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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...
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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 ...
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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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Discussions

Area in city with picnic tables?

We’re looking for somewhere to celebrate a birthday that is shaded with picnic tables for 12 people. I see them all around, but I can’t remember them now. Don’t want to go to the forest preserves in the suburbs because looking for someplace relatively close to Lincoln Park. Any suggestions? Thanks! ...

Chicago theme gift bag for teen boys ideas

What would you put in a small gift bag for 15 year old boys who have never been to Chicago?     ...

Pride parade tips?

Anyone been to the pride parade?   Any good places to watch?  Does it get way too crowded?   Any suggestions for meeting up with a group of 6-8?  Like how much in advance should someone go in advance  to  claim a spot?   thanks! https://chicagopride.gopride.com/info.cfm ...

Summer math worksheets

Any recommendations for math sheets for 2/3/4th grade? Our daughter could probably use some reps and we are going to be traveling for a few weeks with a lot of airplane time and thought 1 off sheets might be helpful? Things like adding and subtraction numbers in the thousands, basic multiplication, ...

How to navigate the free days at the museums

I have two HS teenagers and haven't been to the free days at the museums for over a decade (!!). Will I regret going to the museums on these free days in terms of the crowds? I remember navigating a stroller was obscenely hard on the free days, but now that I have teens, we have lots of flexibility ...


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