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For expert tips on making toilet training kids with autism easier, read on. What’s been your biggest potty training challenge? How have you gotten around it? More from The Stir: 50 Best Autism Resources Online Images via shutterstock title: “6 Tips For Potty Training Kids With Autism” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-30” author: “Cheryl Pennington” For expert tips on making toilet training kids with autism easier, read on. What’s been your biggest potty training challenge?...

Freiss has since apologized, remarking that not even his wife was happy with the remark, but the damage has been done. The completely out-to-lunch comment typified the right’s blase, dismissive attitude toward birth control. It’s enough to make you wonder: What other pre-1960 birth control old wives’ tales “methods” would they prefer women use? A few ideas … Clearly, we need better access to real contraception, so that we never ever return to a time when women were encourage to buy into myths like the above or Freiss’s “aspirin trick....

What you don’t expect, and may not want to smell, are some of the wacky aromas captured in wax we found that mimic some rather strong odors. Here are 8 of the craziest candles scents you can find for your home. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! More from The Stir: Yankee ‘Man Candles’ Are Missing These 10 Scents Would you buy any one of these unusual candles? If so, which ones?...

title: “8 Gorgeous Homemade Easter Baskets That Don T Cost A Fortune Photos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-29” author: “Sandra Thomas” title: “8 Gorgeous Homemade Easter Baskets That Don T Cost A Fortune Photos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Kenneth Daigle” title: “8 Gorgeous Homemade Easter Baskets That Don T Cost A Fortune Photos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-24” author: “Carol Yang” title: “8 Gorgeous Homemade Easter Baskets That Don T Cost A Fortune Photos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-15” author: “Marsha Cooper” title: “8 Gorgeous Homemade Easter Baskets That Don T Cost A Fortune Photos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-16” author: “Kevin Cardozo”

Here are 8 questions you’ll want to make sure are somewhere on your hospital tour list. How do I book a private room? After seeing how cramped the shared rooms were at my hospital, I immediately knew I wanted a private room. My hospital charges $200 a night to upgrade a room, and instead of doing it on a first come, first served basis, the first woman who delivers gets priority....

If you’re looking to find an attractive new woman (or some attractive friends), looks like the East Coast is where you’ll find them! Check out the list and see if you agree. Image via Andresr/shutterstock More from The Stir: The 8 States Most Obsessed With Their Looks: Is Yours One of Them? (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 10 Least Expensive States to Live — Is Yours on the List? (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: The 5 Best (& Worst) States to Raise Your Kids...

And while that’s true and was one of the main reasons my family chose to move to the middle of nowhere a town about 30 minutes outside of the bustling metropolis of Hartford, Connecticut — there are quite a few things I really wish I’d known about being so far from the action before we bought our house. Like how bad living in the suburbs really sucks. Again, it does have a few perks, but for the most part, I find myself spending at least a couple minutes every single day devising a plan for getting the hell out of here....

** __ * Photo by rkoloms __* As we count down the days to back to school, the Daily Buzz talks with moms and public school teachers about what you and your child can expect in the coming year. ** Today middle school teacher lorisladybugs and post-8th grade mom rkoloms give us the inside scoop about what to expect in 8th grade. Academics lorisladybugs: The main goal for all 8th grade teachers is to prepare their students for high school....

It’s not so unusual for a person to cheat on someone they love. According to an experiment by biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, we’re capable of loving more than one person at a time … just in different ways. That’s because there are three different kinds of “love”: Sex drive, romantic love, and attachment. So you can feel lovingly attached to your husband but fall in lust with someone else. And a happily married man may still mess around on the side....

We’re tapping the spankin’ new book, The Real Science of Sex Appeal from HowStuffWorks.com for tips on getting into a frisky state of mind. Have you tried any of these? Are there other tricks that help get you in the mood? Image via kichigin/Shutterstock, Volt Collection /shutterstock And men respond more favorably to women who slightly mimic their verbal and nonverbal patterns. So make like a mime, and try to subtly reflect your man’s body language....

