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Star Trek Into Darkness

The crew of the Enterprise must fight an evil force from within Starfleet. With a personal score to settle, Capt. Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Going Coastal

Though it’s located just a stone’s throw from one of the state’s biggest cities (Houston), Kemah has kept a pretty…

A Heart that Heals

One doctor and eight mothers share their stories of recovery after losing a child in Healing Hearts.

Sibling Rivalry

What to do when the needs of typical children and their siblings with special needs collide

App Happy

When my son was young, I often found myself wondering how anyone ever raised a child with special needs before…

5 Tips for Talking to Kids About Tragedy

How should we talk about tragedy with our families? Dr. Wendy Middlemiss, associate professor of educational psychology at UNT, offers the following tips for discussing (or not discussing) difficult events with your children.

10 Minutes with Jeff Corwin

We talk to conservation and wildlife expert Jeff Corwin about getting involved in conservation efforts, how being a dad has affected his career and why caterpillars are fuzzy.

Kite Flying

Learn how to fly a kite and send it soaring with these tips, retailers and local events.

A Philanthropic Party

Jackson Price donates all of his birthday gifts to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children after a ninja-themed party.

The Croods

When their world starts to crumble, a prehistoric family goes on a road trip through uncharted territory and a fantastical world. Complicating things is an adventurous teenager and her overprotective dad.

Self-injury in Children

Studies have revealed a rising trend of self-harm occurring among children. We investigated stories of self-injury in children, including the signs to look for and what you can do about it.

Warm Bodies

After a young zombie named R saves a girl named Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world into something different … something human.

Here Comes the Boom

Kevin James plays a burned-out high school biology teacher who becomes a mixed martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extracurricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Beautiful Creatures

This romantic supernatural thriller stars Alden Ehrenreich as Ethan Wate, a teen who longs to escape the confines of his small Southern town. When he meets a mysterious new classmate named Lena, they uncover dark secrets about their town.