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Bethenny Frankel’s 3 Essential Tips for New Moms

Posted on April 11, 2011

Overwhelmed by life with a newborn? Make time for sleep, learn to prioritize, and give yourself a break, advises Skinnygirl brand founder and mother Bethenny Frankel, author of A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life.

Bethenny Frankel’s 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life

Posted on April 5, 2011

Find your calling and work toward it with help from Skinnygirl brand founder and reality TV star Bethenny Frankel, author of A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life.

7 Easy Ways to Boost Your Child’s IQ

Posted on March 29, 2011

By age 5, most children in America will have been given some kind of intelligence test, whether it is for private school admissions, gifted and talented qualification, or public school placement in slow, average, or accelerated learning groups.

IQ tests cover the seven abilities every child needs to thrive in the classroom: language, information, memory, math, spatial, thinking and fine-motor skills.

Here, Karen Quinn, author of Testing For Kindergarten, offers tips for building these abilities at home.

Are You Sabotaging Your Love Life?

Posted on February 24, 2011

If you haven’t been getting the relationship results you want, it might be time to change your thinking. Learn how to open yourself up to a potential relationship with help from Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman, author of Dating From the Inside Out: How to Use the Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart.

Looking for a Great Idea? You Have One Already

Posted on February 10, 2011

Learn how to recognize and harness great ideas, from Poppy King, author of Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea that Can Change Your Life.

7 Plays Every Bro Should Know, by Barney Stinson

Posted on February 3, 2011

Proven strategies for approaching beautiful women that were developed by pickup guru and all-around good guy Barney Stinson and are guaranteed to turn you into a bona fide ladies’ man. From The Playbook: Suit up. Score chicks. Be awesome

Stop Resisting, Stop Feeling Stress

Posted on February 1, 2011

Stress is the consequence of resistance. Learn how to stop expending energy resisting your life, from Gary Zukav and Linda Francis, authors of The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness.

5 Truths About Dating

Posted on January 20, 2011

Many people believe that they can sit around and wait to meet The One. But the truth is, dating takes effort and falling in love requires diligence in meeting new people. Here are five truths about dating in the modern world, from Dating from the Inside Out by Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman.

3 Simple Ways to Prove Your Loyalty to a Man

Posted on January 13, 2011

Show your man you’re devoted, even if he’s not perfect, with these strategies from clinical psychologist George Weinberg’s dating guidebook Why Men Won’t Commit.

Looking for a Great Idea? You Have One Already

Posted on January 11, 2011

Learn how to recognize and harness great ideas, from Poppy King, author of Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea that Can Change Your Life.

How to Find a Pediatrician

Posted on November 2, 2010

Identifying a doc for your child takes a little legwork and some in-person interviewing. Here, Drs. Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz, bestselling authors of YOU: Raising Your Child, provide everything you need to know about finding a pediatrician.

Does Your Child Have a Learning Problem?

Posted on November 2, 2010

Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., author of Different Learners, shows you how to uncover clues to not only what is going wrong, but also where to start helping.

Choosing Child Care

Posted on October 5, 2010

Enlisting qualified, nurturing caregivers is one of the best things you can do for both yourself and your child. Here’s how to find someone you want to trust with your most prized possession. From Drs. Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz, bestselling authors of YOU: Raising Your Child