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1. Should I have a day or night nurse for week after birth and any recommendations?

   By Member 35336, April 16, 2013   

   • Newborn-Infant
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   • Member 779
   • April 18, 2013

2. Was your son diagnosed with ADHD? Can you tell me what he was like at home?

   By Member 3533, February 5, 2016   

   • School-age Child
   • 17 replies
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   • ANON418883
   • February 6, 2016

3. Best inexpensive item you’ve bought this year

   By Guest d4a65...855, November 25, 2021   

   • Recommendations
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   • Guest
   • November 28, 2021

4. Tween daughter says she’s bisexual and I’m not really sure how to respond (long, rambling)

   By Anonymous , November 28, 2022   

   • Developmental Stages
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   • Anonymous
   • November 29, 2022

5. Article: Helicopter Parenting is Increasingly Correlated With College Age Depression

   By ANON53656, July 6, 2015   

   • High School
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   • ANON53656
   • July 6, 2015

6. Where to go bathroom when at park without field house for a party

   By city to stay mom of 2, May 9, 2015   

   • Family Fun in Chicago
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   • Member 19398
   • May 20, 2015

7. Recommend your winter/rain boots. Hunters?

   By Member 33813, February 19, 2014   

   • NPN
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   • Member 28789
   • February 22, 2014

8. What is a good clothing budget?

   By OperaMom, March 1, 2014   

   • Recommendations
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   • Member 20663
   • March 2, 2014

9. Another noisy neighbor conundrum

   By 867-5309, January 2, 2014   

   • Family Fun in Chicago
   • 13 replies
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   • Member 35128
   • January 2, 2014

10. Why We Shouldn't Judge A Parent On The Glimpses

    By ANON43632, September 27, 2013   

    • Childcare
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    • Member 19818
    • September 28, 2013

11. Has anyone tried to get tested? 1 2

    By Guest e8328...000, March 13, 2020   

    • Current Events
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    • Guest
    • March 13, 2020

12. Meal Delivery Service Recommendations?

    By Guest a3d33...8e1, March 18, 2018   

    • Food
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    • Member169097
    • April 9, 2018

13. Suggest Your Fave Non-Profit 1 2

    By Member 28104, January 6, 2015   

    • Raising Good Kids
    • 31 replies
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    • Member 16299
    • January 14, 2015

14. Handybook cleaner stole from our house. What to do?

    By Stepping Stones Nursery, August 27, 2014   

    • Family Fun in Chicago
    • NPN
    • 8 replies
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    • City2Stay
    • August 29, 2014

15. Peirce school council fired the principal

    By Member 25829, January 16, 2015   

    • CPS
    • 5 replies
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    • Member 17118
    • January 18, 2015

16. Goddard School

    By Member 35235, December 10, 2014   

    • Childcare
    • 14 replies
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    • Member121448
    • December 15, 2014

17. Help! Second hand smoke wafting in from neighbors & new baby due this week

    By ANON53666, November 24, 2014   

    • Family Fun in Chicago
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    • 10 replies
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    • ANON53666
    • November 28, 2014

18. WWYD: Planning pregnancy around a family wedding?

    By Member 31005, September 2, 2014   

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    • 23 replies
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    • ANON414745
    • September 3, 2014

19. It's just too much

    By Anonymous , May 25, 2022   

    • Child Safety
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    • Anonymous
    • June 2, 2022

20. How do you give? 1 2

    By Guest 5ff27...6ed, November 30, 2021   

    • Recommendations
    • 25 replies
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    • Guest
    • December 2, 2021

21. New IDPH guidelines

    By Member 38121, August 14, 2020   

    • School-age child
    • 24 replies
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    • Guest
    • August 17, 2020

22. Rehab

    By Guest 2da1a...70f, October 3, 2020   

    • Health
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    • Member93482
    • October 14, 2020

23. Social Dilemma

    By Biking Mom, October 4, 2020   

    • Child Safety
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    • Guest
    • October 7, 2020

24. Recommend high school for rising 9th grader (relocating to Chicago)

    By Anonymous , June 29, 2023   

    • High School
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    • Anonymous
    • July 6, 2023

25. How did you choose between CPS and Catholic school?

    By ANON421368, April 25, 2013   

    • CPS
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    • Member 29631
    • April 30, 2013

