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Whether you are new to cooking or are an experienced home chef, cookbooks are an excellent way to spice things up in your kitchen. They keep new chefs focused, broaden taste preferences, provide kitchen hacks, and break down different cooking techniques. The best cookbooks use readily available, high-quality ingredients and align with your food preferences, level of cooking, and lifestyle. When picking the right cookbook for you, Rachel Josey RD, an Atlanta-based registered dietitian suggests “taking a look at the introduction—this is an often-forgotten part of cookbooks that can provide great insight into the author’s philosophy on cooking”....

APD, or auditory processing disorder, affects a person’s ability to correctly interpret what they’re hearing. This can make it hard to follow conversations, listen to music, remember spoken instructions, or just plain understand what people are saying. While it can be a problem in any setting, it’s usually worse in loud places or in environments with multiple sources of sound—like a living room where people are talking while the TV is on....

Regardless of how many years you’ve been a dad, there is an abundant amount of opportunities to be a better father. By learning to embrace the opportunity, you can create a good influence on your children, for example. The benefits of being a dad cross into several realms—emotional, physical, social, and spiritual. For many men, marriage and family living key to their overall well-being. By being a better father, you will develop a more meaningful relationship with your child....

A social construct is a concept that exists not in objective reality, but as a result of human interaction. It exists because humans agree that it exists. Some examples of social constructs are countries and money. It is easier to see how countries could be social constructs than it is to see how money is a social construct. Countries would not exist were it not for human interaction. Humans have to agree that there is such a thing as a country and agree on what a country is....

Fertility is the natural capacity to conceive a child. Fertility does not come easily to everyone. About 11% of couples will face infertility—the inability to conceive naturally after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. Fertility is not only a female health issue. People of all genders can experience infertility, and everyone can take steps to improve their fertility. Here’s a look at what you can do to improve your fertility, increase the odds that you’ll conceive quickly, and reduce your risk of infertility....

Walk into any birthing preparation classroom and you’re bound to hear the terms “kangaroo care” or “skin-to-skin contact.” These phrases are often used interchangeably, as they both involve placing a newborn baby directly on a parent or caregiver’s bare chest. In addition to being a great bonding technique in those early days following birth, kangaroo care comes with a plethora of health benefits for newborn babies—especially if your infant is preterm....

Also called relationship PTSD, post traumatic relationship syndrome (with the acronym PTRS) is the occurrence of being impacted by the trauma of a relationship. It differs from standard PTSD in that avoidant coping is less common, and it’s more common to cope through emotions. That means that it’s more likely for a person to deal directly with their emotions from PTRS, versus try to ignore or suppress them with PTSD....

It’s common for a teen to start dating someone that their parents don’t approve of or even like. Parents who face this delicate situation need to decide on the best way to handle it without pushing their child away. They often wonder if it’s better to tell their teen how they really feel or to keep those opinions to themselves. This predicament requires special consideration—and very careful word choices—if and when you address it....

Teenagers can be rude and lash out when in a bad mood or before thinking about what they are saying. This can be embarrassing for a parent but also a chance to coach your teen on appropriate behavior. Your child’s future success in life, socially and professionally, requires suppressing the urge to be rude and choosing more appropriate words and actions. Here is what to do when rude behavior occurs and how to prevent it....

There are many reasons you might be afraid to quit smoking, such as the fear of becoming more stressed, the fear of weight gain, the fear of the uncomfortable symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, or even just the fear of the unknown. As of Dec. 20, 2019, the new legal age limit is 21 years old for purchasing cigarettes, cigars, or any other tobacco products in the U.S. Addiction also plays a powerful role in keeping people smoking....

When Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans last year, Jasmin Pierre had to leave her home for the sake of her safety. Due to this natural disaster, she ended up at a shelter in Alexandria, Louisiana, as her father was not around to help her like he usually did during hurricane season. By the time she arrived there, she was in a state of mental health distress, so she stated this to the team at the medical station at the shelter....

Temperatures rise in the summer months—but so can anxiety levels. An online poll carried out by AnxietyCenter.com found that 73% of respondents have more symptoms of anxiety during the summer, and experts believe there are various factors at play. Key Takeaways Anxiety can increase during the summer months, and can lead to trouble sleeping, poor appetite, weight loss, and increased irritability.Climate anxiety can increase over the summer as temperatures rise, as well as COVID-19 concerns as people socialize more....

While unlimited time with electronics may keep your child busy, you don’t want them to have too much screentime. That said, setting limits on TV and video games for kids isn’t always easy in today’s screen-filled world. Here are 10 tips parents can use to decide how much screentime is reasonable for their kids. Model Healthy Electronic Use Parents need to be role models of screen use for their kids. Before you binge-watch your favorite Netflix series, remember that you are setting an example for your kids with your own time spent in front of a screen....

At 39 weeks pregnant, you and your baby are considered full term. You may feel like “it’s time,” and it very well could be. Not all people stay pregnant long enough to deliver at the 40-week mark. Your Baby’s Development at 39 Weeks At 39 weeks, a baby is almost 14 inches (35.4 centimeters) from the top of their head to the bottom of their buttocks (known as the crown-rump length), and baby’s height is over 19 3/4 (50....

Coping with the symptoms of depression can be challenging at any time. It can be particularly difficult if you were also struggling with feelings of embarrassment, shame, or guilt related to your condition. There are many reasons why people might experience embarrassment about their depression. They may feel bad that their depression makes it more difficult to do daily tasks. Or they might feel shame about their condition due to the stigma surrounding mental illness....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 8% of children have food allergies, or about one in 13 kids. That means in an average sized classroom, about two children will have food allergies. Whether your child has a food allergy or not, it’s important to be mindful of what they bring into their school. “Although your child may not be allergic, many children have food allergies and intolerances,” says Morris Nejat, MD, a specialist in adult and pediatric allergy and immunology at NYAllergy....

Research finds that a little over half of high school students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are receiving some type of formal school-based service, yet many low achievers with ADHD are not getting the academic supports they need. One of the most potentially debilitating difficulties students with ADHD often experience is chronic academic underachievement relative to their intellectual abilities. The high school years can be especially challenging for a struggling student with ADHD....

Where once the concepts of neurodiversity and neurodivergence were foreign to neurotypical people, in recent years, we’ve slowly begun to see increased awareness and acknowledgment that differences in how brains process and behave are, in fact, quite normal and common. Neurodiversity, which includes those with specific learning differences (spLD) such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has come a long way in a short time; but do we as a society have enough awareness yet of this topic?...

There are many reasons a woman’s period may be late or her cycle may go off schedule. An obvious one is pregnancy. Others include poor nutrition, excessive exercise, and long-term illness. A less obvious reason for amenorrhea or missing a period, however, is ​depression. The link between mental health and reproductive health makes sense when you consider that nature does everything it can to create favorable conditions for reproduction. If a woman is chronically stressed, anxious, sad, or upset, she’s really not in a physical or emotional position to go through a pregnancy and then take care of and nurture a child....

Imagine what the world would be like if everyone was in agreement. It would be pretty peaceful, right? While at first agreeing on everything might seem like the ideal solution to today’s firestorm of difficulties, it also could get pretty boring. The world needs diversity, different opinions, and different people. In fact, it is a good thing when people have their own thoughts, opinions, and values. This fact can lead to new ideas, fresh perspectives, and productive discussions....