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- Chicagoland BMXers go all-out at the 2011 ABA Grand National bike race
  
  Some kids discover that they’re born to race, even before they can say competition.
  
  Some kids discover that they’re born to race, even…
- A Winnetka teen starts his own charity: giving sports cards to kids
  
  It’s “a lot more fun than school.”
  
  It’s “a lot more fun than school.”
Quotes from kids
- Public eye
  
  We hit the streets to talk to some of the coolest kids in town.
  
  We hit the streets to talk to some of the coolest…
- From the mouths of babes
  
  Really funny quotes from real kids.
  
  Really funny quotes from real kids.
Parenting tales
- Manners for tweens
  
  As Tiffany’s Table Manners marks its 50th year in print, we wonder if old-school manners are still relevant in 2011.
  
  As Tiffany’s Table Manners marks its 50th year in…
- No-fear peers
  
  From vegans to same-sex parents, there’s a parenting group for everyone.
  
  From vegans to same-sex parents, there’s a parenting…

Chicagoland BMXers go all-out at the 2011 ABA Grand National bike race

Some kids discover that they’re born to race, even before they can say competition.

Good advice
- Sex after baby
- Must I move to the 'burbs?
Keep them busy
- Story time, any time
- Outdoor sports indoors? Yup.
We're parents too
- Our pregnancy cravings
- Our holiday traditions
Kids around town
- Harlem Globetrotters at Allstate Arena
- CPS students create public art

Featured

Tweens

Being stuck between childhood and adolescence seems like a tough middle ground....
Chicago Italian Playgroup brings Italian-speaking families together

Started in 2009, the Chicago Italian Playgroup is like any other group of parents who get together... except they do it all while speaking Italian.
Chicago teens fight for city gardens and cleaner food choices

The Chicago Youth Food Policy Council cleans up kids’ nutrition.
Zach Wahls

A straight Iowa teen speaks out for marriage equality.
Tween creates Mermaid Beach card game

A seafaring young artist uses a family sailing vacation to create a new deck.

Can't miss stories

50 Sweet Scoops

Our favorite flavors of ice cream, Italian ice, gelato and sorbet.
City kids

How we first knew we were raising kids who are city slickers.
Puppet bike

The man behind the traveling puppet show.

On the blogs

The Chatterbox | February 22

The Hunger Games marketing machine, a shocking story out of Houston and a young boy’s sassy plea to LeBron James: Find these stories and more in today’s edition of the ’box.

posted at 1:55pm

Scholastic has announced its picks for the Top 100 Greatest Books for Kids.

posted at 5:40pm

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