Here’s the Best News You Can Use Now

I’m on Twitter frequently, tweeting news and tips for parents and grandparents. But you’d only see this information if you’re following me.

So today, I’ve curated a list of some of the best news I’ve tweeted recently–information and advice that you can use now. Each of the articles below provides food for thought and action:

• How to encourage playful learning in kids. — Parents magazine
• Parents who raise successful kids never make this mistake, says a child psychologist. — CNBC
• This is the safest way to sleep with your baby. — Popular Science
• Swim instructor mom warns parents not to buy blue swimsuits for kids. — ABC News

• The best recipes we learned from our grandmas. — Food Network (For me, that recipe would be my mom’s avocado sherbet.)
• For a quick and tasty dinner, you can’t beat a pound of ground meat . — Better Homes and Gardens (And try our own favorite, a super-simple Thai recipe, kra prao.)
• These common recipe instructions make food safety experts cringe. — The Washington Post

• Neurologists share the 1 food they never eat. — Huffington Post
• Tips and tricks for cooking with type 2 diabetes. — Epicurious
• 5 little lifestyle changes to lower your cholesterol. — Eating Well
• 8 ways to live longer you’ve probably never linked to health. — Huffington Post UK (Hint: one way is doing art. Try these ideas.)
• Better balance may mean a longer life. — Harvard Health
• Here’s what people over 100 have in common (besides age). — Yahoo!Life

• 5 Things you should do for your adult kids before you die. — ABC News
• 5 ways to be a better step-grandparent. — AARP
• How to maximize joy with the grandchildren–and minimize conflict with your kids. — The Wall Street Journal
• 65 Grandma names and nicknames for the grandmother in your life. — TODAY Show
• Don’t say, “How are you?” Ask these eight questions instead. — CNBC

• How to grow a food forest, a sustainable way to grow layers of produce. — Martha Stewart
• Try this ingenious room cleaning trick. — Apartment Therapy
• How to properly spring clean every room in your house, according to the pros. — Forbes

Next week, on “Call Me Grandma!” we’ll plan a Cinco de Mayo celebration for the grandkids.

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