Parenting
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Should you let your kid get that app? Here's how to set boundaries during social distancing.
May 02, 2020 6:19 am - When our kids are cooped up at home, they're going to turn to tech. For many households, this is where the battle lines are drawn. New tech is tempting, and our kids wil...
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Millennial Money: Put whatever you want on a baby registry
Apr 26, 2020 6:00 am - My husband and I want love and opportunity for our first baby, due this summer. We also want a $95 digital thermometer. And a $160 video monitor. I initially felt uneasy...
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As a parent, are you wondering if you're doing enough?Apr 25, 2020 11:00 pm - These are confusing, uncertain and overwhelming times. As a parent, you've likely taken on unforeseen roles as teachers and therapists to one or more of your children, w...
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YouTubers are the teachers now
Apr 25, 2020 6:21 am - Typically, this time of year is slow for the "Amoeba Sisters." The YouTube channel makes animated, intricate videos about biology for over half a million subscribers, an...
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Tech companies are adding new parental controls amid virus-fueled surge in screen time
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DuPage Children's Museum develops online activities for kids and parentsApr 23, 2020 6:00 am - The DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville is temporarily closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. So the museum has bumped up its online content to help out families...
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Co-parenting during COVID-19Apr 18, 2020 7:00 am - Parenting is challenging enough when both parents live in the same home. When they live apart, as after a separation or divorce, things can get even more difficult. Pare...
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With COVID-19, summer camp providers plan cautiously, await guidanceApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - There may be another shoe to drop for parents muddling through supervising kids' e-learning and working full-time from home. As many families mentally prepare for the p...
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Teach kids to embrace the highs and lows of this pandemicApr 12, 2020 7:00 am - This past month has brought amazing challenges — social distancing, online learning, working from home and lots and lots of time stuck in the house. Though you might be ...
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'Screen time' has gone from sin to survival tool