Parenting
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Dad returns from college trip with travel bugJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - This winter, my son Dan and I took a trip to the University of Alabama, where he is going to attend college in the fall. He had several orientation sessions without my p...
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Mentor gives back to help others with disabilitiesJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - As parents, we try to teach our children to be the best possible version of themselves. We hope to impart the wisdom that comes with successfully navigating the curves t...
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Organization: Some rules to live byJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - I like a tidy house. It makes me happy to see the kitchen counters cleared, shoes put away in the closet, and the dining room table empty, except for a big vase of hydra...
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White House threatens veto of GOP school meal billJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The White House has threatened to veto a House bill that would allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards. The GOP spending bill would allow...
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Gardening teaches kids about nature, food originsMay 16, 2014 5:30 am - On a chilly spring morning 6-year-old Franka Aguilar was exploring the Children's Garden at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle with her younger sister and brother. “It's a s...
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Nutrition apps for kidsMay 15, 2014 5:45 am - Nutrition is an important component of your child's growth and development. Helping your child make healthy choices will increase the chances of your child becoming a he...
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Book shows kids how to drive, dig and haulMay 15, 2014 5:30 am - Daddy calls you his back-seat driver. That's because you sit in the back in your car seat, and you keep an eye out for anything you might like to drive someday. Or haul....
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Head to the Quad Cities for an affordable family vacationMay 15, 2014 5:30 am - The Quad Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline/East Moline, Illinois, tend to get a bad rap in the Chicago area. But the four towns on eit...
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Move over Mom: Potatoes plus pulled pork a filling treatMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - Some people have called me a couch potato because I like to sit around playing video games, but being a potato isn't such a bad thing. Potatoes are loaded with vitamin C...
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Obama plans conference on youth sports concussionsMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who has said he would “have to think long and hard” before letting a son play football because of the risk of head injuries, is plan...