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With parents gearing up to send their kids back to school, doctors are reminding them to bring their kids in for wellness check-ups.

News 12's Marisa Marcellino spoke with officials and&nbsp;health care&nbsp;workers from Saint Barnabas on the importance of checking in with your pediatrician.

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Well, we are on storm watch this evening as we make our way towards the weekend storm watch team HOA joining us right now here in studio and hope earlier this week, very chilly temperatures. We all have to deal with that. Now it's warming up, but we're going to have some rain that's going to come with it. Yeah, we're dealing with some rain and don't forget, we also saw some festive flakes that we saw some. But here's what you need to know for this weekend. It is going to be a 5050 weekend. Sunday will be a day that we need to watch. We're talking about showers and storms moving into our area starting Sunday morning and lasting into Monday morning commute. So the worst of the storm will start pushing into our area after 10 p.m. on Sunday and even lingering through the overnight. Some potential impacts flooding and wind damage, especially with winds that can gust up to 40 to 50 MPH. Even isolate gusts of 60 isn't out of the question. So let's time it out on your future cast again today. A beautiful day tomorrow. Do it again. It is gonna be a chilly start temperatures in the mid to upper forties and we will see the sunshine throughout the day and temperatures will be milder in the mid ff. So if you have anything to do, maybe holiday shopping tomorrow will be your best bet. Sunday does start off with some clouds and even some on and off showers throughout the morning. It looks the brunt of the system will start pushing into our area by Sunday evening. But Sunday afternoon, still dealing with that steady rain and look at those temperatures, upper fifties, low sixties. So can't even really go outside to enjoy the milder temperatures because we're dealing with this. Just the rain and the pockets of heavier downpours that can move through our area overnight and into Monday morning. So even though that the showers are coming to an end by morning, we're still going to be dealing with some of its impacts in terms of standing water, especially for those areas that have poor drainage. This is around 830 Monday morning. The showers are coming to an end, but look at those temperatures from sixties to forties in just a matter of hours and it is going to remain chilly throughout next week. Now, we're also seeing 2 to 3 inches of rainfall with the highest gusts pushing into our area by sun.

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Doctors urge parents to bring kids in for check-up before heading back to school

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Welcome back and new tonight as you gear up to send your kids back to school. Don't forget about that wellness checkup at the doctor's office. News tells marissa Marcelino has more on why it is so important from ST Barnabas hospital back to school season is definitely a busy time because everyone's coming in for their school forums which is great that everyone comes in. Um but it's important to get your checkups done year round. Dr Elena Stein is a pediatrician at ST Barnabas Hospital and says as students head back to class it's vital that they are protected. It's a good time to get the covid back and the flu vaccine. Also now with polio in new york, she says now is the time to get caught up if you haven't been in to see your pediatrician in awhile, parent and registered nurse, Patrice Shaw says many people missed checkups during the pandemic. There was a rapid decline in people bringing in their kids for all type of appointments, not only their well chopped appointments but also like their follow up appointments, developmental appointments. Dr Stein says going to the doctor is safer than going to the grocery store since safety restrictions are still in place. She also wants parents to know these well visits are about much more than getting vaccinated screening for things, high cholesterol, anemia, lead levels for kids developmental delays, any sleeping issues, any nutrition issues Dr stein says it's also important for your kids to get preventative care for diseases like diabetes and hypertension that can occur later in life at ST Barnabas hospital marissa Marcelino news 12.

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