Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates
For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media...
Parenting and Family
It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get...
Nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s liquid pain medication recalled
Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of...
Muslim-run food pantry in Glendale Heights helps neighbors but faces halal meat shortage during Ramadan
ICNA Relief Chicago sees staggering numbers of families in need of food aid throughout the...
Lurie reveals exact location of new Downers Grove children’s hospital, offers more details
Lurie Children’s Hospital is planning to build its new pediatric hospital on now-vacant land in...
Northwestern Memorial gets approval for $96 million ICU bed expansion, part of larger growth plan
Northwestern Memorial Hospital may move forward with a $96 million project to add more intensive...
Opening arguments begin in first Illinois trial against Abbott over its formula for premature babies
Attorneys for parents and Abbott Laboratories faced off during opening arguments Monday in the first...
Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind.
When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today’s youngest schoolchildren were infants or...
The Kid Whisperer: Behavior management must move out of the Dark Ages
The failure of colleges of education to teach behavior management is creating PK-12 schools that,...
Heidi Stevens: ‘Dopamine Kids’ is a fascinating read — even if you don’t want a yard full of chickens
Michaeleen Doucleff's book is about understanding the forces that shape our habits, our days and...
A fresh approach to fostering youth in Illinois carries hope
Welcome to Hope House, a model for fostering children and teens developed by the Chicago-based...
The Kid Whisperer: How to make sure you are not raising a manipulative jerk
Dear Kid Whisperer, My 9-year-old wants a dog. She started making simple requests for a...
Trial over Abbott Laboratories’ formula for premature babies set to begin in Cook County this week
The latest chapter in an ongoing legal battle between Abbott Laboratories and parents of babies...