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A kids' virus you should know about

By Chad Hayes The Washington Post
Dec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - It's that time of year again: A particularly nasty virus that in children can cause everything from mild common-cold symptoms to breathing problems bad enough to hospita...
Child psychologist to speak to Stevenson parents

Daily Herald report
Dec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Acclaimed child psychologist, professor and author Laura Kastner is the next scheduled speaker for the Community Parent Network, a committee of the Stevenson High School...
As your teen's body changes, so should how you feed him

By Casey Seidenberg The Washington Post
Dec 19, 2015 6:00 am - Most parents expect their role to change as their kids hit their teen years. But many don't realize quite how much their children's age affects the way they need to be f...
AWEsome Air experience opens at DuPage Children's Museum

By Marie Wilson
Dec 18, 2015 12:00 am - Air just got more AWEsome at DuPage Children's Museum. The museum on Friday is opening AWEsome Air as the second phase of its largest exhibit, AWEsome Energy, in which t...
Hello (hackable) Barbie: New toys vulnerable

By Andrea Peterson Washington Post
Dec 12, 2015 5:55 am - Toys that talk back are some of the hottest holiday gifts this year. And they may soon be hot items for hackers. Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a number of major se...
Constable: What New Yorker cartoons say about parenting

By Burt Constable
Dec 08, 2015 4:00 am - We sometimes explain laughter by noting, "It's funny because it's true." For a sociologist with suburban roots and a college professor researching attitudes about parent...
Suburban toy stores say Star Wars, new trends emerge

By Anna Marie Kukec
Dec 07, 2015 12:00 am - A galaxy far away still attracts young boys and girls with Star Wars-related toys that are hot sellers this holiday season at suburban toy stores. Getting a boost from t...
Constable: Books with diversity foster empathy

By Burt Constable
Dec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Something magical happens this time of year when you give a child a book. Choosing a book with some diversity provides more than a simple story. "It's putting an idea in...
Why Mark Zuckerberg says taking paternity leave matters

By Jena McGregor Washington Post
Nov 29, 2015 5:04 am - With a picture on his Facebook page of a car seat, a stroller and his dog, Mark Zuckerberg announced he'd be taking two months of parental leave. It wasn't a huge surpri...
Ever wondered about pinkeye?

By Howard Bennett Special to The Washington Post
Nov 27, 2015 5:00 am - One of the most common phone calls I get is from a parent whose son or daughter woke up with pinkeye. In most cases, the whites of the eyes have turned slightly pink (h...

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