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Chicago Parent  March 2011

On the cover: Ryan Koudelik, 7, of Darien.

  • How to choose a sport for your child

    • Should your kids learn to dribble a basketball or do a cartwheel? If they are old enough to make an informed decision, let them choose.  Read

    Also inside:

  • The best resale shops in Chicago - and what to know when you go

  • Is room-sharing making a comeback?

  • Kid-friendly steakhouse

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    Around Chicago

    Ditch the Kids: Dinner at Chicago's q is barbecue at its best

    Right in the center of the Gold Coast, q is where down-home meets Park Avenue.  Read more...

    Our Kind of Town | Elk Grove Village

    After just a year in their adopted hometown, Debbie and Jorge Cases can’t imagine living anywhere else with their three kids.  Read more...

    Features

    How to choose a sport for your child

    Should your kids learn to dribble a basketball or do a cartwheel? If they are old enough to make an informed decision, let them choose.  Read more...

    The best resale shops in Chicago - and what to know when you go

    The Chicago area is full of steals to squeal for - if you just know where to look.  Read more...

    Siblings sharing a room is making a comeback

    Due to the economy or just a desire to downsize and live smarter, kids are starting to share rooms again. Here's how to make it work.  Read more...

    This spring break, try a staycation right here in Chicago

    By following a few simple rules, a week at home can offer the same satisfaction as a week away, minus the travel hassles.  Read more...

    Chicago teacher blends basketball, academics in camp for kids

    How one CPS teacher turned his Saturday morning pickup games into a camp that's inspiring kids to keep up in their reading and math.  Read more...

    Out of life's lemons, disabled Chicago cop makes applesauce

    After a gunshot left him paralyzed, a Chicago police officer turned to his mother's old-fashioned applesauce recipe.  Read more...

    When Chicago dads are out of work, moms step up to the plate

    The recession has some couples swapping breadwinning roles, and the reversal can be hard on families.  Read more...

    Reviews

    Kid-friendly steaks at Texas de Brazil in Chicago

    Meat, meat and more meat. That’s the bottom line on the menu at the popular Texas de Brazil churrascaria (steak house), but it’s not the whole story.  Read more...

    Columns

    When it comes to family matters, stop and think before acting

    The message you send when you ask for time to think about another person’s perspective— whether it’s your child’s or another adult’s—is that you’re willing to carefully consider it.  Read more...

    Pizza night (without the guilt) in your own kitchen

    Who doesn’t love pizza night? But there’s that nagging worry that pizza is a “junk food.” Is it?  Read more...

    Is it OK to post photos of my baby on Facebook?

    Facebook can be a great way to show Grandma baby's first tooth, but is it safe?  Read more...

    Could your child be anemic?

    Is your child feeling run down or tired, irritable and looking a little pale? It might just be the long Chicago winter, but it might be anemia.  Read more...

    Advice and Humor

    In cancer diagnosis, mom finds upside: opportunity to be a role model

    Somewhere along my road to recovery, I realized I have become a living role model for my children.  Read more...

    Parent Panel: When to step in

    You see a child acting aggressively toward another child and their parent isn't doing anything about it. Do you step in? Read our Parent Panel answers and weigh in!  Read more...

    Want an obedient kid? Get some leverage

    Our son's summer trip to Japan has proven to be a 40-foot-tall, diamond-encrusted, solid-gold carrot. Who knew that was all it took to get him to take out the trash?  Read more...

     

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    Entertainers/Party Supplies
    Nannies
    Home-based business
    Resale