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"I want to go live with Dad"
Babyproofing? Keep some breakables to spur development, teach restraint
The move-it-or-lose-it philosophy will ensure your favorite book does not become a teething ring, but won't teach young children self-control. Read more...
Father and police chaplain teaches his kids through example
Despite growing up surrounded by violence, and working as a cop in a rough neighborhood for 10 years, Carlos Cortes has developed an unflinching optimism toward people and his role has a father. Read more...
Your right to a vaginal birth: What you should know before making a decision
The inside scoop on Wisconsin Dells waterparks
Essay
Young performers take center stage
When your PERFECT CHILD is not quite perfect
Getaways
Essay
Eyeing trouble
Laughing Matters
To know or not to know?
Plaster perfect
Listen to your mother
Book Shelf
Getaways
From the Editor
Editorials
MUSIC: The last of Silverstein is a first choice
VIDEO: G and PG flicks make a welcome resurgence
BOOKS: Heroism, rats and inspirations
<p>COMPUTING: Girl-friendly software both pretty and purposeful</P>
Reservists protect their futures
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
Letters
STORYTELLING: Stories and music make a beautiful blend
Tipping the Scales
COMPUTING
VIDEO
STORYTELLING
Homemade costumes are a boo-tiful thing
Neurofeedback: A way to reset the brain
Homework overhelpers
Miss Crabapple's real name
It's a tough job, but someone has to do it
The long road to finding Ben
When fundraising becomes a full-time job
The recipe for a healthy school budget? Fundraising
Ten tips to a good recovery
Extraordinary Parent
When dad hits mom, kids feel the pain
Stopping prejudice before it starts
Stepping up to the plate
With friends like these
You can't say: 'You can't play'
Don't just change the channel, change TV
Finding the facts on autism
Co-parenting can be co-pilots
Turning off the tube
Kids Corner
Spring is IEP time
Boys invited to join the fun
Little Leaguer Lament
Fussy babies overwhelm parents
Special Olympians get special coaches
Bike buying made easy
Youth circus celebrates teamwork, diversity
Take our kids to work
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
The family that crafts together ...has fun together
Ramadan
Working at home, with children
You can go home again
Letters
Eating Well
Smart Love
Tweens & teens
Laughing Matters
Book Shelf
Getaways
From the Editor
Editorials
Computing
Storytelling
Books
Video
MUSIC
Readers Corner
Twin diaries
Talk the talk</font><br> <strong>Surviving the class presentation</strong><font size="1"><br> By Michele Weldon<br> </font></strong></font></P>
Teaching kids to speak up
Ten tips to better diapering
Saving the arts
Giving voice to love
Find time for nothing
Extraordinary Parent
Through the eyes of a child
STORYTELLING
COMPUTING: CD-ROMs make perfect educational gifts
VIDEO
MUSIC
Toys toys toys toys toys
31 days of December
Gifted education for all
Essay
Essay
Essays
Parenting Myths: #1
Extraordinary Parent
Toys toys toys toys toys
Toys toys toys toys toys
2003 Gift Guide
Ten tips
Medicine out of the mainstream
Medicine out of the mainstream
Play Ball!
Cultivating coreopsis, kids and character
For profit field trips
Kids give rave reviews to Spinelli's Loser
Crafty celebrations
How not to raise a racist
Different families same love
Men leap the gender divide
Extraordinary Parent
Taking racism to another stage
Readers offer their best birthday party ideas
Party games for home-grown fun
When they get older: Games for the 10 and up set
Forget the manners, double the fun
Keeping summer boredom at bay
Myles is one
The rocky world of Movie Ratings
Sharks at the Shedd are too cool
By the numbers
Get creative
Winning the Chicago magnet school lottery<
Healthy and happy young gymnasts
For the love of words<br> </font>Authors inspire third-grade writers</P>
Space Day 2003
Eating Well
Smart Love
"Finding Nemo" in your home
New SIDS research
Kids' Corner
A pain in the back
Tweens & teens
Navigating the maze of school supplies
Children will go from preschool to pre-calc to premed all too fast for a parent's comfort. That passage is marked in many ways, but each August it can be defined by school supplies. As the years progress, children go from crayons to markers to colored pencils, from safety scissors to pointed scissors to Exacto knives. Read more...
