Jonny Cohen was taking everything in the house apart by the time he was 4. He built cars, helicopters, robots, and James Bond-like inventions, such as a miniature camera sewn into a beanie baby to spy on his older sister and a remote-controlled nerf gun.
Take one look at Seoyun Baek, and you might think she’s just a normal 10 year-old girl. But hear her play the piano, and it becomes clear that she has extraordinary talent. Soyeun (pronounced so-YUN) began her piano studies three years ago and after just one year of study, she performed a duo piece with […]
The sneezy season is back. Runny noses, itchy eyes, and sneeze after sneeze after springtime sneeze. What’s a mom to do if your child is affected by tree pollens, grasses or molds? Tests and a full evaluation and diagnosis are critical, says Dr. Sai Nimmagadda, a Highland Park allergy and asthma specialist and a […]
When Anne Casey’s husband got laid off last year, she decided—with friends’ encouragement—to make her famous granola in a commercial kitchen and sell it at the farmer’s market. The all-natural, whole-grain snack, which comes in orange-almond-cashew and orange-almond-cashew-coconut flavors, has been selling out and sustaining her family financially. Annie’s Edibles, $8 at Grand Food […]
Fit women and their families are flocking to exciting, active vacations in record numbers, and the North Shore is no exception. Whether you heli-hike the Canadian Rockies (that’s hiking with the help of a helicopter to get you to remote mountain terrain), walk on glaciers in South America or bike through Europe, adventure travel […]
Remember how spontaneous sex used to be before you had children?
If you and your husband are past your 10th anniversary and have kids, I’m pretty sure there are two problems with your sex life: 1) No privacy and 2) No variety. Today I’m putting on my love doctor lab coat and giving you an important prescription. Book yourself a hotel room. First of all, you […]
This adorable, bright and sunny restaurant is just what the doctor ordered on a recent wintery North Shore day.
Children are the greatest blessing, and few people understand this better than Sandra King of Lake Forest, who went on a long journey in order to have her daughter, Mary Grace, now 4.
