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Foods to add to your baby's diet

When it comes to feeding your baby, there's no top 10 list of super foods for moms to print out, stick on the fridge and stick to. (Sorry!)

Job search not working out for vast majority of teens

Study: Dogs and kids -- not all that different

Older baby sitters find a welcome market

Giving babies salty food may create a lifelong preference

For Mom and Dad

Mothers buy into freeze-frame parenting

Video evaluations are offered as a way for mothers to check how they interact with their babies.

More men coloring their hair

More men are dyeing their hair, whether to cover up gray for professional reasons or just to look cool.

Dad's work schedules linked with their kid's weight

Jen Weigel: Confessions of a recovering 'stupid male'

At the Dinner Table

Photos: Food and health-product recalls

Food, medicine and consumer product safety recalls are released on a regular basis. We'll highlight some of the significant and recent health-related recalls covered throughout the Tribune Co. Click on the links below...

Family Life

Helping a child face, and embrace, a career

Your college sophomore shows no signs of a career track. How can you help her choose a path?

New rules could all but suspend starches from public schools

When spuds were all greasers, they deserved to get kicked out of school.

Code of silence aids rampant cheating in Atlanta system

For those of you who think your public school system is bad -- this is an example of "widespread" cheating.

Vaccines largely safe, U.S. expert panel finds

CHICAGO (Reuters) - After a close review of more than 1,000 research studies, a federal panel of experts has concluded that vaccines cause...

Gail MarksJarvis: For parents, the ABCs of college finance

Look at your child, and think of college.

D.C. teachers fired for poor performance

More than 200 teachers in Washington, D.C. were fired on July 15 after they were rated ineffective on their performance evaluations, reports...

New Site Lets Students Gamble on Their Grades

LOS ANGELES -- A new website is giving higher education a Vegas twist, allowing college students nationwide to bet on their own grades.

Professors not LOLing at students' writing

Texting lingo is seeping into college papers and correspondence, and faculty members increasingly have expressed irritation about reading...

When should you start talking to kids about money?

As young as 2 years old, children observe ALL of our behaviors and dealing with money is one of those behaviors that take place everyday....

Kids learn from Social Security statements

Some aspects of summer life never change: soaking up the sun, sipping ice cold lemonade, and listening to our kids complain about not making...

Save your wallet from college costs

If you're the parent of a first-time college student, this is the heart of buying season.

Students learn that not all debt is bad debt

With work sheets laid out on the tables, the 11 high school students looked ready to dive into their group projects.

Filling out student loan form gets easier

I think it's safe to say most high school seniors and their parents would rather sandblast the oil stains from the garage floor or rearrange...

Teaching teens to tip

You know the symptoms when the waiter delivers the bill: the sweaty palms, the frog in your throat, the brain cramps.

Web sites that foster good money skills

It's a challenge for adults to find a financial Web site for kids that offers age-appropriate information and is entertaining enough to hold...

Recession? These teenagers get it

Parents who are facing the prospect of a layoff, salary cut or health-care squeeze may be in no mood to share that information with their...

Taking the Kids -- and making time for romance

Making time for romance without the kids

So this Valentine's Day, instead of the chocolate and flowers, give your significant other a promise of a just-us, guilt-free break in the...

Taking the kids on an un-cruise cruise

For once, we're masters of our own destiny — in paradise, no less.

Taking the Kids to Hong Kong

All I'm supposed to do is "take a step forward and look at the sky."

Learning African-American history in Boston

Sure we've all heard of Paul Revere and John Hancock, but what about Crispus Attucks?

Learning a snow sport

There's nothing like a New Year's resolution you can actually keep.

Taking the kids to a museum this holiday season

Leave the crackers and chips at home; ditto for the carbonated drinks and smelly cheese.

When you can't get seats together on a plane

It actually took intervention from a U.S. senator's office before Shannon Cherry was guaranteed seats on a flight together with her two...

New-style holiday gifts or a family trip?

I'm not filling any stockings this year or piling presents under the tree. No presents for Hanukkah either. (We celebrate both holidays in...

Fun with the Kids

Eight-year-old's amazing guitar solo	Kids go all 'Oprah' at Chargers' give-away
Baby reacts to new sound	Toddlers coat house In flour
Granddad surprised by grandson	Daughter Chooses Dark Side
Girl questions toy marketing tactics	Notorious B.A.B.Y.

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