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Cooking
Cooking How Tos

Storing and Serving Cream Pies Preserve the taste of creamy pies with our guide.
Rolling Out Pie Pastry You'll never have pie or tart pastry stick to the counter again if you use this simple trick:
General Canning Steps Step-by-step instructions for canning like a pro.
What Is Canning? Stock your pantry with home-canned pickles, preserves, jams, and jellies, adding summer freshness and flavor to your table all year long.
Let's Talk Turkey It's easy math to select the right size turkey for your table.
Stuffing Questions Be sure your stuffing is safe.
General Holiday Cooking Questions Pumpkin Pie

Entertaining

Autumn Serving Tray Perfect for serving breakfast in bed, these trays also are at home as a Decorative element.
Springtime Napkin Rings An evening is all it takes to braid up a table full of these pretty napkin rings.

Crafts & Projects
Creative Crafts

Jewel Pin or Frame This cool gift really sparkles! Make a pin or frame with your photo and some buttons.
Marbleizing Magic This card's as much fun to make as it is to receive!
Brick Bungalow A few snips and some paint transform ordinary sacks into building blocks for budding architects.
Gift-of-Money Frames If you don't know what to get Dad, use your creativity to give him a gift he's sure to use.
Hand-Warming Mug Have fun getting your hands messy with these mugs.
Sturdy-as-a-Rock Paperweight Tell Mom you love her by crafting her favorite animal to keep watch over her important papers.

Games & Family Time

Ten To-Dos this Fall Ten easy ideas for close-to-home activities that celebrate the outdoors and autumn.

Guides
Fashion

Picture Perfect: How to Dress Your Kids for Holiday Photos Whether you're taking pictures at home or in a studio, here are tips on how to get your kids dressed -- and keep them looking spotless -- for great photos.

Health & Fitness
Exercise and Sports

Fit Fitness into a Frantic Schedule 12 tips for making exercise part of your everyday life.
Dos and Don'ts for Pregnant Walkers Whether you're pregnant or a new mom, you can get in shape just by putting one foot in front of the other.
Finding a Great Yoga Class If you're new to yoga, these four tips can help you find a great class -- and avoid a possible injury.
Why Walking Is Good for Back Pain Seventy percent of us have back pain, but it can be eased by using our own two feet.
10 Ways to Exercise as a Family How to get the whole family moving -- together.

Family Health

10 Tips to Help You Fall Asleep Find out how you can fall asleep faster with these tips from a sleep expert.
Protect Your Child's Hearing Could your child have an undetected hearing problem?
Tips for Keeping Your Memory, and Your Sanity What our writer learned at memory school.
8 Superfoods for the Flu Beyond chicken soup: What to feed your fever.
How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality A guide to getting the most out of the machines that make your home comfortable: air conditioners, air filters, and humidifiers.
Hygiene Basics for Kids A clean kid is a healthier kid, which is why you need to teach your child the basics of proper hygiene.
Little Habits that Heal These five simple health strategies will help you get well -- fast.

Healthy Eating Tips

27+ Anti-Aging Superfoods The secret to a longer life could be hiding in your fridge -- here are 27 superfoods that can reduce your risk of disease.
The Truth About Fats Find out the facts about fats -- which fats you need, and which fats to avoid.
6 Holiday Superfoods Your Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners may be healthier than you think.
Nutrition Facts and Fables Our best accounting of the foods you eat and the myths we've all heard.
Stop Dieting! Use this commonsense approach to weight loss and eat delicious foods without painfully counting calories and measuring food portions.
Bank Your Calories Budget calories the way you do your finances and you'll be able to indulge in a treat now and then.
9 Superfoods for Teens These snacks and simple suppers are packed with nutrients to help active teens stay energized -- and to help them start preventing disease now.

