As a child of the late ’80s and ’90s, I can mark my grade school years by a series of fads. First came pogs. Then there were beanie babies. Next up: Tamagotchis and Tech Decks. And it’s impossible to ...

Terrible news. Mere weeks after obtaining my beloved fidget spinner, I have been told that not only are they "over," but they have been over for months. The first murmurs of the spinner's demise came ...

Occupational therapist Tera Robinson has seen fidget spinners help kids to concentrate in the classroom. She explains why and how they can be helpful. Fidgets in the Classroom: Why? What? How? We are ...

Cilla, Maddy, Anthony, and Liam embark on a shopping challenge for fidget toys with a mystery budget ranging from $1 to $500.

The question no parent wants to be asked. Ever. I nervously agreed, ready to be told the time and location of said meeting. She came up close and said: “I’ve banned the fidget spinners.” As she spoke, ...

I did not mean to quit smoking when I smoked my last cigarette four months, two weeks, three days, and roughly 18 hours ago. Nor did I think I would become an outspoken advocate for fidget spinners, ...

I have a couple things to say about Mrs. Eilhauer’s fourth-grade class at Wescott School in Northbrook. First, I will be hiring the students to write most if not all of my future columns, because they ...