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Get kids with food allergies ready for back to school with these tips
When your kid has a food allergy, diabetes or another life-threatening condition, back to school can be stressful. What will happen if your kid with a peanut allergy accidentally sits next to the kid...
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Where are you shopping for back to school? Check out where the crowds will be
A new survey from commercial real estate firm JLL asked 1,000 parents how they plan to shop for back to school How much will they spend? 62 percent said less than $250, about 3 percent more than last...
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Before school starts, find family fun in Austin, Aug. 10-12
For some of you, this is the last weekend before school starts. Others of you have more time, yet still the summer is dwindling. Find something fun FRIDAY That’s My Face, Youth and Young Adult Film...
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Help shy, socially awkward kids head back to school
For those extroverted kids, going back to school can be exciting: Tons of friends to see again. New ones to make. Things to look forward to like school events, hanging out before and after school, the...
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Shopping for back to school this tax-free weekend? Pick up diapers for Austin...
Tax-free weekend is almost here. Friday-Sunday, you can get most clothing and school supplies tax-free. That’s an 8.25 percent savings. You know what you can also get? Diapers, both ones for babies and...
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Shopping for back to school this tax-free weekend? Check out what we found
Every year, we go shopping. We go shopping for back-to-school clothes in July for our back-to-school section. This year, we shopped for 10 different kids at five different stores and outfitted them...
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Eating late at night could put you at risk for cancer, study finds
What time of day you eat could make a difference when it comes to cancer. A new study of from Spain that was done from 2008-2013 on 1,826 people who had either prostate cancer or breast cancer and...
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How to take a great first day of school photo
The first day of school is just around the corner. Wednesday kids in the Bastrop, Lake Travis and a few other districts head back. Thursday, it’s Round Rock, Leander, Georgetown and Pflugerville....
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What to ask at Meet the Teacher event
This week, many elementary schools have Meet the Teacher events. The folks at Edutopia website have compiled a list of 19 meaningful questions to ask your child’s teacher for a productive conversation...
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Child obese? It could be the mom’s fault, study says
Moms, when it comes to your child’s weight, you matter. A new study in the British Medical Journal confirms this. The study looked at more than 24,000 children of more than 16,000 nurses enrolled in...
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Eight things to do the night before school starts
The excitement is building. Kids are heading back to school, beginning Wednesday for kids in the Bastrop, Lake Travis and a few other districts. Over the course of the next two weeks, the school buses...
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Where’s the best state to have a baby? Hint: It’s not Texas
Want to live in the best state to have a baby? Move to Vermont. Think you live in the worst state to have a baby? That’s Mississippi. That’s according to a new study by financial services company...
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What does the school nurse want to know about your child? A lot
If you’ve thought school nursing was just about taking temperatures and handing out bandages, a few hours at “Kids First” workshop at University of Texas School of Nursing proves you wrong pretty...
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Minecraft convention Minefaire coming to Austin in September
Minecraft fans rejoice! The largest convention for a single video game is coming to Austin Sept. 15-16. Minefaire is expected to bring 15,000 people to the Austin Convention Center to celebrate the...
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Create your own time capsule like in “Eighth Grade” at the start of this new...
Some kids have already gone back to school this week and more are headed back next week or the week after. Mark this start of the new year with a memory box or memory letter a la “Eighth Grade.” Elsie...
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Celebrate bats, beasts and mutant turtles this weekend with the family, Aug....
Guess what? It’s still going to be hot this weekend with temps hitting 100+. Make the best of it by exploring these family events: Katherine Van Hook, 10 hung out at the Austin Bat Fest in her bat hat....
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Want to have a great school year? Follow these teachers’ advice
Some kids around Central Texas started school this week. Others start next week or the week after. We’ve already shared what advice teachers have for parents at the start of the school year, but what...
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Keep kids hydrated, safe from heat stroke at recess, band and football practice
Every afternoon around Central Texas, the band kids are marking their halftime performances on the parking lot pavement. The football players are practicing downs on the field. The cross country...
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Is it better to start school on a Monday or in the middle of the week? Weigh in
Is it better to start school midweek or on a Monday? That is the question I’m currently pondering. RELATED: Do you know when school starts? This week, on Wednesday, a bunch of schools started back...
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Slow down, drivers. Kids are back in school
This morning, while the school bus was approaching to whisk my son off to his final year of high school, I watched as car after car tried to pass the slowing-down-with-its-lights-on school bus. Trying...
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