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Parents often face the dilemma of whether it's cool to leave the kiddos home alone. Work commitments, mental health breaks—whatever the reason, finding the right time to let your child stay home alone is a hot topic.

When a baby is on the way it's time to pick a name. But be careful in choosing because some names are illegal in the state of Texas.

The Astonishing History of a Forgotten Texas Tradition: Children and Knife-Throwing in the 1930s.

An unspeakable tragedy occurred yesterday in Uvalde, TX. Another devastating school shooting. More innocent, beautiful little lives were lost, along with 2 of their beloved teachers. We have all seen the television reports, the internet, social media and newspaper articles. I do not wish to retell the story, I will absolutely not go into a discussion about the politics of it all. I simply am heart

Oh man if you've ever been a struggling single mother, you know that asking for help from others is never easy. Whether it be a little extra monetary help, bills, food is scarce or trying to figure out childcare, some supermoms try to figure it all out on their own. I should know, I've been there. So when I heard about this cool new thing happening in Midland, to help single mothers and so many ot

'Tis the season, yes parents, it is that time of year. We have STAAR testing going on all around the Permian Basin and no matter what age or what our little ones may say, they do still get nervous and anxious about testing. I know mine do whether they let on or not. So in order to relieve their fears and help take a little pressure off of our little ones, here are some tips to help get them prepar

Mother's Day is less than 10 days away. Can you believe it? I swear it was just lovers day (Valentine's Day) last week. It seems that way anyway, time flies when you're having fun. So as I mentioned before, Mother's Day, have you thought about what you are getting mom this year? Or are you getting mom anything at all?

I sure wish this type of thing would have been around when I was in school. An excellent opportunity for young entrepreneurs to make/develop a product or service and sell their creations. I have seen this done in my hometown of late and upon further investigation realized what it was. I love this concept!

Even though it doesn't fully feel like winter here in West Texas, the truth is, it is. Today for example, I woke up to 30 degrees but it will be 70 by this afternoon. (And I wonder why I have the sniffles*cough*cough) Anyhoo, warm enough to throw on some shorts but way too cold to say, go for a swim! But I have the solution for you...

Parents, when our kids aren't feeling well we do everything in our power to make them feel well. Pepto=tummy ache, children's Tylenol=headache, allergies=Benadryl and so on and so forth. I've always relied on my pediatrician for the most part to advise what to give my children over the years. However, I recently learned that if you are giving your children melatonin to help get to sleep at night,