Parenting
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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and...
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Adoption is a difficult, but loving decisionOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - November is National Adoption Month, a time to acknowledge the people in this country whose lives have been impacted by adoption and celebrate families who grew through ...
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10 tips to keep your kids safe while out this HalloweenOct 28, 2023 6:02 am - With Halloween around the corner, it's a good time to consider ways to improve the safety of trick-or-treaters planning to roam neighborhoods and communities. This holi...
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Glenbard Parent Series to focus on parent-teen communicationOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Congratulations, You're Having a Teen! The Guidebook You've Always Wanted" with author Dr. Ken Gins...
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of US states, including California, Illinois and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth menta...
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Trick-or-treat times in the suburbsOct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Halloween is Tuesday, Oct. 31. Some communities are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving...
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Children's health: 4 ways to help your child adjust to end of Daylight Saving TimeOct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Daylight Saving Time for 2023 will come to an end in just two weeks. Though this means only falling back one hour, any parent can tell you what that hour means to the mo...
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Families invited to attend Harper's Experience DayOct 19, 2023 11:00 pm - Students in grades three through 12 are welcome to participate in Experience Day events on Saturday, Nov. 4, on Harper's campus. Experience Day invites local familie...
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Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Hope Reed was seeing stark disparities a decade ago at her high school in the suburbs of Columbia, South Carolina. Nearly half the school's students were white, but the ...
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Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technology
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...