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Healthy Habits: Supporting Families with Autism Spectrum Disorder During the Holidays

Motherhood Moments

For families with Autism Spectrum Disorder children, the holidays can be a complicated time. For many, the idea of gathering with friends and family is a welcome one, but they may worry about ensuring gatherings are comfortable for their ASD child. If the family is traveling to your house, send photos of your home before their visit.

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5 Foods to Help Lower Your Blood Pressure

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Risk factors to develop it include age, race (it is more common among blacks), family history (my boga-boo), being overweight, not being active, using tobacco or too much salt, using too little potassium or vitamin D, stress, drinking too much and other chronic conditions. Home monitoring of blood pressure. Here are 5 I found.

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10 Tips for Ensuring Safety and Quality in Senior Living

Koupon Karen

This transition can be daunting for both seniors and their families, who must navigate many different options and considerations to find the best solution. Families should feel empowered to ask questions about how medications are tracked and administered and to expect transparency and accountability from the facility’s staff.

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Q&A | frugal mental health, “why did you get a cat”?, and phones for kids

The Frugal Girl

A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. Second, I try to put nourishing food into my body. Monitoring messages and what he’s looking up, etc. How much moreso during a traumatic time??

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How to Prepare For a Coronavirus Outbreak

Couponing 101

Keep Healthy, Shelf-Stable Foods in the House. In case there is a quarantine in your community or you choose to stay home due to fears of catching the virus, you may wish to have extra food in your house. Maintaining a healthy diet can help boost your immune system, so you might want to focus on healthy, shelf-stable foods.

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From Trash To Teasure

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These bins have a computer chip in them that monitors the weight of the items you place inside the bin. The weight corresponds to points which you can be monitored online. Her company that started out as a way to earn additional income, grew into a big family business. Do you and your family recycle?

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How to Recharge When You Work from Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you don’t work hard enough, there’s a real chance that you won’t be able to pay your bills or put food on the table. Many people who work at home take on a heavy workload to make sure that they can provide for their families. Monitor your time on social media. Maybe you decide not to work after 7 p.m.