Latest Blog Posts
- Cute Crocs sandals for summer in Chicago | Trending
- Should you keep secrets from your spouse? | Failing With Gusto
- How to make sure dogs and kids interact safely | White Dad Problems
- A simple request from a family with food allergies | Healthy Jasmine
- See all recent blog posts
Featured Blog
Failing With Gusto
One Chicago mom's attempt to keep an accurate log so her kids will have something helpful to show the therapists.
Parenting News & Advice
Reader Community
About Chicago Parent
Chicago Parent is distributed free every month in the six-county area. Enter your ZIP code to find the nearest pick-up spot.
Win with CP!
We're giving away nine copies of Rachel Baton Pine's latest CD, "Violin Lullabies". We loved sharing her story and are excited our readers will get to hear her beautiful music. We'll announce our winners on Wednesday, May 22. Good luck!
Featured Video
A talk with the stars of Let It Shine
Tyler James Williams, Coco Jones and Trevor Jackson stopped by Chicago for the local premier of the new Disney Movie, "Let It Shine." ChicagoParent.com's intrepid reporters, Dixon and Delaney, took the opportunity to ask them a few questions that were on their minds... like, Is Coco now a cast member of "So Random"?
Watch the video! | See more videos
Be the first to know!
Freebies, events and updates by e-mail
Chicago Parent
On the cover:
Despite many failed adoption attempts, Downers Grove mom finally holds her baby girl
Writer Kelly James-Enger shares the adoption of her daughter through her journal, which included three moms who changed their mind and 18 months of trying. Read more...
Chicago mom and pastry chef Malika Ameen bakes away on ‘Top Chef: Just Desserts’
Malika Ameen, pastry chef and single mom to three boys, is a contestant on a new "Top Chef" spinoff. Read more...
Write a poem, press a leaf, take a photo this fall
Rivaling 'helicopter parents,' hands-off parents let their kids off the leash
Everyone knows about "helicopter parents." But there's a countertrend picking up steam: hands-off parenting. Read more...
25 tips to untangle your life
From Chicago Parent staff and readers comes a list of 25 simple ways to, well, simplify. Staggered bedtimes, chore jars, solutions for leftovers and more. Read more...
Activity of the Month | Cereal search promotes matching skills
Promote your toddler's matching skills over breakfast with this simple cereal-based activity. Read more...
Former Chicagoans move back - this time, with 2 kids in tow
Even after six good years in Detroit, we’ve always wondered what our lives would look like had we stayed in Chicago. So we decided to find out. Read more...
