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When it comes to discipline, there’s no need to raise your voice ever

June 3, 2018 at 2:56 p.m.

There's no perfect way to parent, nor is there a single way to discipline a child. But parenting experts have studied discipline methods, so the Tribune asked them what they...

Interior of the common area at 444 Social in Lincolnshire, Ill.

Painful parting: Selling childhood home can be emotional, financial challenge

May 20, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

Bruce Claver's parents lived in their Skokie home for more than a half century — until his father died in August 2011 and his mother moved into a senior facility...

Hinsdale couple Rod, left, and Didi Lewis have been married for nearly nine years. They try to mix up their date nights and recently attended the annual Rush Associates Board Casino Night in Chicago.

Can a stale marriage be saved?

June 4, 2018 at 9:29 p.m.

If you're in a relationship and managed to get past the seven-year itch, there's no reason to be relieved. You still need to get through the 10-year slump and a...

Cleveland skyline and the Cuyahoga River.

The habits of happy people. Is it all about perspective?

June 5, 2018 at 3:31 a.m.

Megan Novotney was shocked to be pregnant six months after giving birth to triplets. The Chicago-area stay-at-home mother had a choice: She could wallow in the fact that her life...

Lisa and Ron Elkins at their workplace 2 Point Perspective Inc. in Chicago's DePaul neighborhood.

Is your soul mate out there? Here’s what experts think.

June 5, 2018 at 5:45 a.m.

Lisa Elkins knew the minute she met Ron Elkins during a middle-of-the-night coffee break in college that she'd spend the rest of her life with him. She was 18 and...

Chris Chatman and Susan Rosentreter at their workplace, Fountainhead. The pair are happy to be "work spouses."

Are you crossing the line with your work spouse?

June 1, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

She's the first person you look for when you step into the office, and the last person you see before you leave. You often eat lunch with each other, and...

Rob Cummins, from left, Jack, 14, Lucy, 18, rescue dog Trixie, and Candice Blansett-Cummins at their Chicago home. Blansett-Cummins said she learned to choose her battles when it comes to her two teenagers.

Biggest mistakes parents make with their teens

June 5, 2018 at 9:20 a.m.

If you enter two rooms of Candice Blansett-Cummins' otherwise immaculate home, you might need a mask to disguise the smell, along with some anti-bacterial soap. That's because Blansett-Cummins is the...

The home improvement store has a very familiar refrain that features a <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/76368849.mp3">banjo featuring prominently</a>.

When you don’t get the answer you want to ‘Do you want a boy or a girl?’

April 4, 2019 at 7:35 p.m.

Katherine Asbery did everything she could to have a girl. She tried the Shettles and Whelan methods, which both involve timing of intercourse; she feasted on fruits and vegetables; she...

Susan Fromm, from left, with 3-year-old Gunnar, Jessica Fromm with Gemma, 10 weeks, and Matthew Fromm with 1-year-old Guinevere. Susan is Matthew's mother, and she lives with Matthew and Jessica and their children.

Living with in-laws: Sex, rules and getting along

June 5, 2018 at 2:05 p.m.

Jessica Fromm and her mother-in-law used to have a great relationship. It ended as soon as her mother-in-law moved into their small brick house in Chicago four years ago. "Rules...

Your smartphone may be ruining your relationships, even when it’s off

April 4, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

When she's playing with her children, Sandra Kim's phone is nowhere in sight. For instance, she puts it upstairs before going downstairs to play with her children. Kim, a stay-at-home...

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