Suburban Parent
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Do kids need to catch up in school or take a break this summer?
May 10, 2021 9:12 AM - Traditional summer school, academic boot camps, enrichment programs, traveling sports and park district activities -- suburban parents are exploring a plethora of options to help their children make up for a stressful pandemic year of schooling. -
What motherhood taught me about money: 8 moms weigh in
May 9, 2021 6:00 AM - It's true -- everything changes when you become a parent, including your finances. Besides facing a slew of new expenses, you're charged with the financial well-being and future of another person. And that person, whom you adore, is probably learning about money from you.
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Mundelein swim school adapts lessons for kids with autism
May 9, 2021 9:05 AM - Sofia Seely of the Goldfish Swim School in Mundelein learned the importance of teaching swim safety to youth with autism when she found her own son nearly drowning. Now the school makes a special effort to keep youth on the spectrum safe. -
Families can share grief, hope at May 15 memorial
May 5, 2021 6:13 PM - On Saturday, May 15, Fox Valley Hands of Hope is hosting the annual Footprints Memorial Walk at Bluff City Cemetery on Elgin's southeast side. -
Study shows working mothers hit hard by pandemic-related child care burdens
May 4, 2021 6:16 PM - New research shows pandemic-related child care burdens have magnified economic inequalities for women in the workforce in Illinois. -
Navigating teenage moodiness, anxiety and other emotions
May 2, 2021 9:30 AM - The pandemic has altered routines, which can be challenging for teens. Parents may have noticed emotional and mental health changes in their kids. When is this cause for concern? -
Report finds Black, rural and poor mothers more likely to die after childbirth
Apr 29, 2021 5:19 PM - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday issued its second report on maternal mortality rates in the state, which found there were 103 pregnancy-associated deaths in Illinois in 2017 -- the highest number of any year in that decade. -
Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital to host child car seat safety event May 4Apr 29, 2021 12:31 PM - Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital will offer a free child car seat safety check event on Tuesday, May 4.
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Marfan syndrome: Lifelong monitoring leads to a normal life
Apr 24, 2021 7:00 AM - One in 5,000 Americans has Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder causing the connective tissues that shape and support many parts of the body to be weaker than they should be. The syndrome is caused by a defect in a gene known as FBN1, which controls the structure of fibrillin-1, a protein that's an important part of the connective tissue in the body. -
Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwives
Apr 22, 2021 5:50 PM - Midwifery moved one step closer to becoming an officially licensed occupation in Illinois on Thursday.
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