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Helping kids handle big feelings: GPS event offers coping strategies for young childrenMar 30, 2026 12:50 pm - GPS Parent Series presents "Coping Skills to Address Anger and Challenging Feelings" on April 9 via Zoom with licensed mental health counselor Janine Halloran as part of the Week of the Young Child celebration.
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Pollen problems: How to protect yourself during allergy seasonMar 27, 2026 9:51 am - Experts say climate change is leading to longer and more intense allergy seasons, but also point out that treatments for seasonal allergies have become more effective over the last decade.
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How to create best practices for your child’s social media useMar 27, 2026 9:48 am - For many parents, battles over screen time, fears of online harm and difficulty pulling kids away from endlessly scrolling has become a part of navigating an increasingly digital childhood. And while there are tips when it comes to kids’ screen time, experts say the most helpful thing a parent can do is simply talk to their kids.
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Stress and counseling awareness go hand in handMar 27, 2026 9:27 am - Whether it was intentional or coincidental, April features two “awareness” months that complement each other: Counseling Awareness Month and Stress Awareness Month. The former is a tool to help you cope with the latter.
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Children’s health: How anxiety can affect your child’s stomachMar 27, 2026 9:27 am - Experts say there is a strong connection between a child’s gut and their brain — and it can play a big role in both physical and emotional health.
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Ask the doctors: Research continues in how to treat long COVIDMar 27, 2026 9:26 am - It has been nearly three years since the United States declared the federal COVID-19 public health emergency to be over. But for millions of Americans struggling with the syndrome known as long COVID, the challenges continue.
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DuPage County approves $4.8 million to help food pantries, ‘Farm to Pantry’ programMar 24, 2026 6:19 pm - DuPage County Board members have approved $4.8 million in funding for Loaves & Fishes Community Services, the Northern Illinois Food Bank and a farm-to-food-pantry pipeline of locally grown vegetables.
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SamaraCare hosts ‘Imagine Stronger’ breakfast benefit for mental health fundMar 24, 2026 4:48 pm - Nonprofit mental health provider SamaraCare will host the annual “Imagine Stronger” breakfast benefit at Elements on Water Street in Naperville on Friday, May 8. It raises essential funds to ensure under-resourced women and children have affordable access to mental health counseling, autism, and psychiatric services when they need them most.
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2 science-backed ways to improve your breakfastMar 24, 2026 5:24 am - Want to make breakfast the healthiest meal of your day? Consider making breakfast the biggest meal of your day — while also including more fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and other fiber-rich plant foods.
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It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newbornsMar 21, 2026 3:06 pm - One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it.
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