Parenting
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CDC expands guidance on COVID-19 boosters to adolescents 12 to 15Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots to adolescents 12 to 15 years old....
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Winter weather tips to prevent frostbite and hypothermiaJan 08, 2022 6:00 am - Chicago-area winters are long and can be dreadfully cold, but why does it seem to not bother our little ones? While adults might long for warmer days, kids wish for snow...
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Prioritizing your family's mental health this winterJan 02, 2022 6:00 am - We're in the thick of winter. The holiday season is behind us, and daylight hours are short. We're being hit with another wave of COVID-19, leading many people to stay h...
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How to help your parents navigate health care in retirement
Dec 29, 2021 6:00 am - Many adults find themselves helping their aging parents sign up for Medicare, a complex process with many steps and considerations. There are penalties for delaying enro...
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Children can celebrate the new year by making resolutions, tooDec 26, 2021 6:00 am - The start of a new year is a great time to help your children focus on forming good habits. Families can sit down together and pick a few things each person would like t...
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Parents of actor Alicia Witt found dead in their home
Dec 22, 2021 6:00 am - WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The parents of actor Alicia Witt were found dead inside their Massachusetts home by police after she hadn't heard from them in several days and a...
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Glenbard Parent Series speaker on Jan. 12 to discuss cultivating genius and joyDec 20, 2021 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Jan. 12, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Cultivating Genius and Joy: An Equity Framework to Ensure All Children Thriv...
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Four tips for unwinding over winter breakDec 18, 2021 6:00 am - The holidays are often a time of celebration, family and fun, but they also can be a period of extreme stress for you and your youngsters. Getting your kids to relax a b...
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Pritzker signs law to end abortion notice requirement in Illinois
Dec 17, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version of this report erroneously said the new law would take effect in 2024. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Friday that ends parental notification,...
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EU's top court boosts the rights of same-sex parents
Dec 14, 2021 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - A ruling by the European Union's top court on Tuesday has boosted the rights of same-sex parents and their children in the 27-nation bloc. The European ...