How Parents Can Manage Free Summer Childcare Plus Teach Kids Accountability

Kids rejoice when "school's out for the summer" but parents facing three months without childcare may be singing a different tune. How do you manage daycare if you can't afford a babysitter? You think like a detective and ask who, why, where, when and what. Then based on your answers, you develop a plan for free and low-cost summer childcare. How Parents Can Manage Free Summer Childcare, Teach Kids Accountability

Best Personal Organizers, Calendar, Online Planner, Cellphone Apps

Okay, I admit it--I am an organizer-ophile. I find it therapeutic to wander the planner aisle in Barnes & Noble. When I get a new cellphone, the first thing I play with is the calendar function. But I am also a tightwad--I will not pay for organizers apps or software. And I don't have to, nor do you, when there are so free utilities available online. Here are the best organizer apps on the net. Best Personal Calendar, Planner, Organizer Apps on the Internet 

Ways to Help a Sad Cat Feel Happy

Got a sad cat? Cats get moody just like people do. He may be feeling more than just blue, too. Cat depression, anxiety and boredom are real conditions. Here are possible causes for your cat's depression plus ways to perk him up. Here are tips from the DIY Diva. Ways to Help a Sad Cat Feel Happy 

How to Use your Bread Machine to Create Special Diet Breads

Use Your Bread Machine to Create Diet-Friendly Breads for Your Special Needs
Remember bread machines? They mix, knead and bake bread; with bread machines, you control what goes into your bread. Diabetes, vegan, kosher, lactose-intolerant, gluten and tree nut allergies, hypertension; bread machines work well for special diets.
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Caring for Seniors--Juggling Kids and Family

How to Care for Elderly Senior Citizens and Children Under One Roof
With costly senior care facilities and cuts in senior Social Security benefits, families are taking elderly relatives into their homes to care for them. If your family cares for a senior citizen, you need help and support. Read More

Caring for Disabled Seniors: Persuading Elderly Parents to Accept Help In-Law

Caring for Disabled Senior Citizens: Managing the Mother-in-Law Issues
We are caring for my elderly disabled mother-in-law. As we are learn about caring for senior citizens, we're passing it along. Today's Sticky Wicket: Persuading senior parents to allow the in-law child to help with care.
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DIY Home Maintenance Tips

Quick Tips for Home Maintenance that Will Save You Money and Make You Safer
Save money, live green, be safe, be healthy and live better with these cleaning, repair, home maintenance and yard care tips. Improve the performance and safety of your appliances and saving money at home.
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How to Get a Bat Out of Your House and Keep Him Out

Green Ways to Bat-Proof Your House
Live near a river? Chances are your home will attract bats. Bats outside are the perfect 'green' pesticide. Bats inside: not good. Bats are carriers of rabies. Their guano is toxic, too. Here's how to bat-proof your house.
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