Internet tips to help kids
Your Facebook, google+, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube accounts can benefit millions of needy kids in Texas. Harness the power of the Internet to help.
View ArticleDrop out rate bites back
By 2050, demographics will bring about a surprising switch in America: Kids will be responsible for the nation’s safety net – today’s kids, that is. By then, they will taking care of their parents and...
View ArticleLet’s stop “hot car” deaths in Texas
There’s no nice way to say it. Too many kids are dying in hot cars in Texas. The death may be unintentional, as it is when parents or caregivers forget the child in the back seat, but cars get as hot...
View ArticleState swagger can’t cover up shortfall
We’ve got a money crisis in Texas. One of the state’s top Republicans says so. And he’s concerned about what it’s doing to education. When it comes to the state budget, Bill Ratliff is the horse’s...
View ArticleUnsafe playgrounds all around!
It’s the time of year when parents take their kids to playgrounds for a day of fun. Nobody expects anything to go wrong. After all, playgrounds are made for kids. But little ones don’t always recognize...
View ArticleKids not safe in car seats?
Imagine this scene: You got the best car seat you could buy. You followed the directions carefully when you installed it. It was a struggle to get the seat installed. But you persevered and you nailed...
View ArticleFake piercings fatal for kids
What if you could fake a piercing? Then you could be cool when you wanted to be and straight-and-narrow when you needed to be. You could take two of those tiny “Buckyball” type magnets sold in packs or...
View ArticleCommon items in homes endangering kids
Tiny kids are regular Houdinis. Their busy little hands have been picking a cabinet lock with ease lately, giving them access to household products that can poison them under kitchen sinks and in...
View ArticleHot car kills another baby
The baby was seven months old. We don’t know his name. News accounts didn’t provide it. But we know what killed him. That’s what matters. Because his death was preventable – completely and entirely...
View ArticleFamily pets bit kids too!
National Dog Bite Prevention week is coming up. It’s May 20 through May 26. The United States Postal Service hopes two Texas cities – Houston and San Antonio – give that a lot of publicity. Last year...
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