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Hoverboards crash holiday fun

By Jessica Contrera The Washington Post
Jan 04, 2016 5:00 am - Zoooooooooooom, crash. Was that the sound of the idea of holiday fun hitting the reality of riding a popular, but tricky, present this year? We should have seen this com...
EXCHANGE: 'Helicopter parenting' prompting talk at colleges

By EDWARD HUSAR
Jan 03, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - College officials across the country have been talking about "helicopter parenting" ever since a new book came out this year. Author Julie Lythcott-H...
Take a hike at these six top spots in the suburbs

By Marie Wilson
Jan 01, 2016 4:30 am - Flatlanders, beware: There are actually plenty of great hiking spots in the suburbs. The northern Illinois landscape is far from flat and boring - if you know where to l...
Explore the great outdoors in suburbia

By Christopher Placek
Jan 01, 2016 4:30 am - You don't have to travel far to sleep under the stars and experience the wonders of the wilderness - suburban forest preserves and nearby state parks offer plenty of pla...
Six indoor pools, water parks you should visit this year

By Lauren Rohr
Jan 01, 2016 4:30 am - Cold winter weather isn't always ideal for suburban families searching for fun activities that don't involve multiple layers of clothing. But it's the perfect time to t...
Maternal exposure to anti-depressant SSRIs linked to autism in children

By Ariana Eunjung Cha The Washington Post
Dec 26, 2015 12:00 am - A new study provides some of the strongest evidence yet that using an antidepressant like Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft during the final two trimesters of pregnancy may be lin...
Products marketed toward men are the better buy

By Danielle Paquette The Washington Post
Dec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Radio Flyer sells a red scooter for boys and a pink scooter for girls. Both feature plastic handlebars, three wheels and a foot brake. Both weigh about five pounds. The ...
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...

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