School & Learning

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The Boyfriend Who Texts Every Ten Minutes Isn't Being Sweet

Controlling boys rarely look dangerous at first. They look devoted. How to give your daughter the eyes to see it before she's in it.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Fixing a dripping faucet starts with the valve under the sink

Most faucet repairs fail in the hardware aisle, not at the sink. Shut the water off, take it apart, then shop with the old part in your hand.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan1 Oct 20266 min

The first Saturday you let the kids roam past the mailbox

The real danger is the minivan backing out, not the stranger. Build a ladder of freedoms that both parents can sign off on.

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Moms6 min read

She Needs a Picture of a Good Man, Not Just a List of Bad Ones

Warning signs keep her from the worst guy. Only a clear picture of the real thing keeps her from settling for the not-so-bad one.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20267 min

A drywall patch nobody can find is mostly about the paint

From nail holes to a doorknob through the wall, the fix is cheap and learnable. What gives it away is what you do after the mud dries.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz1 Oct 20267 min

Kick the Can Still Works, If You Let Kids Run It

The old backyard games cost nothing and teach more than most leagues. The trick is teaching the rules once and then getting out of the way.

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan1 Oct 20266 min

Phone-free dinners start with the phone in your own pocket

Most no-phones-at-the-table rules die by Wednesday, and the kids aren't usually the ones who kill them. How to start it so it sticks.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Resetting a tripped breaker, and when to stop and call

Most tripped breakers take thirty seconds to fix. A few are your house warning you about a fire. Learn to tell them apart.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz1 Oct 20266 min

Stop Planning Outdoor Time and Make It the Default

Kids don't need another park trip. They need a back door that opens every afternoon and a parent who won't cave when the whining starts.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan1 Oct 20266 min

Start the Teen Screen Reset With Your Own Phone

The fight over your teenager's phone usually isn't about the phone. Change who goes first and most of the war never starts.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Build your car kit for the ninety-minute wait, not the photo

Most roadside kits are packed for the picture on the box. This one's packed for a dead battery, a flat tire, and a long, cold wait for the tow truck.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBoys & GirlsCal Brennan1 Oct 20267 min

Your kid's bored. Good. Now don't fix it.

The whining is the toll. The fort, the comic or the backyard invention shows up about twenty minutes later, if you don't step in first.

GuideDadsSam Ortiz1 Oct 20266 min

Your kids can't tell work email from scrolling

To a seven-year-old, every look at your phone is the same look. Change what they see, and the house rules start to stick.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

The dashboard lights that mean stop the car now

Red, amber and green aren't decoration. Learn which lights give you a week and which give you thirty seconds.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Community7 min

The Block Party Host's Real Job Is Handing Out Jobs

Dads6 min

Let your teenager write the first draft of the phone rules

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

The tire pressure light is a late warning

By the time that little horseshoe lights up, a tire's already 25 percent low. A gauge, a quarter and two minutes a month get you ahead of it.

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Old School6 min read

Sunday dinner lasted forty years because Grandma never moved it

The roast went in at ten-thirty and dinner was at two, every week. How to bring back a family meal that sticks.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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