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In Family Circle's November 29 issue, writer John Hanc profiled five young adults who are changing the world, one small project at a time. Kristen Powers, 18, cleaned up an abandoned lot and started a community garden in its place. Jordan Coleman (pictured above), 16, created two films that educate his... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens

How to Make Your Child Safer on the Social Web Ever wonder what the best way to keep your kids safe online is? Us too! That’s why we’re starting a 6-part series, Social Network Safety: A Parental Guide, written by a special guest blogger. Read Part 2 for strategies on how to make your child safer online and tune in for Part 3 in two weeks. Social Network Safety guest blogger: George Garrick Faced... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens

Ask Rosalind: How do I talk to my teen about his cousin smoking pot? Smart ways to help your tweens & teens navigate the real world by Rosalind Wiseman Q: My 16-year-old just showed me a post on the Facebook page of his older cousin—a guy he really looks up to—that says he smoked pot with his college history professor. How should I approach this? And should I tell his parents? He’s 19 but I think they’d want to... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens

I really enjoy our weekly Facebook slow cooker chats. It's so much fun to hear your questions for Michael Tyrrell, our associate food editor and slow cooker expert--as a slow cooker newbie, I find them especially interesting and... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, Slow Cooker Chronicles

Are Fruit Snacks Misleading? The Center for Science in the Public Interest thinks that General Mills is doing a disservice by printing phrases like “a good source of vitamin C” and “low fat” on packages for sugary snacks like Gushers and Fruit By The Foot. CSPI plans to take legal action, according to the Huffington Post. The Center says that the packaging... Read More >

Categories: Health