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Michael Phillips on back-to-school movies

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips gives his picks for the movies to w...

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips gives his picks for the movies to watch to get back in the mood for school. (Posted: Aug. 28th, 2012)

College Life

With kid at college, it's time to parent from afar

Kids in college? Time to parent from afar.

Author Harlan Cohen gives advice for parents of kids heading off to college. Make sure your child is 'smart about being stupid,' Cohen says.

12 essential gadgets for college

These days, back-to-school shopping is more than just a fresh notebook and pens. Send your kid off to college with the tech tools they...

8 things to learn to cook before you head off to college

Before you — or a kid you've fed, oh, since birth — pack up all those earthly belongings, and head away from home at the end...

Pictures: Top Party Schools

Parents get clued in. Princeton Review ranks the nation's top party schools based on alcohol and drug use, hours of study each day, and...

Family Life

Preschoolers' daily tantrums may signal deeper problems

Preschoolers' daily tantrums may signal deeper problems

Call them what you may — tantrums, hissy fits, conniptions — but most parents of preschoolers endure them. They know the...

As school starts, expert advises parents: Back off

With kids poised to delve into another school year, Madeline Levine has some advice for parents: Back off.

Baseline brain testing grows in popularity

Amid growing concerns about concussions, more student athletes are having their brain function tested prior to injury in a procedure...

What can be done when birthmarks won't fade?

Q: My daughter developed numerous hemangiomas, most of them on her...

Slice-and-bake cookie technique saves the day

Slice-and-bake cookies

You knew there'd be days like this. The kids are bored. There's nothing to do. Mini-spats are simmering.

The secrets to summer grilling

The secrets to summer grilling

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and millions of Americans will rush outdoors to light up a grill in celebration. Take...

Photos: Must-try grilling recipes

Must-try grilling recipes

Give your menu a seasonal makeover with no-fail grilling recipes. These dishes are perfection made simple so you'll have plenty of time to...

A miracle of spring

Sponge cake

When you're 8, you know, spring isn't yet a perennial miracle. It's a fresh miracle, one that marvelously seems to happen spontaneously...

Media violence: Shielding kids is harder than ever

Media violence: Shielding kids is harder than ever

Parents stunned by the recent shootings at a Colorado movie theater are no doubt newly determined to protect their children from...

Teaching kids the cold, hard truth about lying

Your 10-year-old lies. A lot. Is this normal?

Should children younger than 13 be on Facebook? Absolutely

The recent report in The Wall Street Journal...

Zeroing in on your child's lack of focus

Your child's attention span seems to be getting shorter and shorter. As we head back to school our parents panel weighs in with advice.

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Web sites that foster good money skills

Web sites that foster good money skills

It's a challenge for adults to find a financial Web site for kids that offers age-appropriate information and is entertaining enough to hold...

Recession? These teenagers get it

Parents who are facing the prospect of a layoff, salary cut or health-care squeeze may be in no mood to share that information with their...

Give your kids a credit card? umm ... No

A few weeks ago, I was asked by an opinion research organization for my thoughts on a new product under consideration -- a "family" credit...

Money-smart kids: Dear Sasha and Malia ...

Can we talk about your allowance? I understand that each of you gets $1 a week. If you think that's a little low, I'd have to agree with...