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Ready for back to school? Eight things to do the night before school starts
Make sure you know how you’re getting to school. Erin Green/Bastrop Advertiser The excitement is building. We’ve actually heard the ring of the school bell and seen buses practicing routes this week....
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Back to school perfect time to reassess your over-scheduled children, self
This week on the podcast Statesman Shots, podcasts hosts Omar L. Gallaga and Tolly Moseley and I talked about heading back to school. You can find the podcast on the Statesmanshots blog and on iTunes...
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Last weekend before school starts … Celebrate with these fun things to do
I know, I know. School is coming way too fast. So, let’s enjoy this weekend. Here’s some fun things to do this weekend: The Texas Museum of Science & Technologyis hosting a star party on Friday...
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First day of school: Hooray! Did you make it?
At households around Austin, the school craze has begun. If your house was like mine this morning, it was a swirl of excited, yet half asleep kids and their excited, yet half asleep chauffeurs. Buses...
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‘Screenwise’ author Devorah Heitner to parents: Don’t monitor kids’ screentime
Devorah Heitner wrote “Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in their Digital World.” Devorah Heitner, founder of the website Raising Digital Natives, gives parents a different perspective on children...
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Looking ahead: Check our September calendar of family events in Austin
We’ve spent the day curating our list. Use it as your guide to schedule the family fun next month. Are we missing something? Email nvillalpando@statesman.com. Museums Families Create! at Contemporary...
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New Owlet sock monitors heart rate, oxygen for baby
Taking your baby home from the hospital can be one of the scariest moments, especially if you have a premature baby with a lot of monitoring equipment. Here’s a new product that might be an answer: The...
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Two new nursing scarves give fashionable privacy
As a mom who nursed, I know how many times I had to do it in public. Yes, it’s my right and I’m going to do it, but sometimes I wanted something better to cover up. This month, I got two pitches for...
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Dear Walmart and Target, Kids still need school supplies. Love, Frustrated...
The school supply aisle at Target used ot look like this. Now it’s full of empty storage containers to send off with your college kid. DEBORAH CANNON / AMERICAN STATESMAN Last night, day three of...
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Could Tylenol taken during pregnancy cause ADHD in children? New study points...
Could this be the reason why more kids have ADHD? Moms have all done it. We have a headache, a backache or a fever, and we take Tylenol while pregnant. A new study suggests a link between a woman’s use...
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New study: As many as 93 percent of parents put babies unsafe places while...
Babies don’t need anything in their cribs: not blankets, not pillows, not bumpers. Parker C. Smith/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution For 22 years, parents of newborns have been given the Back...
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Fun things to do in Austin this weekend to celebrate kids making it through...
Hooray! You made it through the first week of school — and hopefully without too many tears (yours or the children’s). Celebrate this weekend with these fun things to do: The new planetarium at the...
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Head to the zoo and learn about conservation with a Girl Scout
The Austin Zoo will celebrate conservation on Sept. 17. Plus, it’s a perfect chance to see the black bears. DEBORAH CANNON / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Girl Scout Phoebe Anderson contacted me about a really...
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Looking for stuff to do with the kids in Austin this long weekend? We’ve got...
We’re looking forward to the long weekend, already. My teenagers will fill these three days with a lot of screen time, I’m sure, but here are some activities they could be doing and your kids, too....
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Don’t be this driver. Watch for kids in and around buses, by schools, along...
If you haven’t watched this video from Austin Independent School District of two students getting hit by cars after getting off the school bus, watch it. Also read Melissa Taboada and Katie Hall’s...
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Need a new fitness app for kids after weeks of Pokemon Go? We’ve got 7 to try
Sarah Boutwell plays the augmented-reality smartphone game Pokémon Go at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday July 11, 2016. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) When the kids came home from...
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Net Nanny wants you to monitor your children’s screen time — including...
Last week, I interviewed Devorah Heitner, who wrote the book “Screenwise: Helping Kids Survive (and Thrive) in Their Digital World.” She has been in town this week talking to parents at two elementary...
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‘Specially for Children alliance with Food Allergy and Education network...
Dr. Pooja Varshey is the medical director of the FARE Clinical Network site at ‘Specially for Children. ‘Specially for Children, the specialist doctor’s group affiliated with Dell Children’s Medical...
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Best cities for families: What does Overland Park, Kansas, have that Austin...
Wallet Hub’s Best and Worst Cities for Families study looked at the 150 most populous cities and took things like local schools, health care systems, family fun and recreation. How did Austin rank?...
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Ready for “Bridget Jones’s Baby”? I’ve got free tickets to a screening
Renee Zellweger in “Bridget Jones’s Baby.” (Universal Pictures) If you loved the “Bridget Jones” books and movies, I bet you’re excited about “Bridget Jones’s Baby.” I’ve got tickets to the 7:30 p.m....
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