Parenting
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Reconnect at a Midwest resort this summerJul 22, 2013 1:00 am - Midwest winters can seem endless. The payoff? Perfect summer temperatures! Each year I vow to savor every minute of the warm weather. Although I can’t put everything on...
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How to keep your cool with your kids during the heat of summerJul 13, 2013 8:00 am - While the summer heat scorches the ground outside, the tension inside your house could reach new highs unless you stay calm, cool and collected with your kids. Summer's ...
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Move over Mom: Jerome rolls along with food trucksJul 13, 2013 5:00 am - I really like food trucks. A food truck is a mobile restaurant; it brings food to random towns and sets up in shopping center parking lots and near parks. There's a lot ...
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Making your child's tantrums a rarityJul 12, 2013 1:00 am - Crying. Screaming. Oh, and of course, “No,” will be used most likely in a whining fashion. Tantrums are something most parents dread. It's easy to become frustrated or o...
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Summer fun at CantignyJul 11, 2013 11:56 am - Editor’s note: Dates for several events at Cantigny were printed incorrectly in the July 10 edition of Suburban Parent. Here are the correct dates for those and other ev...
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Is it back-to-school time already — really?Jul 11, 2013 9:47 am - Are you one of those people who get upset when you see Christmas sales go up in mid-October? Me, too. But I’m far more upset by the back-to-school sales that crop up as ...
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Take a peek into a child’s wild imaginationJul 10, 2013 3:42 am - Mama says you’ve been bad today. She thinks you’re not listening. She says you’ve done everything exactly the opposite of what she wants. You’ve used your outdoor voice...
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Keep your kids hydrated during hot summer monthsJul 09, 2013 11:00 pm - When I thought of writing about kids and hydration over the summer, I was anticipating hot summer activities with the kids running wild, not these crazy low temperatures...
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Add a little color to your world with nearby butterfly exhibitsJul 09, 2013 3:30 pm - Andy Fox stands next to the door that enters into the green, screened-in butterfly house to instruct the young father-and-son duo on how to enjoy and get the most from t...
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Eventually, a child needs to take his own journeyJul 09, 2013 8:36 am - “Help! My Child Wants to be a Vegetarian!” This is the title I typed in the search bar at the library, hoping to find a book that would help me deal with my 12-year-old ...