Register now to make lemonade for annual Lemonade Day >
Registration is now open for Lemonade Day Austin, May 6. This will be the ninth annual event. Your kids can register at austin.lemonadeday.org Each kid who register gets a…
Brave the rain on Friday, enjoy the sun Saturday and Sunday and these family events, March 24-26 >
It’s going to be a fabulous weekend for going outside and enjoying some fun with the family. It’s going to rain Friday, so you might want…
Zach Theatre announces its 2017-2018 season. What’s in it for families? >
Zach Theatre has become one of the best theater for all — aka children’s theater — programs in Austin. Next season, it will bring some classic…
Woman featured in CDC anti-smoking ad talks about pregnancy and smoking and her experience >
Amanda Brenden might look familiar. Often, people can’t quite remember where they have seen her. Brenden has been on your TV and in magazines. She’s…
Millennial parents, your daycare for one child is like paying college tuition every year >
Childcare Aware of America (yes, it’s a group that wants you to be aware of how much child care costs and change that) has some interesting…
Chess takes 14-year-old Emily Nguyen around the world >
Emily Nguyen was 4 when she found a chess set at the Round Rock Public Library. “She wanted to move the chess pieces, she wanted to…
Ready to spring clean your kids’ toys? Now you can recycle them >
Oh, I know there are toy boxes all over Austin that are full of broken toys that don’t work, haven’t been thought of in years…
WebMD now studying pregnant women who use its app >
WebMD is asking women who are pregnant and use its pregnancy app to help gather information about pregnancy risks. The Centers for Disease Control estimates…
Your kids and poison don’t mix. Some reminders for poison prevention week >
It’s National Poison Prevention Week. (I know you’ve marked your calendars for this one.) And these reminders from the National Capital Poison Center might seem obvious,…
Raising a beautifully blended multicultural child? New book from MixedNation celebrates your family >
Sixteen years ago, when we were expecting our first child, my husband and I wrote a column in the Statesman for a year about raising a…
