Parenting
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Create healthy habits in your kidsFeb 27, 2013 12:00 am - If eating healthier and getting more exercise tops your to-do list, consider extending these worthwhile goals to the whole family. According to the Centers for Disease C...
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Spring break, Chicago!Feb 26, 2013 4:00 am - Chicago is: Ÿ Unpredictable. Spring temps last year were in the 60s, nearly 20 degrees above normal. Ÿ Beautiful. Between the architecture, museums and the lakefront, Ch...
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Encourage kids to floss every dayFeb 26, 2013 3:00 am - Learning to brush their own teeth is a lesson all children must master. Although parents ultimately may have children who become proficient at brushing their own teeth, ...
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Suburban parents finding ways to sneak in exerciseFeb 24, 2013 5:00 am - More and more parents are getting savvy when it comes to sneaking more nutritious food into their child's diet. Adding pureed veggies to sauces, swapping out oil with un...
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How to raise confident yet humble kidsFeb 23, 2013 5:00 am - Parents today make considerable efforts to raise confident kids with healthy self-esteems. But what about humility? How can parents build up their child's self-confidenc...
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New law targets adults who allow underage drinkingFeb 22, 2013 8:00 am - Illinois' newly enacted social hosting law is an opportunity for parents to work with police to curb underage drinking, one suburban chief said. “I think it's a great st...
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‘Unbored’: What to do when you have nothing to doFeb 22, 2013 6:37 am - You are about to make your mother crazy. That’s because you’ve mastered every video game in the house, watched every movie she rented for you, and clicked through cable ...
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Can your kindergarten self come out to play?Feb 21, 2013 12:36 pm - I have a theory about skipping: I think that many of us start our lives out skipping, and then at some point we realize that we are too old to skip, or we look around an...
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Healthy quick road trip snacksFeb 21, 2013 9:36 am - Spring break for a lot of families brings sun, fun and road trips! The end of winter is in sight everyone! While adventurous road trips often call for the need of portab...
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How to navigate your child’s education plan, the IEPFeb 21, 2013 5:36 am - If you have a child with special needs in the public school system, you know the importance of an IEP. If your child isn’t yet of school age, you need to become familiar...