So when I saw these bite-size chocolate cream pies over at Food Pusher, I was smitten. How adorable are they? I love them for a buffet, or with coffee, or any way. The only problem is that while small, these little perfect packages of goodness are incredibly addictive. You’ll be surprised at just how many you can pop in one sitting. Bite-Size Chocolate Cream Pie 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar2 tablespoons cornstarch1/4 teaspoon salt2 large egg yolks1 1/2 cups whole milk14 Dove Dark Chocolate Promises, unwrapped & chopped (or 8 oz....

While it’s likely this story is fabricated, the idea of adults intentionally drinking human breast milk is a fascinating one — and not altogether crazy. It actually makes more sense to consume the milk we were intended to drink as our bodies are not designed or equipped to process another mammal’s milk. It explains why dairy gives so many people tummy trouble. When it comes to a baby whose mother can’t nurse him for whatever reason, another (human) mother’s milk is actually considered the preferred option over infant formula (which is essentially processed dairy or soy milk)....

The show premieres Thursday, December 22 at 8 p.m., and it’s exactly what you think it is: An in-depth look inside celebrity homes. Are you dying? I’m dying. Some of the celebs already slotted to be on the show are Andie MacDowell, Mark Ballas, and my personal favorite, Kelly Bensimon of The Real Housewives of New York. From the little snippets of what I saw of her home on RHONY, her place looked unbelievable....

Jonquel Norwood, a New York-based artist who focuses on illustrations that embody plus-size fashion, has witnessed this problem since she was a girl. “I was body shamed most of my life and… like most, I believed I had to slim down in order to truly be a member of society,” she told Bustle. “I wanted to do my part to make sure no little girl felt the way I did about fashion....

Photo by Peajewel The toddler years are the perfect age to start teaching your kids manners. And MrsManners aka: Angela Pitrie, owner of the CM group Manners for the Modern Family and FamilyMannersMadeFun.com, is here to help. Dear MrsManners, My daughter is messy when she eats. My husband sits across from her every night yelling at her, telling her to use manners. Now he’s calling her a “monster” when she eats and tells her she looks “disgusting....

Since then, Ferreira has signed with international modeling agency Wilhelmina and has gained over 358,000 followers on Instagram. title: “Barbie Ferreira S Mom Shuts Down Trolls Who Say Her Daughter Only Eats Taco Bell” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-02” author: “Martin Kramer” Since then, Ferreira has signed with international modeling agency Wilhelmina and has gained over 358,000 followers on Instagram. title: “Barbie Ferreira S Mom Shuts Down Trolls Who Say Her Daughter Only Eats Taco Bell” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-22” author: “Peter Fadel” Since then, Ferreira has signed with international modeling agency Wilhelmina and has gained over 358,000 followers on Instagram....

Morgan, a model and professional volleyball player, looks beyond amazing considering she has, literally, just given birth to her second baby — the couple’s first daughter together. (It was also her second home birth.) The sweet little girl joins the pair’s 17-month-old son, Nash, who seems to be the only one fully clothed in the stunning black-and-white photo. A photo posted by Bode Miller (@millerbode) on Nov 6, 2016 at 7:52am PST More from CafeMom: 17 Home Birth Photos That Show the Beauty of Having Your Children by Your Side If you thought you saw an umbilical cord in that shot, you’d be right....

Brett Favre has a whole new set of pictures to worry about this week. Forget the ones of his penis. Now the Internet has put photos of Jenn Sterger, his alleged mistress (the woman who supposedly received all those sexts and penis pictures), side-by-side with photos of Deanna Favre, Brett’s wife and childhood sweetheart. And guess who looks like whom? He can’t exactly claim a case of mistaken identity (sorry, even quarterbacks aren’t that good at skirting trouble), but Brett could use this to his advantage....

On her wedding day this past week, the Australia-based bride surprised her bridesmaids with bouquets of doughnuts — both regular-sized ones and doughnut holes — that were adorned with an ivory icing that matched her dress. “Me and my husband, Steven, thought it would be different, fun, and lighthearted,” Kirk told the BBC. The bouquets were provided by Dessert Boxes, which is a new Aussie company that wants to give bridal parties unique and edible bouquets....