Parenting
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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...
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Get ready to build! Hands-on toys that teach are hotNov 27, 2016 6:15 am - NEW YORK - Toys that teach aren't a new thing, but a growing number are calling for kids to build with blocks, circuits or everyday items before reaching for a tablet sc...
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Hookahs are not harmless, in spite of what teens may thinkNov 19, 2016 6:30 am - Q: You recently wrote about e-cigarettes not being safe for teens. What about hookahs? I don't completely understand what they are. Are they OK for my teen? I think he m...
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Your health: Physical punishment use for kids declinesNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - Physical punishment use for kids declines A study in the December 2016 issue of Pediatrics investigated changes over time in parents' discipline strategies. Discipl...
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How parents of kids with ADHD can prepare to teacher conferencesNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Eleven percent (6 million) of school-aged children across the United States have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and for many parents, the first parent/t...
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Kids can 'Dream With Da Vinci' at new DuPage Children's Museum exhibitNov 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Melding his dreams with his fascination for math, science and art, 15th-century overachiever Leonardo da Vinci created artistic masterpieces and lasting inventions. He p...
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Male infertility has a variety of causesNov 12, 2016 6:30 am - Q: My wife and I have tried to get pregnant for over a year. We're going to be tested soon to see if anything is wrong. I'm worried that the problem lies with me. What a...
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'Choices' panel to highlight ways to avoid addictionNov 07, 2016 4:40 am - There are good choices and bad when it comes to avoiding addiction. One Naperville event intends to highlight both to help parents and kids make choices that keep youths...
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Author to discuss raising teens at Hoffman Estates eventNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - Best-selling author John Duffy will discuss raising successful and resilient teens and tweens at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in a program presented by the Hoffman Estates D...
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Barrington dentist shares tips for a tooth-friendly HalloweenOct 30, 2016 7:35 am - We recently reached out to Katina Spadoni, DDS, the dental director for Naperville-based Delta Dental of Illinois, to learn what parents and kids can do this Halloween t...