Parenting
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Stocking up for school can be eco-friendly — and economicalJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - Earth-friendly school supplies can be expensive, but going green doesn't mean asking your kid to open a lemonade stand to help pay. You can be gentle with the planet and...
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Commentary: Internet 101 should be a required class
Jul 13, 2019 6:00 am - If Americans agree on anything these days, it's that our schools could be much better, and that internet culture is harming our children. I have a simple proposal to add...
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Mount Prospect offering parenting classJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect Human Services Department is hosting a class for residents titled "Parenting the Love and Logic Way." This six-session parenting course, developed by ...
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5 things parents need to know about water parks, but probably don'tJul 07, 2019 7:30 am - For many families, time at a water park is a ritual of summer. There are 1,300 water parks in the United States, and 85 million people visit them each year. Water parks...
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Most prepared baby and toddler foods contain heavy metalsJul 06, 2019 7:30 am - Q: Is it true there's lead and heavy metals in some brands of baby and toddler foods? My husband and I both work, and it's hard to completely avoid using prepared foods....
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Parents in hot water after kids miss a lot of school
Jul 06, 2019 7:00 am - FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) - Some parents in Johnson County have been summoned to court because their children have missed too much school. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Joe Villanue...
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If I'm not trash, what am I? What Forky from 'Toy Story 4' has to teach about identity and self-worthJul 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Fred Rogers, the host of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” liked to pose a question to children and adults alike: “What is essential about you?” In Pixar movies, though, th...
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To prepare kids for overnight camp be supportive, but also be realisticJun 30, 2019 7:30 am - Overnight camp is a time-honored tradition. Generations of children recall the experience as among the best of their childhoods. But it also can be anxiety-producing, e...
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How much you'll really pay for that student loanJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Those who graduate college with student loans owe close to $30,000 on average, according to the most recent data from the Institute for College Access & Success. But the...
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Fisher-Price recalls another inclined infant sleeper, marking full exit from troubled category