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It’s unlikely your teen could die from a caffeine overdose, says local doctor
Dr. David Kessler, an electrophysiologist who practices at Heart Hospital of Austin, confers with student athlete Walker Demedeiros during a free heart screening on Feb. 4. This week we’ve read the...
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American Academy of Pediatrics: Quit giving babies fruit juice
What’s in this baby’s cup? It should only be milk or water. American-Statesman 1999 Children younger than age 1 should not be given fruit juice, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a...
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New valve replacement at Dell Children’s avoids open-heart surgery
Alyson Hunter knows the pain of having an open-heart surgery. She had had three heart surgeries by the time she was 7. The first at birth to put in a shunt that would allow her heart to work well...
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Back to school to-do list: Schedule doctor visit for vaccines, sports physicals
Daniela Flores, 12, smiles as she receives an immunization at the Austin Independent School District and City of Austin Back-to-School Bash. Deborah Cannon/AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2011 Yes, I know that...
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Before you go swimming, know what’s lurking in the water
Does this kid know what she’s jumping into? Shelby Tauber / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, that the Cryptosporidium outbreaks were double what...
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What are you doing with the kids in June? Plan the start of the summer now
Austin resident Serenity Ewald, 8, plays in a foam pit during Bubblepalooza last year. Jessalyn Tamez / AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Events Woodland Faerie Trail. See fairy houses on this trail. Through...
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5 ways to keep your summer in Austin weird for families
Austin resident Serenity Ewald, 8, plays in a foam pit during Bubblepalooza last year at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. The event had everything from foam pits to live music. Jessalyn Tamez /...
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Enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend with these family events, May 26-29
The Woodland Faerie Trail opens this weekend at Zilker Botanical Garden. Credit: Zilker Botanical Garden Friday Wildflower Center. Sprouts. Hands-on preschool program. 10 a.m. Fridays. Wildflower...
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5 ways to explore nature in Austin with your family
Zilker Botanical Garden’s Woodland Faerie Trail opens on Saturday. Credit: Zilker Botanical Garden Get out of the house and explore what’s around you and what makes Austin a natural wonder. Here are...
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7 great Austin museums for kids to check out this summer
Bryce Hohertz, 7, of Dripping Springs, and his brother Cole, 5, look through spectroscopes to observe the spectrum of light at WeatherFest at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. JAY JANNER /...
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More than a dozen ways you can take your kids to see theater in Austin this...
Peanut, a baby elephant, is part of “Circus 1903,” a staged circus event using puppeteers that will visit Austin. RALPH BARRERA/AMERICAN-STATESMAN While some of Austin great theater for family...
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6 ways to hear music with the kids this summer in Austin
The Austin Symphony Quintessentials Woodwind Quintet performs for parents and their children at the during the Austin Symphony Children’s Art Park event. RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL / AMERICAN-STATESMAN We’re...
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Parenting hack: Take the kids to see a movie for free or very little in Austin
“Moana” is at multiple locations throughout the summer. Disney Let’s face it. There’s only so many movies on streaming devices you can see this summer and sometimes, hopefully often, you’re going to...
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Be a “Feng Shui Mommy” with Austin author Bailey Gaddis
It’s sometimes hard to embrace your inner Feng Shui Mommy, that essence of Zen in which all of life’s troubles just flow right over you. Austin childbirth educator, doula and hypnotherapist Bailey...
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School’s out: Have fun this weekend with these family events June 2-4
Families play on the Long Center Terrace during Bubblepalooza in 2016.Suzanne Cordeiro For American-Statesman You made it through school. Hooray! Now’s the time to enjoy this first weekend. We’ve got a...
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Back to School to-do list: Clean out the backpack
Remember when the backpacks were brand new? They don’t look like this anymore.RALPH BARRERA/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN Yes, we know this is the last day of school for kids in Austin Independent School...
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Is your family protecting itself against skin cancer? The CDC wants you to
Danielle Parsons with Joseph Zequeira. In 2014 Parsons discovered a new mole that turned out to be melanoma. We know that summer means that you as a family are probably outside a whole lot more than...
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Sharing a room with your baby might lead to less sleep, study finds
Babies should share a room with their parents until 6 months to a year, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends, but a new study finds they don’t sleep as well in that scenario. Have a baby and...
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Lessons learned as daughter became a woman during her bat mitzvah
Ava Villalpando celebrates her bat mitzvah on June 3, 2017. Nicole Villalpando/American-Statesman Last weekend, while parents all over Austin were having their own moments of overwhelming pride as kids...
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Beautiful sunny, weekend for family fun, June 9-11
Contemporary Art Museum’s Families Create event is Saturday at Laguna Gloria. RALPH BARRERA/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN Friday Wildflower Center. Sprouts. Hands-on preschool program. 10 a.m. Fridays....
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