks do crack, the house will not…
Frozen Assets, Stand-Up Chicken, and More Great Reader Tips
I am always entertained and often educated by the tips readers mail in. Today is no exception. I’m pretty sure you will agree with me. Safely Frozen I am on a waiting list to get a safe deposit box at my bank. While I wait, I am keeping my important papers in a heavy freezer…
Incredible Photos Show Bean Goose Performing Odd Upside-Down Aerial Acrobatics Maneuver
It was a cold and rainy day in March when Dutch photographer Vincent Cornelissen grabbed his camera, and set out to snap some bird photos. It was the perfect weather to catch his avian subject matter off-guard for something a little different. He found what he was looking for—and then some. The 49-year-old from Huissen,…
How to Tell When Apples and Pears Are Ready to Harvest
Q: Our new house has a few apple and pear trees. They are older trees, but they don’t have a lot of fruit. How do we tell when they are ripe? Apples A: The first thing to know about apple trees is how many days it has been since the tree was in bloom. The…
Protecting Cypress Trees From Canker Diseases
Q: I lost all 12 of my Leyland cypress trees to seiridium canker. I was told by an arborist that the disease spread via the ground, and that there wasn’t anything I could have done to prevent it in the first place. He explained that once they were infected, there was nothing I could have…
How to Have a Successful Garage Sale
Whether your goal is to purge your home of stuff you no longer need or you want to raise some cash—or both—you have options. You can sell your items on an auction website such as eBay.com or list them in the classified in a local newspaper or on Craigslist.org. You can unload unwanted clutter on…
Southern White Rhino Mom Gives Birth to Female Calf at London Zoo—And the Photos Are Adorable
The largest zoo in the UK welcomed an adorable new addition when a new Southern white rhino calf was born before sunrise Aug. 21. Zookeepers were “delighted.” After Southern white rhino mom Tuli’s 16-month pregnancy, staff at the Zoological Society of London’s Whipsnade Zoo monitored her stool, checking hormone levels as they were expecting a…
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