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The Four Parenting Styles
In the 1960s Diane Baumrind, a developmental psychologist, created a famously referenced categorization of parenting styles. She identified three common styles of parenting behavior: Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive. Adding to the three styles introduced by Baumrind, in...
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The Truth Behind Fad Diets
For many years people have waged wars against weight gain and obesity. Whether there was a medical professional involved or not, we’ve all tried to alter our eating habits and endured bland tasteless food in hopes of shedding a few pounds. And countless times did we fail...
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What's up With Gluten?
In the 1990’s we saw how the low-fat craze changed the way Americans eat. By 2001 a third of the American population was overweight. What we didn’t know then was that although the food was low-fat, the...
What Is the Michelin Star and Why Do Chefs Aspire to Have It
In case you don’t know Gordon Ramsay, he can be seen on television shows like Master Chef US, Master Chef Junior, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and Hotel Hell. But unlike your typical cooking show chefs, Gordon has...
Kitchen History: How the Refrigerator Came to Be
It’s hard to believe that in 1930 only 8% of Americans have a refrigerator at home. Now almost 100% of households have a refrigerator with 24% even...
History’s Most Famous Moms
Most moms don't get the credit they deserve and the majority of their accomplishments are not appreciated enough. Being a mother means more than just giving birth to a child. It goes beyond any form of relationship and is an unquantifiable and unparalleled connection unlike any...5 Amazing Food Origin Stories You've Probably Never Heard Of
We’ve learned to cook and dine ever since the first cavemen learned how to make fire and...
Why Is Saffron So Expensive?
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world going for as much as $5,000 per pound. Vanilla, the second most expensive spice, doesn’t even come close costing only $600 per pound. Saffron is so absurdly expensive that it costs more per...
3 Creative Ways to Safely Decorate Easter Eggs
The Easter egg tradition started way back when the house of Edward I gave out eggs covered in gold leaf to the royal entourage for easter. Since then giving colored eggs to lords...
The Only 3 Kitchen Knives That You Need in Your Kitchen
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