Have Your Kid Use Allowance for Needs As Well As Wants

Many of us can remember the first time we used our money—our very own money—to purchase something we’ve been pining for. Maybe it was a Sharp boombox or a pair of roller skates or a see-through phone. We saved up our allowance and all those $2 bills that Aunt Tess would slip into her birthday cards and exchanged it…

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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker

How to Make Store-Bought Barbecue Sauce Taste Better

Barbecue sauce is such a polarizing condiment. Just as with the act of barbecuing, variations in style across the country can lead to heated arguments, scathing polemics, and outright ad hominem attacks. But—similar to pizza—I don’t really have any loyalty to one style or another. I like it all. One thing I cannot…

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

Get Your Kid to Act Differently With a ‘Complaint Sandwich’

Chances are good that you’ve heard of the “compliment sandwich” technique for giving criticism. Praise, followed by criticism, followed by more praise. It’s supposed to be used as a way to soften the criticism, although it can come off as insincere if not delivered well. Its cousin, though—which one psychologist calls…

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

Should You Use a Mole-Checking App?

Is that mole looking suspicious? You can download an app to check out an individual mole, or to keep track of the moles on your body, but none of these apps can substitute for getting checked out by an actual dermatologist.

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Author: Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker