Parenting
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The day I broke my babyMar 22, 2015 7:00 am - There are things I wish I didn't know. I wish I didn't know that companies make tiny braces, small enough to hold necks no bigger than a wrist. I wish I didn't know that...
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'Heather Has Two Mommies' revised, updatedMar 19, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A playful picture book about a little girl named Heather and her two happy mommies was a cultural and legal flashpoint 25 years ago, angering conservatives ov...
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Privacy advocates try to keep Hello Barbie from hitting shelvesMar 15, 2015 7:41 am - WASHINGTON -- In a recent demonstration of its Internet-connected doll, Hello Barbie, a Mattel spokesperson greeted the souped-up version of the iconic doll by saying, "...
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Harried parents embracing Uber to move kids around townMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - Suvita Melehy, who practices law in Silver Spring, Maryland, has mastered the art of moving her kids around, using a combination of carpooling, trading favors, reducing ...
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Grit: The key ingredient to your kids' success?Mar 13, 2015 6:00 am - When parents and educators launched the “self-esteem” movement in the 1980s, lavishly praising kids and handing out trophies to all, they expected everyone would try har...
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Learn about the disgusting, the curious, the entertainingMar 11, 2015 6:00 am - Take a good look at your hand. It's an ... um, handy thing to have. It can scratch, grab, twist and pluck. You can gently hold an egg with it or it can grab, and swing y...
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Hoffman Estates girl part of Scholastic News Kids Press CorpsMar 11, 2015 6:00 am - As early as preschool, Ysabelle Buenavista wrote down her thoughts and ideas wherever she could. “She would write stuff on the wall,” her dad, Raymond, a business analy...
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Learn about summer vacation opportunities at camp expoMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Looking for a fun, educational and inspiring place for your kids to spend parts of their summer vacation? Come check out the Daily Herald Summer Camp Expo on Saturday at...
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STAR NET shines bright for parents seeking answersFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - If there is one thing I have come to realize over the last few years, it is that parents of a child with special needs can be their child's best advocates. An informed p...
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Duck! At Toy Fair 2015, everything from drones to snowballsFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - With 13,000 international buyers and the equivalent of seven football fields full of exhibitor booths, Toy Fair 2015 looks and sounds like the best-behaved ch...