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Voting: A Family Affair
Getting kids involved in voting has its benefits, says AARP family expert Amy Goyer, and it can be fun, too!
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Dog-Friendly Destinations
Bringing Fido along on vacation? These Web sites and destinations have gone to the dogs.
Reining in an All-About-Me Spouse
Our resident relationship guru assures a reader that she's not the "bad guy" when her husband foists gifts upon her that only benefit him.
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Driver Safety Program
Use your ZIP code to locate a classroom course near you, or call toll-free, 888-AARP-NOW (227-7669). The Online Driver Safety Course is available any time, any place, at your convenience.
AARP Foundation Grandparent Program
This one-stop shop has reference materials and contact information for first-time grandparents and for others raising their grandchildren.
Eldercare Locator
Help for older adults and for caregivers is offered on this U.S. government-sponsored Web site, filled with relevant community resources.
Livable Communities Quiz
Just how livable is your town? Take our quiz to find out how your area rates.
Find Your Family's Roots
We offer tips and resources for tracing your family tree. They are easy to use and are perfect for the budding genealogist.
Dr. Laura Berman, a renowned sex therapist, answers 10 questions about the joys and challenges of later-life intimacy.
Home Sharing Is Helping Retirees Save
Retirees take in tenants to help pay for increasing home operating costs and taxes. Do you see a roommate in your future? Read what others are doing.
How the Nursing Shortage Could
Hurt Your Care
Counties and cities are passing laws that mandate homes designed for easy access for the disabled or older residents.
From the Online Community
Journal: Why We Love Our Critters
User nadawich explains why we dote on our pets.
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Journal: Daughter Going to Iraq
A mother braces as her daughter—a new mom herself—informs the family that she's being deployed to the "Sandbox."
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A Family Affair With Gambling
Celebrity journalist Martha Frankel grew up in a household where gambling was the family obsession. She talks to AARP Radio about how, after not gambling for 25 years, she found online gambling and resumed the habit that consumed her family.
Monitor Your Pet
Wonder if your pet is behaving—or well cared for—when you're away? Ease your worries with pet cams, available for homes and at some kennels.
Grandparents Now Get
Death Benefits
Grandparents and other non-spousal, kinship caregivers now will be allowed to receive a one-time, $100,000 "death gratuity" to raise a fallen serviceman's child.
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