Joseph Smith whips up breakfast for his four adopted daughters. The sisters squirm in their assigned seats around the kitchen island, waiting for the morning meal. Joseph’s wife, Linda, selects their clothes for the school day. After breakfast and dressing…
One day can change your whole life. June 13, 2006, started out normal enough for Bret Beherns, an 18-year-old college student working a summer job building cellphone towers. The self-described adrenaline junkie was finishing up work installing antennas in Rochester…
Raising a child is tough and can become more challenging when you are doing it by yourself. If you are raising a child alone, you are not the only one. According to the Kids Count Data Center, nearly 35 percent…
You’ve made it! Nine long months, and now it’s almost time for your baby to make his or her debut. The excitement that comes with being a new parent shouldn’t be dulled by nerves about what to expect when you…
Have you ever thought about why you eat? Do you turn to food out of true hunger or boredom or habit? Do you plan your snacks or just head to the pantry when the feeling strikes? Your attitude about food…
This time of year, the wind chill makes it awfully hard to get outside as much as we’d like. But freezing temperatures doesn’t have to mean freezing playtime with your child until the spring! We asked the teachers at Memorial…
No one wants to buy fruits and vegetables only to throw them away days later because they’ve gone bad. Where you store them can lengthen their shelf life, maximizing their taste and texture and stretching your money. You have three…
How a patient feels is more than just a physical question. It’s very common for patients – and their family members – to feel anxiety, confusion and fear while in a hospital or a physician’s office. Therefore, it is critical…
From Facebook to Instagram to Snapchat and beyond, we are living in a selfie world. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? One recent study indicated that selfie-takers may form more shallow relationships than those who don’t.…
Put on your polyester gym uniform and call your friends for a game of crab soccer…it’s time for the Presidential Physical Fitness Test! It doesn’t matter which U.S. president signed your certificate in grade school; everyone knows bragging rights went…