Parenting
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Khan Academy's Sal Khan's advice for online learning: Do less, turn off the camera
Sep 05, 2020 6:22 am - For the past 12 years, Salman Khan has been touting online learning as the future of education. But even he didn't imagine us crashing into that future so suddenly and w...
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American Lung Association announces anti-vaping pushSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The American Lung Association on Wednesday announced a "comprehensive" plan to tackle electronic tobacco use by the nation's high schoolers. Education, com...
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How to fit distance learning into your back-to-school budget
Aug 30, 2020 6:20 am - For many students, "going back to school" this fall could be just a figure of speech. As the pandemic persists, the decision about whether to allow in-person learning or...
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Preparing for school in turbulent timesAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - This school year is going to be anything but normal. You may be working from home while your kids study virtually. Or they may be going back to the classroom at a safe s...
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'Pandemic pods' give kids space to learn, playAug 25, 2020 5:30 am - Monday marked the first day of school for thousands of students across the suburbs who are starting the new year the way they ended the last one: virtually. But rather t...
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Half of Illinois high school students vaped or used e-cigs last yearAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Half of Illinois high school students reported using an electronic tobacco product last year, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey foun...
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Building healthy routines in the new school yearAug 23, 2020 6:00 am - Whether your kids' classroom will be remote, in-person or a hybrid of the two this fall, the Wellness & Weight Management Clinic team at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's...
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Is your child afraid of needles? How to handle immunizationsAug 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Whether your child is heading back to school full time, part time or will continue remote learning this fall, they may be due for immunizations, a critical part of preve...
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Back-to-school laptop guide: Pandemic survival edition
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Youth sports and COVID-19: Understand the risksAug 09, 2020 7:30 am - The sudden loss of sports during COVID-19 shutdowns was hard for many young athletes and their families. Understandably, families and athletes are looking forward to ret...