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Welcome to cuffing season. Does cold weather compel us to couple up?

The leaves are falling, as are temperatures, and singles know what that means: It’s “cuffing season,” the period between October and February when people are more eager to be paired up. ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Forget the new baby gift; there are better ways to help new parents

Maybe you became a mother long ago, and you remember those early days as a blink and a blur, and mostly from a few smiling photos of you and your newborn. Or maybe you are not a mother at al...

DATE: Oct 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Chechens discourage ‘indecency’ at weddings

GROZNY, Russia – What makes for a proper wedding in the eyes of Chechen authorities? No gunfire, keep the men and women at a distance on the dance floor and don’t let the bride cut the cake....

DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

10 things our kids want us to stop telling others

Snapping green beans over the kitchen island, my 9-year-old and I were chatting about everything and nothing, when she looked up and said, “Mom, I really wish you wouldn’t talk about me to y...

DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Finding nature again with my children

As a child, my playground was the woods. The end of our street opened into a vast wooded forest, defined by a thin dirt footpath that stretched into a world of exploration for us....

DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Postpartum depression affects more women than you think

The news that “Nashville” actress Hayden Panettiere is in treatment for postpartum depression is getting a lot of attention. And, frankly, that’s great. Why? Because a huge number of new mot...

DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Teach a tween respect while respecting him

Q: I frequently catch my 10-year-old son being rude to grown-ups. We model “please” and “thank you” in our home, and I always correct him when I see it, but other than that, what can I do? I...

DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

When the end of the world doesn’t come

Religious leaders can leave their followers in turmoil

DATE: Oct 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

N.M.’s Bethlehem fights to keep Nativity scene

BELEN, N.M. – For nearly a quarter of a century, a year-round Nativity scene made of metal has rested in this little town. Now Belen – Spanish for Bethlehem – is fighting to keep ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Brief

Congregation Har Shalom to offer concert, lecture Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host a concert and lecture with musician Consuelo Luz. Her concer...

DATE: Oct 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

'Love at First Swipe': Online dating is all about personal branding

If the fashion disaster of the early aughts was wearing horrible clothes in public, the problem of 2015 might be wearing those hideous clothes in your online-dating profile. Clint...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage Check: Whose hair is it anyway?

Q: Is it a controlling thing if I want my girlfriend to wear her hair a certain way? I urge her to because I just really like the way it looks. She doesn’t like wearing it this way and says ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

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