Parenting
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Children's music star Laurie Berkner has a new planDec 05, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — This fall, Laurie Berkner has been on a mission that likely will make children and parents happy: making more Laurie Berkners. The singer-songwriter, who Tim...
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Gift guide: New holiday books for kidsNov 27, 2014 5:15 am - NEW YORK - Looking to keep the kids entertained during long holiday car rides or dinners? Tell all your gift-buying elves to wrap up a book. Among this year's Christmas ...
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Kids test new toys for the holiday seasonNov 27, 2014 5:15 am - Which toys do kids like? That's a question toymakers ask every year when coming up with new products. We think the best way to find the answer is to ask kids themselves....
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Teen gifts: Ideas for hard-to-buy-for big kidsNov 27, 2014 4:00 am - They are finicky and fickle, and might be updating their wish lists as often as their Instagram accounts. Do you have any idea what to buy the teenagers on your holiday ...
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Not lost in translation: Hospital interpreters open lines of communicationNov 10, 2014 4:45 am - The name of Dr. Abdul Mazin has been corrected. From broken bones to burns, rashes, accidents, coughs, colds and fevers, kids of all ages, shapes and sizes cause pa...
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Imaginary friends have real-life benefitsNov 10, 2014 4:45 am - Christian Norment and Jim love to play together, pretend fight and build castles. They even help each other clean up toys. But when toys break, go missing or aren't put...
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Bringing Mom & Dad to work bridges generation gapNov 09, 2014 6:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Seta Whitford-Stark was dumbfounded last year when she found out her daughter Amy quit her job at an employee-recruiting agency to work for LinkedIn, an ...
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Technology helps grandparents stay plugged in to grandkidsNov 08, 2014 6:00 am - Like a lot of grandmothers, Sheri Williams doesn't get to visit her grandchildren as often as she'd like. In part, that's because she has a full-time job and nine grandc...
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Trick-or-treating hours in the suburbsOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - To help ensure a safe Halloween, communities have established official hours for trick-or-treating activities in the suburbs. All times are for Friday, Oct. 31. Addison:...
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What's holding young adults back these days?Oct 19, 2014 1:01 am - "What's wrong with him? He just won't get started ..." The frustration in the parents' voices was clear. Their 22-year-old son had dropped out of school, was living at ...