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Our parent members have tons of suggestions on things to do, including beautiful spots for a family bike ride and outings for those all-too-rare date nights. Find more tips and advice in the articles below, or search the discussion forum for up-to-the-minute recos. Looking to expand your parenting community? Check the calendar for NPN events that serve to enlighten or connect our members—and often both!

 

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Best Chicago playgrounds for the potty-training toddler
We’ve all been faced with the dilemma: How can we leave our house to go anywhere knowing that at any minute we will hear the dreaded statement of “I need to go to the bathroom!” when potty training ou...
Show some love to these Chicago Black-owned businesses
Looking for a special gift or just a treat for yourself? Check out this list of Black-owned businesses in the city (many of which offer delivery or curbside pickup), where you can get everything from ...
Family neighborhood guide to Sauganash
This is the first in a series of articles exploring family-friendly neighborhoods in Chicago. I’m a big planner. I like to be prepared, anticipate what’s coming next, and have a plan. So imagine ...

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Join Our Pilot - Free Wellness Enrichment Lesson

We are seeking qualifying schools, homeschools and families with students ages 3-6 to complete a 30-minute lesson and provide feedback. We’re currently offering a free pilot lesson and participants who complete the post-pilot survey will receive 1 free book from our 5-book series (amazon.com/author/...

Summer Reading/Literacy Tutor Available (Prevent Summer Reading Loss)

Summer Reading Loss is common, and preventable. I'm a Reading Specialist with a Bachelor's in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, a Master's in Literacy Education, and a Ph.D. in Education all from NYU. I have been teaching teachers, and librarians, and family members about how children learn to r...

Tin Can?

Is the tin can worth it? Considering it for my 7.5 yo, but is it worth it? ...

Screen-free games to play with my kids

I'm looking for fun non-screen games to play with my kids — got any ideas? We are tired of the same old games and need new ideas. My kids are 4, 6, and 10. ...

Cubs tickets

We have 2 Cubs Tickets for the season in Section 207, Row 5 that we are happy to share. If you want to go to some games and dont want to deal with ticket sites and fees, please DM me.   ...

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