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It's important for parents to cultivate the different interests of children born as twins, triplets or other multiples.

Raising twins and triplets: Expert advice for parents of multiples

May 25, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

Forming unique identities is a priority for kids, an excuse for teens to "find themselves" and grist for many a poet to ponder. For twins, triplets and other "multiples," it's...

Nicole Cavender, vice president of science and conservation at The Morton Arboretum, demonstrates how her tree-climbing skills have not left her. She is sitting in a coffee tree at the arboretum.

Morton Arboretum’s Nicole Cavender talks trees, in time for Arbor Day

June 15, 2018 at 7:46 p.m.

For many Chicagoans, The Morton Arboretum in Lisle is a green oasis, its canopied trails beckoning visitors for decades. But for Nicole Cavender, Morton's vice president of science and conservation,...

"Day 14" for ovulation still rules, even though timing varies from one woman to the next.

The myths and modern aids to determining ovulation

August 19, 2019 at 3:03 a.m.

Like many of today's moms, Faith Kirkpatrick waited until she was in her 30s before she tried to get pregnant. Then she knew her biological clock was ticking. "I'm a...

Fortified milk and supplements are two vitamin D sources.

Between sunscreen and indoor lifestyles, bodies crave vitamin D

August 19, 2019 at 3:02 a.m.

Tammi Leader Fuller, 55, is outdoors most of the time, running her Malibu, Calif.-based sleepover camps for grown-ups. Yet, she knows she does not get enough of D, the "sunshine...

Attorney and professor Nanette Elster is an authority on reproductive and fertility law. She is pictured with her schoodle, Hope, at the park where they like to walk.

Nanette Elster helps clients navigate complex world of reproductive law

June 16, 2018 at 6:55 p.m.

The field of assisted reproductive technology, or ART, is advancing so rapidly that many describe it as a new frontier. As science continues to advance and meet the demand for...

Finding opportunities for fearful visitors to feel that they are in control -- such as games of fetch that let the person be in charge -- can help the dog-wary learn to relax with your pet.

Guests vs. pets: Putting out the welcome mat for dog- and cat-wary visitors

March 30, 2019 at 3:57 a.m.

When a relative's 4-year-old son, Evan, came to a family party at Susan Willett's home in Bridgewater, N.J., he was too afraid of her three dogs to leave his mother....

Bonnie Miller, president of the board of directors of the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation in Chicago, has helped increase the number of Pullman scholars during her tenure.

Pullman foundation, Bonnie Miller help students finance college

June 15, 2018 at 11:24 p.m.

Because she worked her way through college, Barbara "Bonnie" Miller, 61, remembers what it's like to worry about tuition bills, conflicting school and work schedules, and landing a job. Now,...

Bobbi Wager went from being a kidney patient to a nephrology nurse. Her advice: "Be proactive."

Deadly kidney disease can make a sneak attack

August 19, 2019 at 3:00 a.m.

Before she was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, or CKD, Kerri Gwinn-Harris, 51, never gave her kidneys much thought. "Every year, I got a mammogram, Pap smear and exam, but...

There are innumerable good reasons to lose excess weight before pregnancy.

Losing weight before pregnancy is healthier for mom, baby

August 19, 2019 at 3:00 a.m.

Before she got pregnant in 2014, Lizzy King, 28, of East Lansing, Mich., gave herself a "lifestyle overhaul." She started running and lost 50 pounds. She eschewed processed food and...

Reunions with childhood pals help these adults become kids again

June 15, 2018 at 11:47 p.m.

They're grown-ups now, ages 45 to 59, scattered across the country. They include an attorney, chef, coach and publisher. But once every year, they travel to various locales to become...

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