No child left behind 101
Finding a baby sitter is step one
Essay
Say it loud: "I stay at home and I'm proud"
Ye Olde Good Time
By The Numbers
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="-1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Go out and play</font><font size="3"><br> </font></strong></font><font size="-1" face=
Family theater plays at museum
Recall round-up
Gender matters
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
Editorials
Letters
Eating Well
Smart Love
Tweens & Teens
Healthy Child
BookShelf
Getaways
Getaways
From the Editor
BOOKS: It’s still summer despite the back-to-school ads
MUSIC: Compilation CDs with only the best
VIDEO: Give them a variety
COMPUTING: Good summer fun with these CD-ROMs
STORYTELLING: Classic stories never wear out
You LOVE them, you HATE them
Extraordinary Parent
The secret of dogs and cats and babies
Teach your children well
The red planet comes for a visit
One minute elated, the next miserable?
Craft kits offer options, not instructions
Kids' Corner
Very abled and willing, these kid triathletes are in training
New law boosts seats
Preemies can catch up
Teens and Tweens
Laughing matters
Bookshelf
Getaways
From the Editor
EDITORIALS
MUSIC: A long time coming but this was worth the wait
VIDEO: Caution is key to kids'safe movie watching
COMPUTING: Making the essentials exciting
BOOKS: Celebrate school and grandparents
STORYTELLING: These stories add pizzazz to old favorites
Soccer sweeps the land
No more late assignments
It's a jungle out there
BY THE NUMBERS
Recall round-up
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
LETTERS
Eating well
Smart love
The family that plays together
Show offers great projects poorly presented
Advocates want to know: Got soy milk?
Reader Poll
Celebrate Native-American culture
Bridging the diversity gap online
Recall round-up
Kids' Corner
Curl up with a good laptop
Interact with art
BY THE NUMBERS
Vaudeville returns
Anyone up for an altitude adjustment?
Bienvenue, l'enfants
Seeing the alternatives
Don't let your kids get weighed down at school
What's that in your bag?
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
Letters
Eating well
Smart love
Tweens & teens
Laughing matters
Bookshelf
Getaways
From the Editor
Editorials
BOOKS
MUSIC: 60-second songs will keep kids singing
Kid Culture - Music
Kid Culture
Love and marriage can go together with children
Staying connected once baby makes three
Dating with children
Is your child ready for school
Safety mistakes even the most careful parents make
Kickin' rhymes
Get expert advice on raising money
VIDEO
MUSIC
BOOKS
COMPUTING
STORYTELLING
When a couple becomes a family, Does faith follow?
Healthy Child
Healthy Child
Smart Love
Tweens & teens
Laughing Matters
Don't kiss a snake, just keep it as a pet
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Recall Round-up
'Thirteen' is gritty and realistic
CD tells of foster kids' pain
Bravo for ‘Secondhand Lions'
Halloween horror
Counting candy
More singing French cowboy peas, please
Fostering a love of art in kids
Lose yourself, and your family, in a corn maze
Rope Warrior fights for kids' fitness
Coping with the candy crunch<br> </font>Readers share Halloween largesse with co-workers, fairies, charity
Creativity is the answer
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
From the Editor
Editorials
Letters
Eating well
Smart love
Tweens & teens
Lauging matters
Book Shelf
Getaways
Getaways
Laughing matters
Book shelf
Getaways
From the Editor
Editorials
STORYTELLING
BOOKS
VIDEO
COMPUTING
MUSIC
The legacy of fatherhood
The legacy of fatherhood
Former deputy governor trades in politics for a family campaign
Custom-made summer fun
10 Tips on packing for summer camp
Be prepared to lose everything you send to camp except your kid. Read more...
Keep it a family affair
Protecting against online child predators
The many facets of kid friendships
Children's authors write for the love of it
The prescription calls for the personal touch
The legacy of fatherhood
Tractors rev up parade
Kids' Corner
Pint-sized personal finance
Bach beats Britney
Lose your head over magic
BY THE NUMBERS
COMPUTING
MORE COMPUTING
STORYTELLING
SPOTLIGHT
Getting a read on the summer
Quality time, Jewish education combined in Highland Park program
Biking at the Velodrome
Asthma camps
We love dads who leave 'em laughing
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
LETTERS
EATING WELL
Smart Love
Tweens & teens
LAUGHING MATTERS
BOOK SHELF
Getaways
From the Editor
Editorials
BOOKS
VIDEO
MUSIC
2003 Gift Guide
2003 Gift Guide
Book shelf
From the Editor
Editorials
Letters
In a fast-food nation, make nutrition a priority
Harvesting the fruit of the sun
Recalls and investigations
Happy Turkey Day!
