Liz Regalia

6 days ago | parents.com | Liz Regalia |Sarah Scott

Photo: Parents/GettyImages/HappyKids From building confidence and healthy eating habits to learning new skills, the benefits of teaching kids how to cook are backed by science. But on a busy weeknight? Enlisting the help of little hands in the kitchen can feel like more trouble than it’s worth—unless someone takes the guesswork out making mealtime more kid-friendly. Pampered Chef is setting out to do that with the launch of its first-ever cooking kit designed for kids.

1 week ago | care.com | Liz Regalia

For low-income seniors, it’s a struggle to afford assisted living — and the proof is in the numbers: The National Council on Aging reports that more than 17 million adults over the age of 65 make $2,608 or less a month, only two times the federal poverty level. Yet the average monthly cost of assisted living in the U.S. is $5,900.

1 week ago | care.com | Liz Regalia

This year, it’s estimated that $1.6 trillion in social security benefits will end up in the bank accounts of individuals across the country to supplement their income and support them during retirement. Wonderingif seniors can use that money to pay for assisted living? The short answer is yes, but just how much it will cover is another story. “The cost of assisted living communities has steadily increased over the past decade and is only projected to continue to increase,” says Kimberly A.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Liz Regalia

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1 week ago | yahoo.com | Liz Regalia

I stared out floor-to-ceiling windows at the frigid Hudson River. It was just days before the winter-holiday slowdown at work, and in that stark industrial room, all of my colleagues stared, too, just like we had the prior December (and the one before that). An executive spoke coldly about budget cuts and the need to maximize value by remaining “lean and mean.” Then we were ordered back to our desks, which were lined up in long rows a floor away. First there was silence. Then the firings began.