Parenting
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Parent to parent: Where to spend money in youth sportsNov 01, 2013 5:00 am - Parents with a son or daughter interested in playing competitive sports will quickly learn there's no shortage of options — from travel teams to personal trainers to sho...
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Easy revamps for healthier pizza nightOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - When I’m talking to kids and ask them to name a food that isn’t so healthy to eat, they almost always respond with pizza as one of the top three foods. When I’m talking ...
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Grandparents raising grandchildren on the riseOct 31, 2013 1:00 am - Michael McMeins and his wife, Kathy, took the first solo vacation of their married lives back in 2004. They were just reaching the point where their children were pretty...
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Money matters evolve based on family’s needsOct 30, 2013 2:36 pm - To give or not to give your child an allowance — that is the question! Actually, that is the first of many questions related to giving an allowance: How much money do yo...
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Avoid my mistake: Put your children to work nowOct 30, 2013 12:47 pm - I have three children in high school, and they all need jobs. Please help. My wife, Janice, and I did a decent job raising our four children. Haley (19) is a sophomore i...
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High design in high chairsOct 30, 2013 6:00 am - Feeding a baby is a messy business. Liquefied rice, vegetables and fruit are just begging to be smeared around. Once your child discovers how to blow raspberries with he...
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Bartlett leaders hope to raise awareness of heroin plagueOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - Bartlett Police Chief Kent Williams has heard too many times from young, recovering heroin addicts that they wished they knew how dangerous the drug really was before tr...
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Bartlett Halloween fun fest and parade set for SaturdayOct 22, 2013 11:06 am - The 5th annual Bartlett Heritage Days Halloween Fun Fest and parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Bartlett on Saturday, Oct. 26. Children, parents and ...
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Poll Vault: When’s the last time you carved a pumpkin?Oct 18, 2013 12:01 am - Illinois is the nation’s leading pumpkin producer, which means you have plenty of options for carving. Digging out all those seeds might drive you out of your gourd, tho...
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When women work, men should share the load at homeOct 17, 2013 11:00 am - How about a law requiring husbands do as much work around the house as their wives? If you read the same article I did, you know that 1) they tried it (in Cuba) awhile a...