Parenting
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Treating the common cold: Tips from the pediatricianOct 28, 2018 7:35 am - Cough and cold season drives many families to head to the store for supplies like tissues, fever-reducing medications and other remedies to help little ones feel better....
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A guide to a fun and tooth-healthy HalloweenOct 27, 2018 7:00 am - Halloween is known for monsters, but not everyone is aware of the “mouth monsters”! The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the leading authority on children's oral...
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District 54 offering parent workshop on positive discipline Nov. 14Oct 22, 2018 1:00 am - The District 54 Parent Educators will host a Positive Discipline workshop from 4:40 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Community Resource Center in the Hoffman Estates...
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Help kids manage their holiday expectationsOct 21, 2018 7:20 am - The holiday season seems to start earlier every year. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, many kids will have worked themselves into a frenzy that often is followed by dis...
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Even tech execs fret about their kids' smartphone addictions
Oct 17, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Like a lot of parents, Mike Herrick occasionally sees his 13-year-old daughter getting lost in her smartphone and wonders: Is technology messing wit...
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'Little Smiles' group to host event at Mundelein schoolOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - Sonrisitas 21, a community group made up of families with children diagnosed with Down syndrome, is hosting an event from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 at Carl Sandburg Mi...
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How this single mom masterminded a $700K swing from debt to savingsOct 14, 2018 1:00 am - When Takiia Anderson graduated from Boston College Law School in 1999, she was a single mom with a 2-year-old child, nearly $100,000 in student loans and a new job as a ...
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How to fund college if you didn't save enoughOct 14, 2018 1:00 am - If college tuition bills are looming and you don't have nearly enough saved, you have plenty of company. But you also have options for making it more affordable. Four ou...
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Ensuring a successful school year for children with diabetesOct 13, 2018 7:00 am - The school year is a busy and sometimes stressful time for many families. It is especially stressful for the 176,500 people under the age of 20 who have type 1 diabetes,...
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Bullying-prevention activist uses tragedy to empower kidsOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - After two years of being bullied, Ty Field-Smalley faced his tormentor in the school gym. "Ty finally had enough. He retaliated," father Kirk Smalley recalled Saturday t...