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    • How To Hire A Nanny

      By Forbes.com | Parenting – Wed, May 27, 2009 6:46 PM EDT

      Six Steps To Hiring A Great NannySix Steps To Hiring A Great NannyAn overworked-parents' guide to nabbing a great nanny.

      You're working even harder in the recession, but you have kids to raise too.

      While computers, smart phones and other gadgets have made us more productive, there just aren't enough hours in the day to do it all. Hence the 1.3 million Americans who identify themselves as childcare providers, both in facilities and in private homes, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

      In Pictures: Six Steps To Hiring A Great Nanny

      Not that all of those nannies can find steady work these days. Last year, unemployment for in-home childcare providers jumped to 13% from 8% in 2007, estimates the International Nanny Association. "There are many more out-of-work nannies now than six months ago because so many parents have been laid off," says Susan Tokayer, president of the INA. And fewer nannies who do have gigs are lucky enough to receive health benefits through their employers.

      Nabbing a good nanny

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    • Secrets To A Successful Diet

      By Forbes.com | Healthy Living – Tue, May 26, 2009 9:28 PM EDT

      Secrets To A Successful DietSecrets To A Successful DietThese tips will help you conquer the battle of the bulge and get in shape for summer.

      For years, Rudy Termini, a 65-year-old retiree, struggled to lose an extra 20 pounds. An avid tennis player, he hit the courts three times a week and went to the gym regularly. Still, he couldn't shake the excess weight.

      In hindsight, he blames a 3,000-calorie-a-day diet, which included generous pats of butter, large bowls of ice cream, T-bone steaks and a glass of wine and a beer at dinner.

      "I'd eat whatever I felt like eating, whenever I felt like eating it," he admits.

      In Pictures: Secrets To A Successful Diet

      But in 2004, Termini, a Cambridge, Mass., resident, signed up to participate in a two-year clinical trial conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The randomized study assigned more than 800 participants to four different diet types that shared one common feature: Each had 750 fewer calories than the individual's normal diet.

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    • Ten Ways To Stay Faithful

      By Forbes.com | Love + Sex – Thu, May 21, 2009 9:29 PM EDT

      How to keep recession stress from causing a breakdown in your marriage.

      10 Ways To Stay Faithful10 Ways To Stay Faithful Tough economic times threaten all sorts of institutions: investment banks, newspapers and, yes, marriages.

      While there's no evidence to show that cheating increases during recessions, experts point out that money and employment woes strain relationships, leaving them vulnerable to infidelity.

      In Depth: 10 Ways To Stay Faithful

      Avoiding temptation, particularly when a lost job or depleted bank account has shaken your sense of self, can be difficult. But it's not impossible. The most obvious strategy, productive communication, bears repeating since couples often assign blame instead of engaging in fruitful conversations. Managing your expectations of the relationship, and what might be gained from an affair, is another successful technique.

      Dr. Joshua Coleman, an author and senior fellow at the Council on Contemporary Families, says these strategies help a couple understand the

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