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Divorce doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Call in a coach.

April 8, 2019 at 3:32 p.m.

When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his now ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos released statements on Twitter late last week sharing details of their divorce settlement and expressing mutual appreciation, love and...

Your family members have the right to choose against getting immunized, explained one expert, and this issue should never be an excuse to cut off family members. Consider other ways for the child to build a relationship with your family, she suggests.

Should you ask family and friends to get vaccinated before visiting your newborn?

April 3, 2019 at 1:22 p.m.

Q: Is it OK for parents of newborns to ask family and friends to get vaccinated before visiting the baby? A: Immunization is a public health issue as much as...

Chicago native proposes Afro hair emoji: ‘Natural hair is something that should be celebrated’

April 1, 2019 at 3:01 p.m.

Growing up in Rogers Park during the 1990s and navigating black and white cultural spaces, Rhianna Jones often received messages that “straight hair is good hair.” For 12 years, Jones...

Sydney Aiello, de 19 años, se suicidó la semana pasada. Aiello sobrevivió al tiroteo de la secundaria Parkland el 14 de febrero de 2018.

‘¿Has pensado en terminar con tu vida?’

March 29, 2019 at 12:04 p.m.

El luto continúa para la comunidad de Parkland, Florida, ya que dos sobrevivientes del trágico tiroteo en la escuela el año pasado murieron por suicidio con una semana de diferencia....

Remember to respect your friend's space, advised one expert. If she doesn't want to answer your question, leave the conversation alone.

Should you ask if your friend’s relationship is over?

March 29, 2019 at 9:09 a.m.

Q: You suspect one of your friends might be separated. How do you ask without being presumptuous? A: It's simple: Don't ask. You don’t want to inflame a possibly delicate...

After 2nd Parkland survivor suicide, here’s what parents need to ask their children

April 4, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

The mourning continues for the Parkland, Fla., community as two survivors of last year’s tragic school shooting died by suicide within a week of each other. Sydney Aiello, a senior...

Experts recommend being direct, but not rude, when asking a friend to put her phone away at the table.

Your friend is on her phone at the table. How do you tell her to put it away?

March 22, 2019 at 10:11 a.m.

Q: You're at lunch with a group of friends, but one won't get off her phone. She seems uninterested and disengaged, and it feels rude. Should you ask her to...

A growing body of evidence supports introducing peanut-based foods to infants to prevent peanut allergies.

Peanut products should be given to babies as early as 4 months to prevent allergies, report says

June 16, 2019 at 7:33 p.m.

Pediatricians now recommend introducing peanut-based foods to infants before their first birthday to prevent peanut allergies, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics released Monday. "The big...

Your parents will likely push back and insist that you're no trouble, said one expert, but be firm in your decision to stay somewhere else.

Visiting your parents but don’t want to stay with them? Here’s how to let them down easy

March 15, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

Q: You’re going home to visit your parents, but you don’t want to stay at their house. How do you tell them without hurting their feelings? A: The dynamic between...

"Ask the other parent about his screen-time limits," suggests one expert, "then decide if you want your child to be a part of that."

Should you ask another parent to respect the screen-time limit you have for your child?

April 4, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

Q: You have a strict screen-time limit for your children. When they go to a friend’s house, you'd like the other parents to stick with your limits. What should you...

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