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How to work with your siblings to care for your aging parents
It’s hard to watch your parents decline in health. Sometimes, it can be hard to cope with their health changes as well as manage the differing views and abilities of your siblings at the same time. AGE...
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‘This is Us’ reminds us what not to do if your house catches on fire
“This is Us” the last two weeks has been a guideline of what not to do if your house catches on fire. Here’s what Jack Pearson should have done: Milo Ventimiglia plays Jack in “This is Us.” (Ron...
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This product could be the most dangerous one for your child
In 2016, 53 at least kids died because of an all-terrain vehicle; another 26,800 kids checked in at an emergency room because of them. Those numbers, though, are preliminary and the U.S. Consumer...
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Are your kids getting enough sleep?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data CDC from the 2015 national and state Youth Risk Behavior Surveys and looked at how much sleep students were getting. What they found: 57.8...
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Explore a cave, play with a giant robot and more family fun, Feb. 9-11
This is one of those jam-packed weekends for family fun in Austin. You’ll find special events at museums, plus many shows on local stages. For your outdoor event planning purposes: It’s going to be a...
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‘School of Rock’ star Gianna Harris teaches us what it takes to make musical...
Gianna Harris plays the ukulele, the bass, the cello, the piano, but when she sets foot on the Bass Concert Hall stage this week for “School of Rock,” people will know her for her voice. She plays shy...
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Think your child has the flu? Stay home, including from the emergency room
Your kid starts feeling crummy, aches all over, starts getting a fever. You think it could be the flu. Should you taken him to the emergency room or to see the doctor right away? The answer, this year...
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CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics releases new vaccine schedule
Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics released the 2018 vaccination schedule. Not much has changed for most kids, except now there is a...
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Learning to let go as my teen starts driving
It has finally happened in my house. I am now one of those parents in the parking lot of the Toney Burger Activity Center and Stadium trying really hard to take deep breaths, pretending to be calm and...
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Lions Club vision screenings identify problems early in pre-K kids
Four-year-old Matthew Brown stares into the screen of the Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener held by Austin Downtown Founder Lions Club volunteer Rudy Munguia. Matthew can see flashing lights, but, of...
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Austin Regional Clinic studying anti-flu drug in high-risk patients
Austin Regional Clinic has been studying a new drug to fight the flu. The drug from Japanese company Shionogi Inc. is known as S-033188 to the Food and Drug Administration or baloxavir marboxil outside...
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Fill your long President’s Day weekend with these Austin family events, Feb....
What are you doing this President’s Day weekend? It might be rainy, but there’s a lot of fun events for the family. Check out these Austin events: Family Science Days. Meet an astronaut, learn about...
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Austin 9-year-old asking many of the questions we all have about the school...
This came into my inbox this morning: Dear Editor, Tonight we were talking at the dinner table about what happened at the high school in Florida (probably you read about the shooting). I had many...
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Can Elderberry really shorten the length of your flu?
We’re hearing reports of elderberry syrup flying off the shelves as this flu season continues to do its worst. Already 38 people in Travis County have died from the flu this season. The Centers for...
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Looking for a summer camp? Check out our camp guide
We’re getting excited about our summer camp guide. Find in at campguide.austin360.com. For this year’s camp guide, we offer a choose-your-own adventure to find the choose the right camp based on your...
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Yes, Austin kids can try a winter Olympics sport in Central Texas. Here’s how
You and your children have been watching the Olympics. Now they want to become the next Nathan Chen, Shaun White or Mikaela Shiffrin. Do you have to move to Colorado to get them involved in winter...
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Plan ahead for family fun in Austin in March, especially for spring break
You’ll find a lot of things to do with the kids this March. Expect many more activities the week of spring break — March 12-16 — to help you keep kids busy when school is out. Check out these events:...
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13 things to do with the kids this weekend in Austin, Feb. 23-25
Duck into these family events in between the raindrops of what should be a rainy weekend. “The Adventures of Enoughie (Las Aventuras de Enoughie).” Kirk Tuck Barbara Jordan exhibit. See an interactive...
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‘Star Wars’ can teach your child math
Sometimes you just need to use the Force to get through your children’s homework assignments, right? Now the “Star Wars” universe has expanded to offer reading and writing and math workbooks from...
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FluMist returns next flu season, but it’s not for everyone
Next flu season, most people will again have the option of getting the flu shot or the FluMist, an inhaled live virus vaccine. This week AstraZeneca, the maker of FluMist, announced that the Centers...
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