Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

You may have heard the term “bedroom parent” or “living room parent,” which refers to having a household where families either hang out in their separate rooms or their living room, together, but now ...

This summer is my 10-year-old daughter’s first unstructured summer away from a full-time day camp. It’s her first simple summer with long stretches of independent time to roam around the neighborhood ...

New York-based Cool Down makes a thermal transfer system that moves naturally cool air from your basement into your living space while sending excess heat back down below to cool homes more ...

Q We have a two-story house, and in the summer the basement is cold. Is there a way to get this cold air into the rest of the house and minimize use of the air conditioning? We have run the furnace ...

WALTON HILLS, Ohio -- When Dan and Christy Pocek got married in 1971 -- just two months after they met -- they dreamed of building a new home. Instead, they moved into a small colonial in Bedford and ...

Dear Ken: I have a walkout basement and central air. The basement gets too cool. I want to close off some vents, but how many? - Anita Answer: If you shut off too much air flow, you can freeze the ...