Budding photographers shoot the world
‘Good Boy,' good dog and surprisingly good movie
Become a Chicago Parent Ambassador
Kids' Corner
Thinking summer in November
By The Numbers
20,000 kids in need of families
Pint-size fans get star treatment
Spend your money here
Lillstreet crafts new home
A grand adventure in nuturing relationships
Book Festival offers glimpse into culture
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
LETTERS
Eating well
Smart love
Tweens & teens
Laughing matters
Book Shelf
Getaways
FROM THE EDITOR
EDITORIALS
BOOKS
CD showcases Chicago talent
Catholics host new Jewish day school
Reader poll
Movies for moms
Recall round-up
By the numbers
Kids' Corner
Raising Tiny Tim
What should I buy?
Totem pole tells a story
Serving the Perfect Dinner
Logging on in search of that elusive sitter
Travel back in time
Cowboys in winter
Holiday hellos
<p>Make it an ice life<br>Skate your way around Chicago</P>
<p>Special needs team skates to sucess</P>
Dance, music and art lead to reading
Budget crisis threatens arts funding
Specialty vs. Traditional: Choosing the right camp
Extraordinary Parent: Reaping happiness from tragedy
<p> Essay: Another day in paradise<br>The discontent of our winter</P>
Healthy Eating is Possible
<p> Ski Chicago<br>Services teach and offer trips to the slopes</P>
<p> Kids Corner</P>
Dave fights the invasion of the college student
Book shelf
Nature versus nurturing
From Universal to Disney and everything in between
Cavorting hippos are a highlight
From the editor
Kid Culture - Computing
Kid Culture - Storytelling
Kid Culture - Video
Return the unwanted
Teddy turns 100
Make the new year green
By the Numbers
The perfect summer camp<br>When to sleep away, when to day camp it
Great train exhibit worth a museum trip
College is around the corner
Move or improve the school?
Healthy Child Replace mercury thermometers for safety
Editorials
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Feed back<br> </font></strong></font></P>
Please Tell Us
Smart love
Breaking up is hard to watch
Making memories
Chinese ring in the Year of the Ram
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Student volunteers learn to give<br> </font>Palatine school plans comunity service week
<p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Explaining the birds and the bees<br> </font>Give kids the information they need<font size="1"><br> </font></strong></font
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">When it's cold outside...<br> </font>Let the kids bounce off somene else's walls<font size="1"><br> </font></strong></font>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Bark like a dog and love it<br> </font>There's no place like Oz<font size="1"><br> </font></strong></font></P>
<p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Learning the ropes of parenting<br> </font>One-day seminar offers parenting answers<font size="1"><br> </font></strong></f
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Kids Corner <br> </font></strong></font></P>
Healthy Child
Please tell us
Smart Love
Tweens & teens<br> </font></strong></font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Experience vs. safety is a tricky balance<br> </font></strong></font></P>
A DAD'S LIFE
BOOKS: New books, future favorites
Books
Storytelling
Music
Spotlight
Childhood 100 years ago</font><br> <font size="1">By Larry McIntyre<br> </font></strong></font></P>
Talking to kids about war</font><br> <strong>It's impossible for parents to avoid it
New exhibit scores a home run
Tripping around town
Kids' Corner
Healthy Child
A DAD'S LIFE
Letters
Eating Well
Smart Love
Tweens & teens
Laughing Matters
Riding the rails to Michigan
Bookshelf
From the Editor
Editorials
Videos
Computing
Making Musick magic
Flexibility keeps moms on the job
Beat boredom without breaking the bank
Free factory fun for families
Perfect portraits are possible
Overprotecting, overscheduling, overindulging
STORYTELLING: Stories for older kids
MUSIC: Grammy nominations
COMPUTING: Gaming good in small doses
VIDEO: Children's theater
Spotlight: Dancing the dance of life
Turn inward but don't turn away
Tips for taking great photos
The write stuff, Part 1
The Write Stuff, Part II
St. Patrick parades focus on family fun
Reviving the family
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="3">Sweet treats <br> </font>Sap flows for maple syrup fests</P>
St. Patrick: man of God By the numbers
Kids make great tax breaks
