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From 26 weeks to 18 years, Ras Goodwyn celebrates life

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Jul 25, 2016

They were expecting their first baby. She was busy painting and prepping the nursery, when something unusual happened at 24 weeks. Fara Goodwyn of College Station, Texas, started experiencing some lower back pain and noticed she was leaking fluid. Because this...

Protecting kids from heatstroke and heat exhaustion

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Jul 1, 2016

If ever you’ve forgotten your cell phone, you may forget your child in the back seat.Our minds are powerful. We can prioritize things of importance, multitask remarkably well and process thousands of daily tasks. But for some, a simple act...

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Has your teen outgrown ADHD?

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Jun 29, 2016

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is a brain-based developmental disorder seen in children and leads to problems in behavioral inhibition, sustained attention, impulsivity and distraction, and the regulation of one’s activity level to the demands of a situation.Every person with ADHD...

8-year-old McLane Children’s Hospital patient headed to Washington

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Jun 10, 2016

When first encountering 8-year-old Logan Parker, you might be met with a growl. That’s simply dinosaur language for “hello” in his world. It’s a world where a rambunctious boy can play basketball, be a human bowling ball and ride a...

Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder in children

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Apr 12, 2016

What starts out as harmless playing with the dog, can end in a complete meltdown for one child with oppositional defiant disorder.Young Jezzy was told to leave the dog alone, but she persists. The dog nips at her, and she...

Superhero window washers bring “super” surprise to young patients

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Feb 8, 2016

It’s not every day that pediatric patients look out the windows of their hospital rooms to be greeted by Batman, Superman and Captain America.Window washers recently dressed as superheroes, thrilling pediatric patients at McLane Children’s Scott & White Hospital – Temple. The...

Preventing fatal car seat mistakes

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Jan 26, 2016

For small infants it may seem as though they are constantly sleeping. As you look at your child resting so peacefully, the thought that tragedy could strike in such a moment would seem unimaginable.Each year in the United States, there...

After infant with RSV is hospitalized, family shares story

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Jan 19, 2016

When it comes to their children, mothers have an uncanny ability of knowing when something is not right.Kande Hein, a mother of three from Harker Heights, TX, had to rely on that ability when her 5-week-old baby girl, Scarlett, became ill.“You just...

For Luke Edmunds’ Star Wars wish, the force is strong

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Jan 15, 2016

Compassionate care, it’s a term you often hear, but what does it really look like? It comes in many forms and through acts of random kindness. It takes an individual or individuals being conscious of others’ suffering or misfortune, but...

How to prepare your sensory sensitive child for action-packed movies

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Dec 22, 2015

Some children can’t get enough of the loud sounds and flashing lights that come with seeing a blockbuster action movie at the theater. But there is a subset of children who are very sensitive to loud noises and a lot...

How should you talk to your kids about the Paris attacks?

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Nov 19, 2015

Many parents struggle with what to tell their children about mass tragedies like the recent horrific attacks on Paris. These events can be difficult for adults to process, let alone children and teens with less life experience to draw on.Today...

Is your child’s backpack too heavy?

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Aug 27, 2015

Have you ever noticed your child’s backpack might be too heavy? As textbooks are piled on for the new school year, it may appear he or she is carrying around a stack of bricks. If you notice your child struggling to put...

Soccer-loving teen with rare disorder, stays positive and selfless

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Aug 5, 2015

A 17-year-old from Bastrop, Texas now has a different perspective on life and how things sometimes play out.An avid soccer player from a young age, Daniel Mundine dreamed of playing professionally. Now due to complications from his complex medical condition,...

Texas hospitals required to educate new parents on dangers of hot cars

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Aug 3, 2015

It’s nice to be a step ahead, especially when lives of infants and children could be impacted. Beginning September 1, 2015 Texas will require hospitals to provide discharge education materials for parents of newborns warning about the dangers of heatstroke...

New gel cap used in the NICU to help prevent ‘flat head syndrome’

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Jun 2, 2015

Most parents already know that babies should sleep on their backs. But, as an important way to prevent infant suffocation, backside snoozing comes with unfortunate complications, including skull deformity.The problem is worse for premature babies, whose ultra-soft heads can’t withstand...

Quintuplets celebrate their first birthday

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Mar 19, 2015

Baylor’s first-ever quintuplets celebrated their birthday, turning one year old this week. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we met quints. This picture was of their mom Michelle Seals holding them all for the first time.A year later, its very busy,...

With new research, child eye exams may see less squirming

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Feb 3, 2015

Picture a toddler getting his first eye exam. He’s seated in a strange room, with instruments and bright lights. He can’t sit still or open his eyes long enough for that diagnostic poof of air – especially if he has trouble...