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Family guide to new movie releases

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'GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE'

Rated PG-13 for creature violence and action.

What it’s about: Double the creatures, double the fun. Godzilla and Kong team up to fight even more monsters.

The kid attractor factor: Kids who love monsters will love this one.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Sometimes rivalries need to be set aside for the greater...Read more

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Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Southern-born transplant to Ohio marvels: Isn't Easter supposed to be pretty?

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Growing up and then living in the Deep South for years as I did, Easter was synonymous with azaleas, temperatures in the 70s and children skipping through new spring grass looking for colored eggs.

Easter came in the spring, after all.

You know: Sunshine. Green trees. Bunnies, hopping down the bunny trail.

And then I moved to the tundra, aka ...Read more

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Lori Borgman: Bigger house and fewer kids don't mean more closet space

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We began married life in a 1930s Craftsman bungalow with three small bedrooms. Each bedroom had a closet the size of a telephone booth. Everything fit.

We added a baby to the mix. Everything fit.

We added a second and third baby. Everything fit.

Today, we live in a four-bedroom house with double-wide closets in every bedroom and a small walk-...Read more

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Ex-etiquette: Future status of 'former' bonus mom?

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Q: I am in a new relationship. I also have a son from my first marriage. My ex-wife (second marriage) and I raised my son together for 6 years. We split up 2 years ago, but she is still in my son’s life and spends a few hours with him every week. My new partner is resentful of even the smallest amount of time my son spends with her and demands...Read more

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With Kate Middleton's cancer in the news, here's how to talk to your child about serious illnesses

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LOS ANGELES — When Kate Middleton announced her recent cancer diagnosis, she emphasized the time she and her husband, William, Prince of Wales, took to share the news with their three children.

Talking to pre-adolescent children about serious illnesses is the right course of action for any family because children can sense change, said ...Read more

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What is luminal B cancer, the condition Olivia Munn suffers from?

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Olivia Munn shared a gallery of photos and video on social media recently, revealing she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The actress thanked her family and friends for their support, while providing a detailed explanation of how she became diagnosed.

“I tested negative for all, including BRCA (the most well-known breast cancer gene). My ...Read more

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What a researcher takes for healthy aging, and the risks involved

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University of Arizona professor Cynthia Thomson is a dietician and cancer prevention expert. She’s run marathons, battled colorectal cancer and extensively studied the health benefits of the supplements she takes to encourage healthy aging.

Although her research has shown there are risks attached, she takes vitamin D and calcium supplements ...Read more

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Sci-fi thriller reveals unprecedented medical breakthrough that stops death in its tracks

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Is death really inevitable? That’s the fascinating premise of this unique novel — part science fiction fantasy, part medical thriller, part romance — about a gifted ER doctor who is so devastated by seeing his patients dying that he comes up with a mind-boggling theory for “curing death.”

Just like medicine can be used to save people ...Read more

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Millennials gave birth to 'Generation Alpha.' Are these kids already doomed?

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Zoomers fear them. Boomers want more of them. Millennials will keep making them for the rest of the year.

Born between roughly 2010 and the end of 2024, "Generation Alpha" is the demographic successor to Gen Z. Its oldest members are not quite ready for a quinceañera, while its youngest will be conceived in the coming weeks.

When the last of ...Read more

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Legoland Florida selling kids tickets for $29

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Legoland Florida Resort is entering spring with a kids ticket offer for $29.

The deal can include the Winter Haven theme park along with its attached water park plus the adjacent Peppa Pig Theme Park, an attraction geared to preschoolers.

The offer requires that when one adult ticket is purchased for regular price, up to four...Read more

How To Refresh Your Marriage With 'Spring Cleaning'

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Q: I'd say that our marriage is in pretty good shape, but my husband and I agree that we can probably do even better. We like word pictures -- do you have a simple one you could give us with some suggestions?

Jim: I've long appreciated an analogy presented by author Kim Wier. Many of us (especially the ladies) think of "spring cleaning" around ...Read more

Fishing in the Tainted Pond of Politics

Parents / Georgia Garvey /

My state ghosted the primary.

Well, not everyone did, but more than enough did to make turnout historically low. Nearly four out of five registered voters in Chicago, for example, skipped the election. (That's to say nothing of the folks who never registered in the first place.) The figures are a bit embarrassing, but I can't help shuffling ...Read more

America the Unhappy

Parents / Lenore Skenazy /

Americans -- "particularly those under 30 -- have become drastically less happy in recent years," The New York Times reported this week.

Graphs from the latest World Happiness Report -- a real thing, put out by Oxford, Gallup and the U.N. -- show American kids' happiness drifting down like a deflated balloon. The surgeon general, already ...Read more

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Family guide to new movie releases

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'GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE'

Rated PG-13 for supernatural action/violence, language and suggestive references.

What it’s about: The sequel to the lega-sequel to the 1980s action comedy finds the new and old generation of Ghostbusters back in New York City battling the evil Elsa of ghosts.

The kid attractor factor: Older kids will be drawn...Read more

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Ex-etiquette: Holiday disagreement

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Q: My ex and I do not have a formal holiday schedule because we both followed a religion that did not celebrate holidays. Our children, now 12 and 14, have been brought up that way. Over the last year I have met and married someone who is Christian and I converted. She does not approach Easter as religiously as some, but Easter dinner is a huge ...Read more

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Debra-Lynn B. Hook: The personal and universal of modern loneliness

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Two friends take turns on alternating mornings making eggs and toast for me.

They straighten my bed, wash my linens and take out the trash.

They go to the grocery store, fill the bird feeder, water the plants and make lunch and enough food for dinner.

They talk and laugh and share life with me, from 9 to 3.

At which point I am alone.

For ...Read more

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Lori Borgman: Forgiving and forgetting, the hardest thing you may ever do

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My grandma used to say she could forgive, but she couldn't forget. This was always in reference to a comment made by a neighbor about pickles my grandmother had entered at the fair. The neighbor criticized the pickles for being sliced as rounds instead of spears, or maybe it was the other way around.

Grandma was a good woman. Hard worker. ...Read more

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Washington state lawmakers ease burden for parents challenging school special ed

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SEATTLE — In most places across the country, families face a labyrinth of difficulties trying to navigate special education services — especially if they legally challenge their child's educational placement at school.

Bound by the legal "burden of proof," parents must string together expert witnesses and gather records to prove that the ...Read more

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Using AI for weight loss isn’t a bad thing, personal trainers say

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There are many resources for losing weight, from a gym that provides a free personal trainer to free at-home workout videos on YouTube. But let’s face it, no matter where you or how you start, working out can be intimidating if you don’t know what to do.

If you’ve tried it all and haven’t seen results, or your routine has become ...Read more

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Wellness coach’s unique perspective on health and obesity

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Are you kidding? Is it just me, or are you also amused by a book on better understanding obesity written by a guy named “fast”?

Actually, for anyone who has fallen for the myth implied above, that the easiest way to combat obesity is to stop eating, then it is highly suggested that you read this book, "Obesity…It’s Not What You Think It...Read more