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The Skills That Make Kids More Likely to Grow Up to Be Successful
- Featured, Home & Family
- July 22, 2015
What can you do now to ensure that your children will one day succeed as adults? Could it be as simple as teaching them to be kind, cooperative and helpful to others?
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Meet the Alzheimer’s Patient Who Helped Julianne Moore Get Nominated for an Oscar
- Entertainment, Books & Humor, Featured
- July 15, 2015
In the movie “Still Alice”, Golden Globe best actress winner Julianne Moore plays a woman battling early onset Alzheimer’s. Her character, Alice Howland, says: “Please do not think I am suffering. I am not suffering. I am struggling, struggling to be a part of things, to stay connected to who I once was.”
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AAA: Distracted driving a huge factor in teen driver crashes
- Home & Family, Featured
- July 15, 2015
Texting while driving is downright dangerous. But that doesn’t stop countless adults and teens alike from doing it. Parents may want to keep this in mind the next time they’re tempted to reach for their phone while behind the wheel. Your children may very well follow your example with potentially deadly consequences.
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Healthful eating is smart way to sustain brain power, study finds
- Health & Healing, Featured
- July 14, 2015
Do you want to keep your brain functioning well and reduce your chance of cognitive decline as you get older? It’s smart to eat healthy. That’s the finding of a new study in the journal Neurology.
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Idina Menzel offers girls A BroaderWay
- Celebrity HealthStyles, Featured
- May 7, 2015
For some performers appearing live on a Broadway stage can be a nerve wracking experience. But singer/actress Idina Menzel, who recently starred in If/Then, is used to that venue. She says the nerves come out for her when she’s speaking before groups of girls ages 10 to 14: “Sometimes I get up in front of them and speak out about self-esteem and confidence and taking risks, and my heart is pounding. I feel more responsibility and more nerves talking to them than I do getting up onstage to sing.”
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How Flavor Drives Nutrition
- Health & Healing, Featured
- April 16, 2015
Have you ever bit into a tomato just picked from the garden that was red, ripe, juicy and bursting with flavor? Can you remember eating a slice of tomato in a pre-packaged sandwich that was pinkish and plastic looking and devoid of flavor and taste?
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Tell Mom you love her
- Home & Family, Featured
- May 9, 2014
Every year at this time, New York Post columnist, Cindy Adams, writes a heartfelt column to honor her late Mother, who meant the world to her. And she reminds those of us who still have our Moms around to be sure to let them know just how much we love them.
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The Found Art of Thank-You Notes
- Lifestyle & Relationships, Featured
- April 30, 2014
Jimmy Fallon is doing his part to bring thank you notes back into the spotlight! His weekly thank you notes segment on “The Tonight Show” is a humorous reminder that we have so many things to be grateful for. And research shows that expressing gratitude is good for you! From stress relief and better sleep to a more positive outlook, sharing what you’re thankful for benefits you.
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What Every Parent Should Know Before Introducing Their Young Child To Technology
- Home & Family, Featured
- April 30, 2014
You might want to think twice before handing your toddler your smartphone. Check out our Good for You Conversation with Dr. Gail Saltz on what you need to know about children, technology and how it impacts their development.
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Your Mother Is Always With You
- Featured, GOOD FOR YOU by Claire Carter
- January 22, 2014
A poem worth reading and sharing this Mother’s Day.
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