26. When we should be helicopter parents

    By ANON382924, April 18, 2016   

    • School-age Child
    • 5 replies
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    • Member 2646
    • April 18, 2016

27. Another salary negotiation thread

    By Member 48356, May 26, 2016   

    • Working Moms
    • 17 replies
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    • Member 48356
    • May 31, 2016

28. Rio-to go or not to go?

    By ksmaybe, June 15, 2016   

    • Travel
    • 10 replies
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    • Member140878
    • June 20, 2016

29. NPN why the censorship?

    By Java Junkie, June 16, 2017   

    • Recommendations
    • 7 replies
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    • Biking Mom
    • June 30, 2017

30. Anxiety and nervous tick

    By ANON374850, September 26, 2016   

    • Recommendations
    • Health and Safety
    • 15 replies
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    • Member 11803
    • September 29, 2016

31. Underwhelming GYN appt.- Can you help me?

    By ANON131728, April 30, 2015   

    • Health and Safety
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    • eRose
    • May 2, 2015

32. Little Kickers

    By Member 24126, May 5, 2015   

    • Family Fun in Chicago
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    • NPN Christa
    • May 6, 2015

33. Wilmette Advise for relocating family.

    By Member 24726, May 15, 2015   

    • Real Estate
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    • Guest
    • June 11, 2017

34. Job Interview and Response? Is not getting back to people the new normal?

    By ANON123624, June 10, 2015   

    • Working Moms
    • 23 replies
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    • Wicker Park Mom
    • June 11, 2015

35. Single Parents - are you seeing your boyfriends/girlfriends during quarantine?

    By Guest 086d0...1eb, April 21, 2020   

    • Relationships
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    • Member184973
    • April 23, 2020

36. Privates—Are you going back in the fall?

    By Guest 0ddf4...870, May 13, 2020   

    • School-age child
    • 14 replies
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    • Guest
    • May 13, 2020

37. New Down's Syndrome Blood Test

    By Member 25721, December 18, 2012   

    • Newborn-Infant
    • Health and Safety
    • 12 replies
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    • ANON493432
    • December 23, 2012

38. Thanksgiving stress - help me with your honest opinions

    By ANON422019, November 20, 2013   

    • Recommendations
    • 24 replies
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    • Java Junkie
    • November 21, 2013

39. Outraged over parents magazine IVF article

    By ANON139851, October 9, 2013   

    • Newborn-Infant
    • Health and Safety
    • 11 replies
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    • Member 27942
    • October 9, 2013

40. How to stop the back talk and defiance

    By Member 2646, August 22, 2016   

    • School-age Child
    • 11 replies
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    • Member 11575
    • August 24, 2016

41. Second Child-When are you ready?

    By ANON1586417634, August 31, 2016   

    • Newborn-Infant
    • 19 replies
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    • Member 32539
    • September 1, 2016

42. Working from Home

    By Member140415, June 7, 2016   

    • Working Moms
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    • Member 5763
    • June 9, 2016

43. Where to get freshly baked bread?

    By Member 34208, February 18, 2016   

    • Family Fun in Chicago
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    • Member82651
    • February 22, 2016

44. Latin School Teachers' Union?

    By Guest f0e81...804, April 15, 2021   

    • School-age child
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    • Guest
    • April 16, 2021

45. Inside the mind of Chicago’s carjackers

    By Guest 502fe...841, January 5, 2022   

    • Behavior
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    • Member83354
    • January 6, 2022

46. Potholes.

    By Member 23972, March 4, 2014   

    • Family Fun in Chicago
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    • Nurse E
    • March 5, 2014

47. UPS packages stolen - North Center

    By 23036, July 29, 2014   

    • Family Fun in Chicago
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    • Member 19818
    • July 30, 2014

48. ethics vent

    By ANON141617, March 17, 2014   

    • Recommendations
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    • ANON141617
    • March 17, 2014

49. Questions for In-house Attorneys

    By Member 18845, May 1, 2013   

    • Working Moms
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    • ANON368854
    • May 4, 2013

50. Ridiculously Peeved at Gap.com

    By ANON387468, April 7, 2013   

    • NPN
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    • Member 3830
    • April 9, 2013