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How to Teach Children to Cook With Simple Recipes

Kids love to help, and helping in the kitchen tops the list. Once they’re past the toddler “lick the spoon” stage, where do you start when you want to teach them real cooking? The best thing to start with is simple recipes of their favorite foods. Before you know it, they’ll be surprising you with their own creations as they grow confident in the kitchen with the life skills you’ve taught them.

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Wrong Exercises During Pregnancy

When you find out you are pregnant it is easy to be overwhelmed by the laundry list of do’s and don’ts. An especially confusing area can be the right and wrong exercises to do during pregnancy. Most experts agree, unless you have a medical condition that excludes you from exercise, exercise during pregnancy is safe and effective. However, there are some exercises that are not suggested to do during pregnancy. Following is a discussion of the wrong exercises to do during pregnancy.

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Anxiety During Pregnancy

Excitement and anticipation are normal feelings during pregnancy. So are feelings of stress, fear and anxiety. At times, all the physical ups and downs and the lifestyle changes to come can simply be overwhelming. There’s nothing abnormal about feeling anxious during pregnancy. The more you understand why you feel that anxiety, the better you can handle it.

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How Do You Know If You Have Found True Love?

Your personalities click. There’s chemistry. You dream about him, your heart races when he calls, and you can tell he feels the same about you. So is it true love, or is it a great big crush that can fizzle and die at a moment’s notice? Sure, you want chemistry and great laughs together, but you also need the loyalty, comfort and acceptance that will carry you through the most difficult times. Check your relationship against this list of considerations to get a clearer understanding of whether or not it is true love.

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Herbal Remedies to Reduce Stress & Anxiety

Pressure. Anxiety. Tension. Worry. Stress. Whatever you call it, you know when it’s heavy on your shoulders. You might get tension headaches, feel nauseous or have anxiety attacks. Or your symptoms may be less physical and more behavioral: a constant feeling of irritation, a sense of being overwhelmed, an inability to relax, a constant need to defend yourself (which often comes out as a version of attacking others). The symptoms of stress tend to create even more stress. You may not be able to take a week-long beach vacation to get away from the sources of the stress, but you can incorporate some herbal remedies into your daily routine. Stress always exists somewhere, but learning to cope with it calmly and naturally puts you back in charge.