INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Touch can provide support on physiological and psychological levels. Maintain touch with your partner through times of change. Hold hands, put your arms around each other, and show that you want to be close together. Maintain your sex life and prioritize having sex together. Scheduling sex doesn’t sound sexy, but it can help you connect regularly. If you’re feeling disoriented by change, bring something old and familiar back into your relationship. Maintain a sense of normalcy (or nostalgia) by doing something you used to do together once again. Perhaps you enjoyed watching old episodes of “I Love Lucy” together when you first started dating. Invite your partner to watch an episode with you. Re-create a date you both enjoyed or eat a treat you have fond memories of together. Find an activity that both of you want to do and do it together. Even when change might feel bad, do something new that feels good. Doing something new together can ignite feelings of excitement and emotional intimacy. Go ice skating or spelunking. Try a new activity together such as golf or painting. Whatever it is, make it fun and appealing to each of you. Plan time to spend time together, just the two of you. This can be a great way to reconnect and enjoy time together on a regular basis. Keeping your dates consistent can give you something to look forward to and a way to know that you can spend time meaningfully connecting. Avoid topics like finances and focus on reminiscing about when you were first dating, fond memories of your kids, and other pleasant memories. You may want to take some time off from experiencing changes and have some time together, just the two of you. Take a weekend and go somewhere nice where you can spend time together, be affectionate, and enjoy each other’s company. It can be nice to get away from pressures and deadlines and changes to just having time together. Get out of the house and away from the to-do lists. Go somewhere that brings you peace and calm and inspires connection with your partner.

SUMMARY: Be affectionate. Bring back old pleasures. Try something new. Plan regular date nights. Take a mini-vacation.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place the pizza on the upper rack of the oven and bake the pizza until the cheese melts. The crust should become a golden brown. If the pizza crust is browning too quickly, move the pizza to the bottom rack. Turn off the oven and transfer the pizza to a rack or cutting board. Let the pizza cool so the cheese firms up a little and it's easier to slice. If the pizza sticks when you try to remove it, slide a firm metal spatula under the crust to loosen it.

SUMMARY: Put the pizza in the oven and bake it for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pizza and let it cool for 5 minutes.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Your allergist and doctor will be a key component on keeping your child safe at school.  Talk to them in-depth about what you need to do and how to prepare for school.  Your allergist should sit down with you and discuss your child's allergy and how to handle it at home, outside the home and at school.  Ask for additional resources for how you can prepare. Your allergist will also need to fill out school forms and prescriptions.  Make sure to set an appointment up to review the paperwork and any medications you're providing to the school.  Also give your allergist your child's school information so they can contact the school nurse or other officials if needed. It's important to communicate early on and clearly with the appropriate school officials before the school year starts, or as soon as your child receives a diagnosis.  Make an appointment to speak with someone in person.  Talk to the school nurse.  This may be the person who gives a child medication and manages children with allergies.  Ask the nurse when she is there during the day, if the nurse train teachers and other staff members how to administer medications, and if the medications unlocked during the day? Talk to all her teachers.  Ask the teachers if they're familiar with administering medications, how they manage food allergies in the classroom for birthday parties or special events, if they have talked to the entire class about food allergies, and how they educate children on hand washing. Speak to the school bus driver or carpool driver.  In addition, talk to the school or school bus driver about how foods and snacks are managed on the bus or carpool.  Ask if children are allowed to eat on the bus and if the school bus driver has an emergency allergy plan ready. Meet with the food service director and managers.  You'll also need to speak with the dining service director or manager. Ask how they keep allergens away from children in the cafeteria, if they have special school meals and snacks that are allergen-free, and what are their food preparation practices. Although the school, school bus, and other facilities should be be well-prepared for you child and their allergy, it's still important to make sure your child is independent and can take care of an emergency by himself as well.  Keep your child prepared with:  hand wipes, non-perishable foods/snacks for shelter-in-place or other emergencies, allergy-friendly school supplies, an epinephrine auto-injector if appropriate, and an emergency contact list.  Encourage children to be vocal about their allergies to other students and their friends.  This can be difficult, but helpful to make everyone aware in the classroom. It's important to regularly check-in with your child and her school about the management of her food allergies.  Don't ask your child on a daily basis, but keep abreast of any possible bullying, isolation, or other issues that can crop up. Also ask your child if she feels safe at school or her opinion of how her allergy is being managed by the school staff. Continually check-in with teachers, the school nurse, or other officials about the allergen and how they are managing it.  Check on the her medications and possible expiration dates, how the staff thinks your child is handling the allergy, and if any rules or policies have changed.

SUMMARY: Talk to and meet with your allergist. Set up an appointment with the school. Prepare children with an allergy or emergency kit. Check-in regularly with both your child and school officials.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Adding vision insurance to health insurance offered by your employer is usually inexpensive — often only an additional $3 to $7 a month. Purchasing your own is more expensive, but may still be worth it. Be sure to consider:  The total cost of the premium and copays, minus the amount your insurance will pay towards new glasses and contacts equals the cost of the insurance. Compare the cost of insurance to the cost of an exam and contacts without the insurance. You can check with the insurer before purchasing insurance to be certain that the doctor you prefer accepts their insurance. An FSA lets your employer deposit up to $2,550 of pretax money into an account that you can use to pay for eye exams, glasses, contacts, and contact lens solution. The income used for these purchases is tax-free. Be sure to save your receipts if using an FSA. They may be necessary to claim the money from your account. Look at past expenditures to estimate how much money you will be spending. It is better to underestimate your expenses than to overestimate them, because any money in your FSA account that you do not use in a calendar year will be lost, with two exceptions:  Your employer can provide a grace period of up to 2.5 months to use the money. Or, your employer can allow you to carry over up to $500 per year to use in the next year.

SUMMARY:
Calculate costs and savings from insurance. Make sure the eye doctor you use is in your insurance network. Ask if your employer offers a flexible spending account (FSA). Calculate your costs carefully before starting an FSA account.