Back to school: Reflections on lessons still to learn as son heads into senior year >
We have hit the home stretch — that final year of grade school. Senior year of high school. How did this happen? Wasn’t it just yesterday…
Ever been told to slow down? Mom Brooke McAlary tells you how she did it in new book >
Brooke McAlary’s young adulthood and first years of parenthood were anything but slow. She had an active career and then became a working mother. Then, about…
Should women still use baby powder after Johnson & Johnson lawsuit? >
Last week, a jury in Missouri awarded 22 women $4.7 billion in a case that linked Johnson & Johnson baby powder to asbestos and ovarian cancer. …
Can dogs make pregnant women sick like cats can? >
For a long time, we’ve known that cats (specifically their poop) can carry toxoplasmosis, which can infect pregnant women and their fetus. It could affect the…
Hop on the Breast Express at Mothers’ Milk Bank, IBM to learn more about breastfeeding >
The Breast Express is coming to Austin. On Monday, the traveling RV by breast-feeding support app PumpSpotting will be at IBM in North Austin, which PumpSpotting…
More kids are taking vitamins than a decade ago, but do they do any good? >
Every morning you make your kids breakfast and that breakfast includes a multivitamin in chewable or gummy form. You think, “Hey, even if they aren’t eating…
Who should be screening moms for postpartum depression? More doctors now can >
The postpartum depression that can follow having a baby can catch many families off guard and become worrisome not just for the mom experiencing it, but…
Does ‘Incredibles 2’ get the work-life balance wrong? >
The family in “Incredibles” are just like us. OK, yes, they are superheroes with super powers, but they, too struggle with the work-life balance. In the…
Matt Coyne’s first year of fatherhood turned into ‘Man vs. Baby,’ the book >
Head to any bookstore or online bookseller and you can find dozens of new titles about motherhood. Some are deeply moving, some are instructional and still…
New children’s store opening near downtown Austin >
St. Edward’s University alum Karina Drake is opening up a new children’s boutique near downtown Austin Saturday. The store, Alexa James Baby, is named after Drake’s…
