‘Star Wars’ can teach your child math >
Sometimes you just need to use the Force to get through your children’s homework assignments, right? Now the “Star Wars” universe has expanded to offer reading…
Plan ahead for family fun in Austin in March, especially for spring break >
You’ll find a lot of things to do with the kids this March. Expect many more activities the week of spring break — March 12-16 —…
Austin 9-year-old asking many of the questions we all have about the school shooting in Florida >
This came into my inbox this morning: Dear Editor, Tonight we were talking at the dinner table about what happened at the high school in Florida…
Lions Club vision screenings identify problems early in pre-K kids >
Four-year-old Matthew Brown stares into the screen of the Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener held by Austin Downtown Founder Lions Club volunteer Rudy Munguia. Matthew can…
Are your kids getting enough sleep? >
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data from the 2015 national and state Youth Risk Behavior Surveys and looked at how much sleep students…
No school? What will you do on this snow day? We have ideas >
OK, parents, what’s your plan? With many school districts canceling school on Tuesday because of the threat of a winter storm happening from midnight to 6…
What will you do this winter break when kids are out of school? Follow our tips >
The kids are out of school. Often, day care centers closed down between Christmas and New Year’s. How are you going to cope? We have fun…
Five years after Sandy Hook: What has changed, what has not >
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., at Sandy Hook Elementary, when 20 students and six school employees were killed by shooter…
What should you give a teacher for the holidays? >
There are certain times of the year when teacher gifts are kind of the thing to do. Think: Teacher appreciation week in May, end of the school…
What will you do with no school Friday? We have 10 ideas >
OK, parents, what’s your plan? With Austin, Bastrop, Eanes, Hayes, Manor, Del Valle, Elgin and more districts canceling school on Friday because of the threat of…
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