Parenting
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Your health: New sick leave law gives more flexibilityJan 14, 2017 6:30 am - New sick leave law gives more flexibility A new Illinois law, which allows family caregivers to use up to half of their sick leave benefits at work to take time off...
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Taking fish oil pills when pregnant may reduce asthma risk in kids
Jan 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Children whose moms took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop chronic wheezing problems or asthma by age 5, fin...
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Explore natural beauty in winter during Winter Exploration DaysJan 11, 2017 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County's Winter Exploration Days special events offer activities to prepare attendees for a delightful wintertime experience. The series is ...
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Dreaded 'stomach flu' wreaking havoc on families - and it's only going to get worse
Jan 07, 2017 6:30 am - Once the virus hits, the attacks are often swift and brutal. The stomach and intestines become inflamed. Bouts of vomiting and diarrhea follow that leave victims weak a...
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New guidelines on infants and peanuts may contradict everything you've heard before
Jan 07, 2017 6:00 am - New NIH guidelines may contradict everything you've heard before
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Teen could benefit from magnesium-rich dietDec 10, 2016 6:30 am - My oldest son's basketball tryouts are looming this week. He cares deeply about making the team and asked me what he should do to prepare. I suggested he sleep and eat w...
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Want your kids to get off their phones? Put yours down first
Dec 10, 2016 6:12 am - Want to get your kids off their phones and back into the real world? A new study suggests that before you launch into the lecture about how you only see the tops of thei...
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When every moment of childhood can be recorded and shared, what happens to childhood?Dec 09, 2016 5:00 am - The boys in the YouTube videos always land their bottles perfectly upright. Max Cole has spent hours studying their routine, and now, his own viewers are waiting: Empty ...
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3 ways to reduce the stress of the inevitable winter sick days
Dec 04, 2016 6:00 am - It always happens this time of year. You get a sore throat, and then a sniffle, and pretty soon you've got a full-blown cold. Or maybe it's your child — day care calls, ...
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Your health: Let kids play in the dirt
Dec 03, 2016 6:30 am - Let kids play in dirt, new book advises If you read about children's health, you've heard a lot of this before: Microbes, vilified because they cause infectious dis...