Parenting
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How a newborn's cry may have saved her mother's life
Sep 25, 2015 6:00 am - In the predawn hours of one Saturday last September, Shelly Cawley's husband and their newborn daughter were being escorted through the hallways of a North Carolina hosp...
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Tricycle injuries send thousands of tykes to ERs each year
Sep 22, 2015 6:00 am - Tricycles might seem pretty tame but they send thousands of kids to emergency rooms each year and are even linked to a handful of deaths, new research shows. Here are t...
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Your health: Is hand sanitizer toxic for children?Sep 20, 2015 7:15 am - Dangers of children and hand sanitizer Six-year-old Nhaijah Russell swallowed three or four squirts of seemingly innocuous liquid hand sanitizer at school. It taste...
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How human society was built by grandmas
Sep 19, 2015 7:00 am - Grandmothers: They feed you, they spoil you, they constantly needle you about your relationship status. And, according to anthropologist Kristen Hawkes, they might be th...
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Boost your family's health with nutritionSep 18, 2015 5:45 am - There's no magic bullet to help ensure kids eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. From soup to nuts to fruits, veggies and everything in between, experts say eating a varie...
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Suburban families add alternative approach to wellnessSep 17, 2015 6:00 am - From orthopedic injuries to allergies, asthma and ear infections, suburban parents say the pediatrician's office isn't always their only stop on the road to wellness. Pe...
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A toddler ad-fibs, 'It wasn't me'Sep 17, 2015 5:45 am - Q. My almost-3-year-old is starting to figure out that he can lie when asked if he ripped the book, threw the food, hit his brother, etc. Totally normal, I know. How do ...
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Re-imagined DuPage Children's Museum opens Saturday — 8 months after floodSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - The leader of the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville opens her eyes wide, stretches her arms out and just says, “Wow.” Sarah Orleans, president and CEO of the major ...
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Three bedtime apps to help your kids unwindSep 15, 2015 6:00 am - "Sleep tight," you say while tucking the covers over your little one. You close the door as quietly as possible. You're halfway down the hallway, when a voice faintly sa...
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Why dirt and cows can help keep kids allergy-free
Sep 14, 2015 5:45 am - People who grow up on farms — especially dairy farms — have way fewer allergy and asthma problems than the rest of us. Now one research team thinks they've brought scien...