Parenting
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Healthy Lombard invite kids to play 'I Spy'Nov 25, 2018 10:00 pm - The Healthy Lombard Foundation is inviting kids ages 5 through 10 to play the "I Spy with my Little Eye game" with a new twist. To play, all kids need to do is post an ...
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Discipline that works: Advice on positive strategies to influence children's behaviorNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - Ask a room full of adults how to handle a child's bad behavior, and you will get a rainbow of answers. Parents across generations have tried timeouts, reasoning, yelling...
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For same-sex couples, a new path to legal parenthood
Nov 23, 2018 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - When Sara Watson's partner got pregnant with their son through in vitro fertilization, they were overjoyed. Then the fear came. They weren't married, so Wa...
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Looking for Santa? Here's where you can find him in the suburbsNov 21, 2018 5:00 am - Even though Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, he seems to be just about everywhere nowadays. How? We don't know. But every year, Santa works his magic and offers...
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Tips for handling head liceNov 18, 2018 6:20 am - Your child starts scratching his or her head more often than usual. Then you find out that your child's best friend has head lice. Now what? First, don't panic. Dr. Jen...
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Antibiotic Awareness Week: Why you should care about antibiotic overuseNov 11, 2018 6:20 am - Nov. 12-18 is U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week. The week is part of the Centers for Disease Control's efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing and use among health care f...
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Do your kids a favor: Pick retirement savings over tuitionNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - Most financial planners advise never tapping retirement savings to pay for your kid's education. Even as college costs climb, there are still options to borrow that cash...
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In China, new restrictions for young video gamers
Nov 10, 2018 12:00 am - As video games continue to come under fire from the Chinese government for their addictiveness and health implications, one of the biggest gaming companies announced Mon...
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College students struggle with mental health issuesNov 03, 2018 8:00 am - Mental health is a large concern across the country, and a recent study shows just how dire the situation is with college students. According to new research published i...
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Study: Most apps for preschoolers contain potentially manipulative ads
Nov 03, 2018 1:13 am - Apps marketed to children 5 and younger deploy potentially manipulating tactics to deliver ads to children, raising questions about the ethics of child software design a...