About Today: Top 10 Cleaning Myths

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Today From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor I've become tidier in my old age, but regular readers of this newsletter know that this doesn't mean much. I mean, my clothes organizational system used to be to have a dirty pile and a clean pile ... and then sort of a trail in between. Top 10 Cleaning Myths So clearly, there was room for improvement, and still is. For example, until I read this piece, I had no idea that bleach wasn't the ideal cleanser for every occasion. Readers Share Their Favorite Cleaning Myth What's Your Favorite Cleaning Myth? 7 Vacuum Cleaner Mistakes Or: Why Jen should stop vacuuming up pennies instead of bending allll the way over to pick them up. 10 Dishwasher Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 7 Ironing Mistakes 5 Stainless Steel Mistakes The first time I had stainless steel appliances I thought, oh, hooray! "Stainless!" I will surely never have to clean them again. It turns out, not so much. They should call it "smudgeful steel." 5 Leather Furniture Mistakes 30 Thirty-Second Chores 10 Tile Cleaning Mistakes Tile looks so sturdy, but even small things - a misplaced doormat, or a too-wet mop - can damage tile floors over time. 9 Surprising Household Cleaners 15-Minute Cleanups for Every Room Today Ads Office Cleaning Home Cleaning Tile Cleaning Cleaning Tips Cleaning Company Featured Articles Comedian Greg Giraldo Dies at 44 Fisher Price Recall: What's Included? Congress Spends $219 Billion, Goes Home Classic Tony Curtis Movies How to Use Essential Oils Follow Us on Twitter!   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement

About Children's Books: Should children's books be censored?

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Children's Books Children's Books Ages 0-3 Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 From Elizabeth Kennedy, your Guide to Children's Books It's Banned Books Week 2010, time to celebrate your freedom to read. Please visit About Children's Books and my About Children's Books Facebook Fan Page for more resources related to children's books. Should children's books be censored? Celebrate Banned Books Week 2010 by learning more about the subject. For my latest report, see Censorship: Challenged and Banned Children's Books. Then, consider the following questions: Should children's books be censored? If so, who... Read more The Harry Potter Controversy From the first book through the seventh, the books in the Harry Potter series have been both praised and attacked. Depending on who you talk to, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books are either wonderful fantasy novels with powerful messages for kids, or they are... Read more Banned Books Week 2010 Are you ready to celebrate the freedom to read? It's Banned Books Week 2010 through Saturday, October 2, 2010. I have a number of articles,... Read more Judy Moody: The Series, the Author, the Movie Did you know that 2010 is the tenth anniversary of the publication of the first book in the very popular Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald? Children ages 6-10... Read more Children's Books Ads Kids Books Childrens Books Find Books Read Books Fables Books Featured Articles Eats, Shoots & Leaves - Commas Rock! Reading Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Librarians The Hunger Games Trilogy A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck Publishers and Getting Published Books by Age / Grade   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Elizabeth Kennedy Children's Books Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Children's Books newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Best Books for Boys It's Banned Books Week! 2010 Calendar of Children's Books Where the Wild Things Are Charles and Emma The Darwins' Leap of... Advertisement

About Parenting Teens: Money Saving Tips

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Parenting Teens Parenting Teens Teens Today High School 101 Fall/Halloween From Denise Witmer, your Guide to Parenting Teens Redoing Your Teen's Room? Shop the Yard and Garage Sales! Teen like being unique and there is no better opportunity to allow them to be so that in their own space, with their own stuff. But obtaining that stuff can be costly! In our home we have offset some of that cost by refurbishing and creating useful things from attic, garage sale or yard sale finds. Think of it this way, a wood lamp can cost you anywhere from $25 to $60 dollars at a furniture store - not including the shade. You can get a workable lamp for $2-$5 at a yard sale and paint it and cover the shade for another $5-$10. That is a $10 to $20 savings and your teen has made something that is unique to themselves. Suggested Reading: Teenagers and Sleep Self-Confidence and Teens How a Confident Teen Acts Change Your Teen's Attitude About Chores Follow Our About.com Family's Thrifty Thursday Write a Review: Best - or Not! - Books for Parenting & Teens Which parenting book have you turned to in a time of need? Which one would you call your parenting manual? Or has the book you've read recently not met your parenting needs, or worse? Share your thoughts, opinions and advice on parenting books you've read by writing a book review for our parenting books list. How to Know Professional Help for a Troubled Teens Is Needed How do you know if your teen needs professional help? It can be tempting to view problem teen behaviors as a phase that will pass or a normal part of growing up. It can be challenging for a parent to know when... read more. Fall Activities for Teens - Week Six These fall activities for teens can be done individually, with friends or with the whole family. Each week has four different types of teen fall activities: Make This (Recipe), Craft This, Learn How and Get Out and Go! Each activity idea is fun for your teen. Parenting of Adolescents Ads Defiant Teenagers Anger Teenagers Depression Help Adolescent Teenagers Defiant Teens Featured Articles Most Useful Ways to Handle Teen Back Talk What rules have you set for your teen's curfew? Best Ways to Motivate Your Teen To Earn Good Grades Caught Your Teen Drinking Alcohol? What Did You Do? Best Tips for Parenting Teens in the Digital Age How to Get Your Kid or Teen to Do Their Chores   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Denise Witmer Parenting Teens Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting Teens newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Share Your Party Tips Favorite Halloween Party Tips Favorite High School Graduation Party Tips Sweet 16 Birthday Party Tips Advertisement

About Today: Apple Recipes You Won't Want to Miss

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Today From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor When I was a kid, you had to wait for fruit to be in season in order to eat it. This was sort of exciting. You would wait all year for the fall to come, just so we could have decent apples. Apple Recipes You Won't Want to Miss Nowadays, we can get whatever kind of fruit we want, all year long. (Whether or not this is a good idea is another story.) Apple Dessert Recipes Recipe: Old-Fashioned Apple Butter Apple Recipes: Breads, Desserts, and More Still, fall apples are the best - the freshest, the least bruisey, and, in my opinion, the most delicious. Apple Dumplings Recipe Apple Crumb Pie Recipe Southern Cooking Apple Recipes The only thing more delicious than fall apples? Multiple desserts made from fall apples. And, OK, the occasional salad as well. Apple Salad With Pecans French Cobbler Recipe Apple Cider Drink Recipes Cider's right up there with pie as my all-time favorite apple-based treat. And that's saying something. How to Make Homemade Candy Apples Fried Apple Recipe Today Ads Easy Recipes Quick Food Recipes Cooking Recipes Gourmet Recipes Coke Recipes Featured Articles How to Negotiate Medical Bills Best Card Games for Families How to Exercise in the Fall Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2011 Nominees Host a Perfect Playdate Follow Us on Twitter!   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement