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How to Teach Your Kid to Swim Without Floaties

A ten step progression you can run yourself, in your own pool, in fifteen minute sessions, starting with a kid who won't put his face in.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What to do in the first hour you're lost in the woods

Sit down for ten minutes. Don't chase the trail. What you decide before dark matters more than anything in your pack.

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GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh Halloran23 Sept 20266 min

What to do in the first hour after a sextortion threat

The FBI warns that teenage boys are the main targets and that paying never ends it. The steps below work best in the first sixty minutes.

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Guides & Checklists7 min read

What a newborn actually needs in the first 90 days

The real list is about fifteen items long. Everything else is a shower gift, a storage problem, or something you can buy on a Tuesday in March.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Eight Knots Worth Learning Before Your Next Trip

From the bowline to the taut-line hitch, these are the ones that hold when it's 2 a.m., raining sideways, and your tarp has gone slack.

GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

Who's Talking To Your Kid Inside The Games They Play

Voice chat and DMs are where strangers meet your kid now. A calm, practical look at the real pattern, the settings that matter, and what to do if it's already happening.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to Teach Your Teen to Drive, Parking Lot to Highway

A ten-session plan that starts with four milk jugs in an empty lot and ends with your kid merging at 65 while you sit still and say nothing.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to find water in the woods, the desert and the snow

Water runs downhill and hides in shade. Learn to read the ground, and carry the four ounces of gear that make what you find safe to drink.

GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

What Child Trafficking In America Actually Looks Like

The white van at the mall isn't the pattern. Most cases start with somebody a kid already trusts, or somebody who found them on a phone.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Home Maintenance Checklist That Actually Gets Done

Twelve minutes a month, two half-days a year, and one honest walk-around. That's the whole system, and it beats a spreadsheet nobody opens.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Why Your Garage Door Stops Halfway and What to Fix First

Five minutes of diagnosis tells you whether this is an eight-dollar can of lubricant or a call to a spring guy.

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GuideProtect the ChildrenNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The warning signs that matter, and the ones that are just being 14

Most of what scares parents is ordinary adolescence. A short list of things isn't, and those are the ones worth your attention.

GuideBoys & GirlsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Set Up the Internet for Your Kid Before They Can Argue Back

The filters, settings and house rules that work on a seven-year-old, plus the one sentence that does more than all of them combined.

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GuideCan You Fix ItDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Fix a Dryer That Runs But Never Gets Hot

Three parts cause almost every no-heat dryer, and one of them costs twelve bucks. Diagnose in the right order and you'll be dry by dinner.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Protect the Children6 min

Why the white van myth leaves kids unprotected

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Breaking Into the Trades When You're the Only Woman on the Crew

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

A Dead Outlet, Diagnosed in the Right Order

Before you buy a receptacle or call anybody, work the circuit from the cheapest cause to the most expensive. Most dead outlets die from three things.

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Protect the Children6 min read

The Signs a Teacher Sees Before Anyone Else Does

Attendance patterns, a second phone, a much older boyfriend. What school staff should notice, what to write down, and exactly who to call.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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