(NAPSI)—Whether the weather has shut down your camping trip or backyard barbecue, you’re taking a staycation this year or you just want a dessert with a difference one night, you and your family may adore this version of a classic treat that’s easy to make, delightful to eat and may well have everyone asking for, Read More …
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POINTERS FOR PARENTS Academic Success Could Involve Music To Your Ears
(NAPSI)—Here’s an idea many families may be wise to note: Research shows letting your kids learn music can help them do better in other subjects and enhances skills they’ll need in other areas. Lend An Ear To Expert Advice “The development of language over time tends to enhance parts of the brain that help process Read More …
EDUCATION How Teachers And Parents Can Work Together To Combat Summer Slide
(NAPSI)—Summer vacations can be a wonderful time to relax and enjoy warm weather, summer camps and family vacations. However, these lengthy gaps spent away from the educational environment could negatively impact a student’s academic progress. Researchers who study education call this phenomenon “summer slide “—the tendency for students to lose some of the academic gains Read More …
VACATION OF A LIFETIME Plan A Memorable Family Vacation
(NAPSI)—Multiple studies confirm that many Americans don’t take all their paid vacation days. One theory is that the pressure people put on themselves to plan a perfect getaway leads them to plan nothing at all. After all, dreaming of the perfect family vacation is one thing, actually planning it another. The Problem Factors like where Read More …
BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
(NAPS)—Communities are working to increase physical activity and mobility. Learn more at www.partnering4health.org.
CAREGIVER’S CORNER Helping The Helpers
(NAPSI)—According to a recent Rand report, there are 5.5 million caregivers—family and friends—who look after those who are wounded, ill or injured as a result of their service to the country. Thanks to the American Red Cross, these caregivers can now get some help themselves. “Being a caregiver is so often a daunting job,” said Read More …
HINTS FOR HOME BUYERS High Tech Gives Atlanta Area Homeowners A Hand
(NAPSI)—There’s good news for anyone looking to renovate their home—from millennial first-time homebuyers, to growing families looking to enlarge and improve their space, to empty nesters interested in downsizing or renovating before selling! Atlanta’s oldest residential real estate firm, Harry Norman REALTORS, has partnered with Kukun to bring homebuyers the latest renovation technology to help Read More …
TIPS ON TRIPS Visiting Hawaii Or Puerto Rico? Bring Back Memories, Not Invasive Species
(NAPSI)—Considering a trip to Hawaii or Puerto Rico? These exotic destinations offer adventure and beauty without the headache of passports, immunizations or foreign currency. While Hawaii and Puerto Rico are rich in unique plants, flowers and fruits, they are also home to insects and plant diseases—some invasive and not found in the continental United States. Read More …
WOMEN’S HEALTH How To Use Nutrition To Make It Through Menopause
(NAPSI)—If you or someone you care about is among the approximately 65 million American women between 40 and 70 who are approaching menopause, in active phase or postmenopausal, a few facts about your nutritional health may prove helpful. For example, you should know the symptoms associated with menopause. These can include hot flashes, night sweats, Read More …
Thrilling Film Offers Breathtaking Vision Of The Future
(NAPSI)—Imagine this: your body enhanced with technology through implants—even an entirely artificial body implanted with your brain. You could be hardwired into the Internet, able to access information instantly. We already have implants to improve hearing or keep a heart pumping, but what if you could enhance all of your physiological processes and senses? Would Read More …