Best exercise for balance: Tai chi
Doctors at Harvard say the slow, deliberate movements in tai chi can improve your stability and balance. The flowing motions and deep, slow breathing can…
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How caregivers can offer spirituality
These ideas are by Paula Spencer Scott a Caring.com editor. If your loved one is a person of faith, consider bringing spiritual practices to him or her….
Small jobs for retirees.
A retired electrician asked USA Today’s Kim Komando how he could get some small jobs that would help him out with expenses. Kim says TaskRabbit is one of…
Four 10-minute cures for clutter
Here they are: Four 10-minute cures for clutter Over time, most people have acquired a lot of food storage containers. Some aren’t used, have missing lids…
Considering a summer trip: one parent, one child at a time
More parents are taking solo trips with children as young a 10. Sometimes a mom or dad take the trip to celebrate a milestone and sometimes it’s simply to…
How to have ‘the pot talk’ with your teen
Experts writing in Family Circle say that with more time on their hands in summer, teens are more likely to try drugs, especially marijuana. You need to…
Portable yard, patio-cleaning device is pretty handy
News From Home Portable yard, patio-cleaning device is pretty handy Most homes with a tree in the yard or a back yard patio already have leaf blowers, but…
Snow Sculpting Competition at Lake Geneva, Wisc., Feb. 3-7
Lake Geneva’s Annual Winterfest weekend will again feature the United States National Snow Sculpting Competition. Each three-person team creates a work of…
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
On the fourth Thursday of every February, more than one million girls and young women are given the opportunity to discover how exciting, creative and…