Parenting
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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...
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Day care center at Sears HQ opening to non-Sears clientsJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - Bright Horizons Family Solutions is completing a transition from managing a day care center exclusively for Sears Holdings employees at the corporation's Hoffman Estates...
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Helping your child cope with anxietyJan 07, 2018 6:30 am - Anxiety is a healthy human emotion that helps us detect danger and protect ourselves. Yet, for the children who have an anxiety disorder, anxiety is triggered by routine...
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Iconic Orbit Skate Center in Palatine being soldJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - The Orbit Skate Center in Palatine is being sold, officials confirmed this week, but questions remain about whether the 46-year-old indoor roller rink will stay in opera...
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Healthy and outside the box lunch ideasDec 31, 2017 6:30 am - With children returning to school after a long winter break, Dr. Vidhya Viswanathan, a pediatric endocrinologist at Advocate Children's Hospital, provides seven tips to ...
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'Best-kept secret' no more, Villa Park makes top places to live listsDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - Villa Park Village President Al Bulthuis calls his town "one of the best-kept secrets in Illinois." But with a ranking as No. 8 on Money magazine's 2017 list of the 10 ...
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Parents know best: Ask about baby's physical delaysDec 23, 2017 6:30 am - Many parents keep track of their baby's first moves, like rolling over, sitting, standing and walking. Early achievers delight their parents. But what if your baby seems...
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Kids bored? Show them how to freeze bubbles, preserve snowflakes and moreDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - It's only a matter of time until kids get B-O-R-E-D with their winter break. Freezing a few bubbles or preserving snowflakes will cure that. Grayslake scientist and Na...
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Does Elf on the Shelf bring Christmas joy or stress?
Dec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, possessed by either a rush of Christmas spirit or a sixth sense that supernatural forces were afoot, a German shepherd named Zoey...
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11 misconceptions about paying for college