By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. | Contributor Is it advisable to give kids an allowance and, if it is, at what age should you start giving it to them and how much should you give? Experts agree that an allowance can teach kids important money management skills, like how to save…
By Colin Smith | Contributor As a parent of teenage children, I hate learning to let go. After we finally learn to do so, life throws us another curveball. Six words make my heart hit the floor: “Dad, you’ll NEVER believe what happened!” After my heart starts again, several things come to mind. Firstly, I probably…
By Taylor Hooton Foundation | Contributor Social media influencers have thrown “Tren” into the spotlight. This has caused an uptick in the number of students who have been asking us about the safety and efficacy of “Tren”, aka Trenbolone. Students are hearing more and more about this very powerful anabolic steroid as they scroll through social media…
By Family Features | Contributor for the American Heart Association In the spirit of Black History Month, you can empower yourself, educate others and elevate your community’s heart health by becoming a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) champion. Sharing the importance of these life-saving skills can help…
Understanding the 2 Steps of Hands-Only CPR By Family Features | Contributor Every year, 350,000 people die from cardiac arrest in the United States. However, hands-on emergency intervention like cardiopulmonary resuscitation – or CPR – from a bystander can make the difference between life and death in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies….
By Family Features | Contributor For some time, heading to college or joining the workforce have been the standard choices for teens upon high school graduation. Today, in part due to technology and social media, students have access to myriad career paths that are all but traditional. With an increasingly…
By Berit Dockter, Registered Dietitian, International Food Additives Council With inflation affecting families across the country, discarding food is something nobody enjoys, and yet, it is a habit many of us have. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approximately 40% of the U.S. food supply goes to waste, resulting…
by Tricia White | Contributor October is Fentanyl Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the dangers of this deadly drug and to educate parents on how to protect their children. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times…
By Jonas Bordo, CEO and cofounder of Dwellsy | Contributor You’ve read your lease (Right? Right!), and most of it looks acceptable—but there are a few things you’d like to add or change before signing. Maybe a parking space isn’t included in your rent when you thought it would be, or you’d…