How You Parent Probably Doesn’t Matter as Much as You Think

As someone who writes about parenting a lot and with the exact goal of helping to make all aspects of this monstrous, daunting task a little easier, I did a little double-take when I saw this headline in Today’s Parent: Does Parenting Even Matter? It better matter! Otherwise, why am I sitting here writing about potty…

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker

Here’s How to Max Out Your Nintendo Switch’s Battery Life

If there’s one thing that sucks about the Nintendo Switch, it’s the battery. Yeah, yeah, you can play Zelda on the road. But is that really a selling point if you can only do so for, like, two hours? That doesn’t even cover the train ride from New York to New Haven! And if you’re facing a longer trip—or, worse,…

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Author: Ari Notis on Kotaku, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

This Kennel Is a Safer Way to Travel With Your Pet

When my mini Aussie, Rio, was a puppy, I let us fall into some bad habits. If it was just the two of us in the car, he’d crawl over the center console and hop into my lap. Very cute when he was the size of a loaf of bread, but not exactly safe. It’s extremely distracting to have a squirmy dog in your lap, and that’s a…

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Author: Kassondra Cloos on The Inventory, shared by Ana Suarez to Lifehacker

Cornstarch Does Its Best Work When It’s Hot

When talking about cornstarch, a lot of emphasis is place on the importance of creating a slurry. Swirling and suspending the starch in water or milk (or some other liquid) keeps it from clumping up in your sauce and ensures everything thickens up all nice and even like. Slurries are important, but they are only part…

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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker