Parenting
-
6 tips to make family trips more fun for everyoneJan 28, 2018 12:00 am - Chances are you are at least beginning to think about a family vacation - spring break, summer, whenever you can see yourself getting away. And as the oldest of five chi...
-
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he wouldn't let a child use social media
Jan 22, 2018 12:00 am - Anyone remember Ping — Apple's “music-oriented social network,” the hot new thing back in 2010? No, we're not surprised if you don't. It flopped — hard — and shut down a...
-
Brrr! How to keep kids safe in cold weatherJan 21, 2018 6:30 am - Heading outside for some wintertime fun like sledding, throwing snowballs or ice skating can be a surefire cure for cabin fever. It's also a great way for kids to get ...
-
New guidelines help track hypertension in childrenJan 20, 2018 6:30 am - Q: How important is it to keep track of a child's blood pressure? I read that the American Academy of Pediatrics just updated its guidelines for screening and managing h...
-
Why some women care more about buying a home than having a baby
Jan 17, 2018 12:00 am - I'm often hearing that single women are more likely to buy homes on their own more than single men. Even in my early 20s, anecdotal research backed this up: Many women i...
-
How professor developed a survey to explain Naperville students' stressJan 15, 2018 4:40 am - When nearly 5,000 Naperville students took a survey to determine the sources of their stress, many wrote heartfelt answers to free-response questions. "The kids would sa...
-
$20K (or more) to every baby born in the United States? Here's how it would work
Jan 14, 2018 12:14 am - Forget baby showers. There's a proposal to give every newborn in the United States a "Baby Bond" account with somewhere between $500 to $50,000 in cash. Neither the kids...
-
Graduate school: Where student loan debt is a real problem
Jan 14, 2018 12:05 am - Politicians and reporters often trot out recent college graduates struggling to pay off their student loan debt to illustrate the dangers of runaway college costs. But u...
-
Planning to borrow for your kid's college? Time to clean up your credit
Jan 14, 2018 12:04 am - We all know college is expensive, but most families don't understand true costs until senior year. This is when parents realize their college savings plan, if they have ...
-
Helping kids shake the post-holiday bluesJan 13, 2018 6:30 am - When kids return to school after the holidays, school counselors often see their caseloads rise. “We get reports from school counselors that they have a lot more kids li...