Parenting
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Poll Vault: Does anyone in your family have a food allergy?Sep 26, 2013 11:00 am - Thousands of families will converge on Chicago's Lincoln Park on Saturday for a benefit walk to help raise awareness about severe food allergies. The Food Allergy Resear...
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Online orders replace mom's college care packagesSep 24, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — In the decade Sarah Tetley has worked with college students, she's seen a change in care packages sent from home. The box of homemade goodies “is something of...
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Naperville golf tourney helps infertile Des Plaines coupleSep 21, 2013 11:00 pm - In her job as director of communications for the Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County, Jennifer Djordjevic hears horrific stories of sexual abuse,...
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State’s first brain training center making a mark in NapervilleSep 15, 2013 8:00 am - Some children who find learning a challenge may need
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'Nelson Mandela' a book for must-read listSep 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Your mother sent you to your room the other day. You hate that. You didn't think you were being naughty but Mama did, and she punished you. You had to sit in your room ...
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Mom writes the book on coping with kids' food allergiesSep 08, 2013 8:00 am - Finding out your children have a health condition can turn any parent's world upside down. Knowing that it's potentially life threatening can be devastating. Luckily fo...
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Synchronized swimmers shine under, and above, waterSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - Your daughter loves the water, yet the prospect of racing holds no appeal. Neither does jumping off a high platform to dive. Thus, the only way that she can enjoy the po...
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Feast your eyes on fall foliageSep 07, 2013 1:00 am - Leisurely road trips to see the changing colors of fall are an annual event for many Midwestern families. Knowing when to go can be dicey — it's hard to predict exactly ...
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Building a healthy body imageSep 06, 2013 8:00 am - One day you're begging your muddy, sandy preschooler to take a bath, and then before you know it, you're begging them to not spend so much time primping in the bathroom....
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Move over Mom: Snack chips get repurposed into tasty game-time treatSep 06, 2013 5:04 am - HotHotHotHotHot! It burns! That was my reaction the first time I tried Buffalo chicken wings in a restaurant. I like chicken, but this was too hot for me to handle. Buff...