Boys & Girls

Raising kids from toddler to twelve. Character, chores, school, screens and the childhood they will thank you for.

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When your family flinches, that's the problem to fix first

If your kids read your mood from the sound of the garage door, no training program matters until you deal with this. Practical steps, and where to get real help.

GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The freezer meals that survive the freezer

A new baby, a surgery, a layoff. One Saturday of cooking buys you fourteen dinners, if you freeze the right things the right way.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Say it at the driveway before you say it to the county

Most neighbor problems die in a two-minute conversation. The ones that don't get expensive, and they get expensive fast.

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Stool test or colonoscopy, and how to pick one you'll do

Four ways to screen for colon cancer, what each one misses, and how to get through prep without torching a work week.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideHobbiesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pickleball Etiquette That Gets You Invited Back

The unwritten rules of open play, from the paddle rack to the post-game tap, so your first morning on a new court isn't your last.

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

The Three Numbers Stamped Inside Your Glasses

Face shape charts are a tiebreaker at best. The fit numbers printed on the temple arm are the real answer, and the pair you own already tells you yours.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Antidepressants take weeks to work and week one feels wrong

What actually happens when you start, why the first ten days are the worst part, and how to keep training and working through it.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Your commute is 400 hours a year, so give it a job

A 50-minute drive each way adds up to ten work weeks behind the wheel. Most guys spend it on nothing. You don't have to.

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

One pouch, nine items, and nothing leaks

The TSA decides half your travel kit for you. The other half is admitting what you actually use at 6 a.m. in a hotel bathroom.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your short fuse, your 3 a.m. wake-ups and your blood pressure

Chronic stress doesn't announce itself. It shows up as a wrecked second half of the night, a cuff reading you don't like, and snapping at a nine-year-old over a cereal bowl.