Yes, babies can get depressed, said an official with the Erikson Institute. Therapy for children and their caregivers can help.
Mental health begins in infancy, child development experts tell parents
Category: Parenting and Family
Prosecutor opposes bill to help moms whose babies are born with drugs in system
A proposal to change the way Illinois handles mothers with drug use disorders is meant to prioritize treatment, but has prompted “grave concerns” from a prosecutor who handled one infamous case.
Heidi Stevens: As we send our babies to college, do we do enough to celebrate the village that raised them?
Sending my first-born child to college has me feeling contemplative and raw and, above all else, grateful beyond belief for our village.
Youngest captain with Chicago’s First Lady Cruises is anchored by her love of the job
Diamond Gibbs rose through the ranks to become captain. Now she’s helping bring more women and people of color into the world of boating.
New COVID ‘FLiRT’ variants are spreading nationwide. Chicago health experts urge up to date vaccination.
A new family of COVID variants nicknamed “FLiRT” are spreading across the country, as vaccination rates in Chicago – as well as nationwide – remain concerningly low for some public health experts. While symptoms and severity seem to be about the same as previous COVID strains, the new FLiRT variants appear to be more transmissible, said infectious disease expert Dr. Robert Murphy. “A new more contagious variant is out there,” said Murphy, executive director of Northwestern University’s Institute for Global Health and a professor of infectious diseases at the Feinberg School of Medicine. “Covid-19 is still with us, and compared to […]
Breastfeeding moms sent naked photos, videos to purported lactation consultant on Facebook. Now they fear it was a scam.
Sleep-deprived and anxious about feeding their babies, tens of thousands of moms in Illinois and elsewhere recently turned to a variety of Facebook groups offering support for breastfeeding, pumping breast milk and postpartum care. Direct responses were often remarkably prompt from the creator and admin of these groups, a Facebook user named “Cathy Marie Chan,” whose profile featured a smiling picture of a woman purporting to be a board certified lactation consultant and founder of Chan Lactation LLC. Via Facebook Messenger, “Cathy Marie Chan” would request photos and video recordings of the mothers’ naked breasts — and in some cases […]
Age-old bottles collected by older folks keep fading pastime alive: ‘I just love old stuff’
The group assembled in the church basement on a recent Friday night was awash with gray hair, flannels and trucker hats. They sat scattered between two rows of chairs, with bags of clinking glass in tow. Each held a personal treasure: antique bottles. Then, a newcomer walked in. He was 12 years old. John Panek, […]
The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy.
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain portion of the taxpayer dollars they receive go toward wages for care workers is a long-overdue “milestone” that […]
Cook County Health Department warns of possible measles exposure in Evergreen Park
County health officials are warning unvaccinated residents after a possible measles exposure at a Sam’s Club in Evergreen Park last week. The exposure happened at the Sam’s Club store located at 9400 S. Western Ave. on April 9, between 10 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. The infected individual is a Chicago resident, according to a statement from Cook County Department of Public Health. A total of 63 cases have been recorded in Chicago this year, including one this week. Fifty-two percent of those infected were children under four, according to city’s Department of Public Health. The first Chicago measles case in five years […]
Illinois lawmakers consider measure to criminalize AI-generated child porn
A measure to criminalize AI-generated child porn was moved forward by an Illinois state legislative committee.