Holiday
Holiday Crafts

Halloween Party Tub For party fun on Halloween night, stencil a face on a painted tub and use the container for cold beverages.
Pumpkins in a Hurry Don't have the whole day set aside for carving? No problem. Here are some ready-in-minutes ideas.
Sparkling Pumpkins Pumpkins of any size become instantly glamorous with glittery stems draped with curling ribbon.
Pumpkin Carving Tips Enjoy the timeless tradition of carving a pumpkin to celebrate Halloween -- safely.
Turkey Keeper Kids will enjoy making this brightly colored project, and you'll love having a keepsake of your child's hands and feet.
Color Me Thankful Your kids will have fun coloring this holiday poster. Have them Decorate one for each person who's coming to Thanksgiving dinner.
Beaded Ornaments Light will dance on these wintertime snowflakes made from a variety of crystal-like beads.
Frosty Blue Swirls Christmas Ornament Create a standout holiday Decoration by stenciling on some eye-catching spirals.
Silvery Snow-Capped Christmas Ornament Cascading glitter gives this holiday Decoration the look of a snow-capped mountain.
Dressed-in-White Angel Make dozens of these heavenly trims with coffee filter gowns and wings.
Top 10 Holiday Storage Tips Feeling overwhelmed by the thought of taking down holiday Decorations? These tips offer ways to help tame the clutter and get these items organized. Pick your favorites and neaten up!

Holiday Fun

How to Have a Fun -- and Safe -- Halloween Getting your kids (and your candy!) ready for the big day.

Home & Garden
Outdoor Living

How to Turn Your Yard into a Personal Gym Maintain your fitness level with a routine designed to keep both body and yard in top trim.

Gardening

Fall Garden Checklist Use this timely guide to prepare your garden for winter.
How to Plant Spring-Flowering Bulbs Follow these simple tips in fall for beautiful results in spring.
Regional Lawn-Care Checklist You may want to print out the checklists for your region for seasonal reference.
Transplanting Success Before you start planting, review these helpful plant-survival tips.
Plant a Pizza Garden Children will love to tend this small, pizza-style garden, especially when they learn that the fruits of their labors will end up on their pizzas this summer.

Parenting
Family Safety

Home Alone, Safely How to prepare your child.
Backpack Safety Tips Minimize the stress on your child's back.
Playground Safety Help your kids play injury-free
How to Select the Perfect Car Seat for Baby Always check for current recalls.

Parenting Tips

Overcoming Separation Anxiety on the First Day of School Make your first day apart easier for both of you.
7 Ways to Raise a Responsible Child Instilling independence and honesty in your child.
Handling Sibling Rivalry Dr. Ava Siegler offers smart solutions for maintaining harmony on the home front.
Dealing with Fads Jan Faull, M.Ed, answers a parent's question about dealing with back-to-school shopping, including expensive fads.
Today's Overscheduled Kids More and more kids -- from tots to teens -- are overworked and overscheduled, and they're cracking under the pressure in ways that you may not recognize.
Moms Say the Darndest Things: Sentences I Never Dreamed I'd Say One woman's confession of some of the craziest things to come out of her mouth since becoming a mother.
Coaching Assertiveness in Kids If your child doesn't stand up for himself, here's help for teaching him how.
The Expert Parent on Getting Glasses We'll help you through the mysteries of specs.
Holiday Behavior Problems -- and How to Avoid Them How to keep little kids from melting down for the holidays.
6 Steps to a Stronger Family The recipe for building stronger families has six ingredients. Mix them carefully and watch your family grow closer.
10 Ways to Stop Yelling We all need to. Here, 10 creative, surefire ways to break out of this bad parenting habit.
Navigating the Challenges of Blended Families Modern families redefine togetherness.
Laughter: A Tool for Parents "Next time your child tells you to "lighten up, " consider this: Maybe you should."
When Siblings Fight for a Single Parent's Attention What should a single mom do when her children constantly vie for the limelight?
How Kids Decide If You're Fair Should you treat all your kids exactly the same?
When Children Are Afraid Whether your child is afraid of something real or imaginary, here's how to give comfort.
7 Crucial Parenting Mistakes to Avoid Top parenting pros share some of their worst goofs -- and show how moms and dads can turn their mistakes into the best lessons of all.
The Path to Good Parenting It may be simpler than you think.
Age-Appropriate Discipline Jan Faull, MEd, advises a mom on establishing appropriate rules and discipline when there is a seven-year age gap.
Difficulty Connecting with My Son Parenting expert Jan Faull, MEd suggests some mother-son bonding techniques.

General

Thank-You Cards It's never too early for children to learn good manners, and writing thank-you notes after the holidays is a good place to start. Turn the task into a craft with rubber stamps, paper punches, and blank card stock.
Tips for Writing Thank-You Notes Kids love to get presents and hate to write thank-you notes
Tame the School Paper Madness School has started and the paper chase is on!