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How parents can help teens resist dangerous internet challenges
By Noreen Stewart
Apr 15, 2018 7:15 AM - Internet challenges can be fascinating to teens, who can be both impulsive and drawn to behavior that draws attention, especially in social media. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers some advice to help parents guide their adolescents to making wise choices.
Dist. 95 to host discussion about dangers of vaping, e-cigarettes
By Doug T. Graham
Apr 12, 2018 5:31 PM - Lake Zurich High School is hosting a panel discussion about the health dangers of vaping Monday. It will feature a panel of experts and an opportunity for the audience to ask questions about e-cigarettes.
Free-range parenting laws letting kids roam could catch on
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Apr 10, 2018 12:38 PM - Advocates hope more states will get behind a new Utah law that legalizes so-called free-range parenting
4 habits kids need to learn to be smart consumers
By LIZ WESTON
Apr 8, 2018 1:00 AM - We should be teaching kids the habits that make savvy consumers. These four skills make a difference regardless of someone's circumstances or the economic climate.
Communication is key in parenting when one child is disabled or ill
Submitted by Amita Health
Apr 8, 2018 7:30 AM - How can parents care effectively for a sick or disabled child while providing a positive and nurturing family environment and showing they love all their kids equally?
Why you should freeze your child's credit
By LIZ WESTON
Apr 1, 2018 1:15 AM - For years, identity theft expert Eva Velasquez warned parents that freezing their children's credit reports was difficult, problematic and probably unnecessary. Now, the sheer volume and severity of database breaches have forced her to change her mind.
College left me in debt. I'm making sure my son can get a degree -- without loans.
Sarah Szczypinski
Apr 1, 2018 1:00 AM - Essay: I graduated from college in 2006 with $89,000 in student-loan debt. The price of success shouldn't be this high, and I won't let my son travel down the same path. In addition to funding his 529 plan, here are a few ways I'm saving for my son's education:
5 parental feeding styles -- which type is yours?
Casey Seidenberg
Mar 31, 2018 7:00 AM - To some, food is love -- to be given in abundance. To others, it's fuel, with each nutrient obsessively tallied. Each extreme has its pitfalls.
Is it a cold or seasonal allergies? Tips for knowing -- and coping
Submitted by Lurie Children's Hospital
Mar 31, 2018 7:30 AM - The start of spring can mean an endless circuit of sneezes. But how to know whether you're suffering from a cold or seasonal allergies? Dr. Tim Brown, a physician in the Division of Allergy & Immunology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, has some tips.
Commentary: Here's how to actually help stop cyberbullying
By Geoffrey A. Fowler
Mar 24, 2018 1:00 AM - Here are five ideas First Lady Melania Trump could get behind in her campaign to stop cyberbullying.

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