Darren McRoy

Special Needs

Where joy gets a workout

Darren McRoy - September 2, 2009

Jump for Joy, a dance class sponsored by the Evanston Dance Ensemble, offers free physical exercise and dance education to children who, organizers say, might be lost in an ordinary class.

Special Needs

Olympic trainer’s karate dojo a boon for kids with special needs

Darren McRoy - September 2, 2009

Karate and other martial arts can be especially effective training tools for children with disabilities.

Special Needs

Study: Keep kids with special needs active

Darren McRoy - September 2, 2009

Staying in shape is a good idea for all kids (and parents, too) but may have a particularly beneficial effect on children

Advice

Study: TV won’t hurt, won’t help

Darren McRoy - September 2, 2009

The good news is infants won’t be irrevocably damaged by spending some time in front of a television.

Advice

Every day is photo day

Darren McRoy - September 2, 2009

Calvin Weston Dykes is in pictures. A lot of them.

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Paddle your own canoe

Darren McRoy - September 1, 2009

Paddle along the Chicago River with your family to see a different side of Chicago.

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Dan Zanes going ‘wild’

Darren McRoy - September 1, 2009

Dan Zanes, former frontman of the '80s garage-pop band the Del Fuegos, now heads the group Dan Zanes and Friends, recently he took some time to discuss his latest project with Chicago Parent.

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