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Smart Ways To Manage Your Kids’ Tech Use

School’s out for the summer! When I was a kid, this meant swimming, biking places to meet friends, staying outside (not being allowed inside) until dinner, the beach, and summer camps. Today, know what this means for kids? More screen time, more opportunities to chronicle every second of their summer break on Instagram or Snapchat…

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Explaining Bill Cosby to Kids

My job is to write and speak about the complexity and impact of violence against women. This means I talk, almost every day, about stories people would rather avoid. The Bill Cosby rape allegations were naturally something I recently wrote about, and discussed in radio and TV interviews. Often when tackling tricky subjects in public,…

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Tips to Save Money at Home

If it feels like your expenses are growing faster than your income, a few simple strategies at home may keep more money in the bank account. Cutting back to save money often brings to mind meals of Ramen noodles, lighting the room with candles or huddling together for warmth. While these extremes are always an option, less drastic strategies save money across different spending areas, adding up to a significant savings.

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Celeb Parents Bundles of Joy Bring in Wads of Cash From Magazines

A magazine running a cute photo of a celebumom and her newborn baby on the cover isn’t anything new. However, the amount of money that now comes with these photos (as mags compete for the best stars and the stars compete for the proper coverage) has soared significantly over the past few years. Payment is now a given. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were reportedly paid $6 million for allowing People magazine to put their twins Max and Emme on the magazine’s cover this month.