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Teach kids gardening, farming at local camps
This from Carolyn Lindell, who writes about gardening for us: Camille Cline runs the Gardenheads program. Photo by Carolyn Lindell Using trowels, spoons and other hand tools, a small group of kids...
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Looking for something indoors to do today and tomorrow? We’ve got some ideas
Blanton docent Gary Kattner, right, reads a book for Mandy Kutz, and daughter Effie, 3, Cate Bowman, 3, and mother Jillian Bontke Bowman during a Storytime tour in the Blanton Museum of Art in 2014....
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Want to see some live soccer? I’ve got tickets
Aztex’s Kyle Hoffer, right, battles for the ball with Real Monarchs SLC’s Emery Welshman during a USL match at House Park in May. Stephen Spillman for AMERICAN-STATESMAN The Austin Aztex are taking on...
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“Inside Out,” it’s like you’re in my family’s heads
Disgust, Anger and Fear in “Inside Out.” Three emotions my 11-year-old feels deeply right now. Last night we had a family outing to see the new Pixar movie “Inside Out.” It is brilliant. Yet, it’s a...
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The “Minions” are coming; I’ve got tickets
The Minions are back in the summer family film “Minions.” Universal Pictures Who is so excited about “Minions”? I know we are in my house and I suspect many of you are looking forward to the...
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New recommendations from American Academy of Pediatrics to prevent obesity
First lady Michelle Obama would like families to eat their vegetables. So would the the American Academy of Pediatrics. Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images Today the American Academy of Pediatrics...
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New app Choose Healthier wants to help families be healthier
We all want our kids to be healthier, right? To eat well, exercise every day, get plenty of sleep. Yet, we’re not always successful. Dr. Stephen Pont, medical director of the Texas Center for the...
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Seeking answers: Why wouldn’t you vaccinate your child?
LVN Tanya Roland vaccinates Fatima Wolfe, the 1-year-old daughter of Jordan Wolfe, at the Shots for Tots vaccination clinic at St. John’s Community Center on Feb. 5. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN I...
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Head off to camps, play dates with allergy wristbands
Beware Bandits sell for $6.99 each. If my kids were younger and had a serious allergy or life-threatening condition, Beware Bandits might be for us. Summer is a time when kids are heading off to day...
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Girls can get creative this summer with cool shoes from Austin’s Valentina
Everyone loves a pair of new summer slip-on shoes. Austin-based Valentina shoes from the mind of Tina Hambly expanded to allow girls to personalize their shoes. Girls have created everything from a...
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Fireflies are back. Go enjoy them
You can catch lightning bugs in a jar again. This from Patrick Beach on his new weather blog: It’s not your imagination, according to Wizzie Brown, an extension program specialist in Austin for the...
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Heading to a pool this weekend? Consider pool safety, sunscreen
Brigitte Decato, a swim instructor with the Swim Safe program at the YMCA, works with Octavio Ruiz, 5, (center) on the backstroke. 2007 Laura Skelding AMERICAN-STATESMAN Today, the American-Statesman...
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A good reminder on why pregnant and breast-feeding mothers need their vitamins
You know you’re supposed to take your prenatal vitamin before and during pregnancy as well as when you are nursing, but you might not know exactly why and what your prenatal vitamin should have in it....
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Another great patriotic idea
On Saturday, my Raising Austin column offered many tips on how to teach your kids about patriotism beyond just seeing fireworks on the Fourth of July. You can read that column, below. Send kids a voter...
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Who wants tickets to “Sarah the Dinosaur?”
“Sarah the Dinosaur” comes to the Long Center this weekend. Pollyanna Theatre Company kicks off showings of “Sarah the Dinosaur” this weekend. I have two sets of four tickets to give away for the 11:30...
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Interesting story: Screen addiction and its affects on children
Too much screen time can take its toll. Monday, the New York Times posted this story on screen time and our children:...
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New for moms: an app for breast-feeding, a formula-mixing machine
My Medela is an app that helps you problem solve and track breast-feeding. For moms who want help tracking and managing nursing, breast pump maker Medela has a new free app for the iPhone called My...
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UT graduate designs safer crib bumpers
Wonder Bumpers soften the crib rails without creating a suffocation hazard. A 38-rail pack is $149. Georgia Fiebrich, who graduated from the University of Texas and now lives in San Antonio, co-created...
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Review: “Sarah the Dinosaur” from Pollyanna Theatre Company
“Sarah the Dinosaur” comes to the Long Center this weekend. When we first see Sarah from Pollyanna Theatre Company’s “Sarah the Dinosaur,” she is meek. The second-grader and her class are visiting a...
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How-to survive parties, school, camps in a gluten, dairy and egg-free world...
Amy Fothergill is a chef who knows how to cook for gluten-free kids because she has two. San Francisco-area chef Amy Fothergill had to put her training to use in a different way when she had two...
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