Parenting
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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 ...
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What are the top 5 cities in America for trick-or-treating?Oct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago is the third best city in America for trick-or-treating, according to a new poll released by real estate website zillow.com. According to the poll, Roscoe Villag...
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Tale of justice sought for innocent teenOct 04, 2014 6:00 am - Save the whales! You've read a lot of signs like that in your life, online and real-time. Save the whales or the environment, penguins or tigers, fish, trees or grasses,...
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The route to 'freedom' - from a slave's perspectiveOct 03, 2014 6:01 am - It can be difficult to watch Hollywood depictions of America's shameful history as a slave state. But watching movies like the Academy Award-winning "12 Years a Slave" -...
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'Frozen' characters, Ninja Turtles and zombies popular this HalloweenOct 03, 2014 6:00 am - The days of cutting holes in your mother's sheets and calling yourself a ghost are over. This Halloween, superheroes and characters from Disney's “Frozen” will most like...
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Move over Mom: Pumpkin puree pumps up oatmeal cookiesOct 02, 2014 6:00 am - I just made pumpkin cupcakes in my high school cooking class, and it got me thinking about what other things I could make with pumpkin. Did you know that most pumpkins g...
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Skies now more friendly for kids on autism spectrumOct 02, 2014 6:00 am - Four-year-old Nathaniel Horsley of Roselle was all smiles as he recently navigated busy O'Hare International Airport concourses with his mom, his grandmother, Judy Smith...
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Economist divides parents as drifters vs. plannersOct 01, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - When it comes to pregnancy and child rearing, behavioral economist Isabel V. Sawhill sees a cultural divide between the planners and the drifters. The senior ...
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Disability awareness programs provide insightOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - There is a common thread in conversations with families who are raising a child with special needs. It goes to the heart of every parent's concerns that their child will...
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Youngsters form equine bonds early in lifeSep 30, 2014 11:00 pm - There's an old saying, “There's something about the outside of the horse that is good for the inside of the man.” While its origin is uncertain, some sources say it date...