How To
How to Find a Parasitic Battery Drain
If your vehicle is drawing power from the battery and all of the lights and other electrical components are off, you might have a parasitic battery drain (or draw). Luckily, you can usually find the cause of a parasitic draw yourself. Start by connecting...
How to Make a Comic Strip
Creating comic strips is a rewarding task, but can sometimes be difficult to create. Finding the right storyline and making something entertaining in a few boxes is harder than it sounds. If you want to make a comic strip, like the famous Garfield comic...
How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Shave Your Legs As a Preteen
As a preteen, the presence of body hair can be new, strange, and even embarrassing! If your other friends are already shaving their legs, you might want to as well. Learn how to effectively convince your parents that you’re ready for this step in your lif...
A Simple Guide to Clean Your Dog’s Ears at Home
One very important way you can monitor your dog's health is to examine its ears weekly. We may not think to do this on our own but is it especially important for dogs that have floppy ears or dogs with allergies. Many times, when inspecting the ears you w...
How to Keep a Turtle Healthy
Pet turtles can be a great companion. Like all animals, turtles require careful care and attention to make sure they thrive and live healthy and full lives. From a proper habitat, nutrition, to water access, knowing your turtle's needs is an important par...
How to Be a Comedian
Anyone can try their hand at doing comedy, but being a comedian takes perseverance, hard work, and—let’s not forget—a consistent ability to make people laugh. This article lists helpful advice on becoming a comedian, starting with tips on developing your...
How to Find Derivatives
The derivative is an operator that finds the instantaneous rate of change of a quantity, usually a slope. Derivatives can be used to obtain useful characteristics about a function, such as its extrema and roots. Finding the derivative from its definition...
How to Learn Math
You can learn math both inside and outside of the classroom, and it doesn’t have to be stressful or overwhelming! Once you have a good grasp of the basics, learning the more complex stuff will feel a lot easier. This article will teach you those basics (a...
How to Tell Someone You Lied
The truth is, everyone lies sometimes. Owning up to a lie can feel scary, but with a little help, trust that it's way easier than you'd think. The fact that you're looking for a way to tell the truth now is amazing, and we're here to help. In this article...
How to Float on Your Back
Floating on your back is a great way to get more comfortable in the water and to have fun relaxing on your back without the full effort of swimming. To float on your back, you have to position your head, upper body, and lower body correctly. Not only is f...
How to Celebrate Your Daughter's First Period
A child’s first period can be a scary or stressful experience. This is especially true when the kid is left unprepared or feels like it’s not something that they can talk about openly with you. To make sure your daughter sees her first period as a positiv...
How to Make a Baby Guinness
A Baby Guinness is a "shooter" or small alcoholic drink poured to look just like a Guinness Stout. By using a coffee liqueur and an Irish cream, you can recreate the iconic look of a Guinness' dark body and creamy head.
How to Be an 80s Punk
Being an 80s punk is great. Just be real. Take it a step at a time, evolve into a punk slowly. Get into the music first, then get your clothes and hair in the right space. Once you are comfortable there, you can go all out to be an 80's punk.
How to Select Shoes to Wear with an Outfit
Some women get a bad rap for having an obsession with shoes. With all of the endless styles and colors of footwear, to choose from, who can blame a woman for having her closet stacked from top to bottom with shoes? This guide will teach you how to select...
How to Deal With a Drug Addicted Family Member or Loved One
When someone abuses drugs, it affects everyone they know. These effects are often felt most by family members and loved ones. Addiction can have emotional, psychological, and financial effects on those closest to the person. If you are in this situation,...
How to Study for a Test
Tests seem like they spring up like weeds, don't they? You take one test and there's another just around the corner. Start showing those tests who's boss like a round of Whack-A-Mole: You'll soon be getting your share of "A"s and "B"s.