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Great weekend to do fun things with your kids, Jan. 20-22
At last, a beautiful weekend in Austin. Yes, it might rain a bit on Saturday morning and it will be windy on Sunday, but this is the kind of January weekend we love. Jessica Gonzales, from the Oak Hill...
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When is a kid too sick to go to school? It’s a tough call
A University of Michigan poll of parents found that there are many differing views about when a child should stay home from school because of illness. The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on...
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What are you doing in February? Check out our family calendar for Austin
Bryce Hohertz, 7, of Dripping Springs, and his brother Cole, 5, look through spectroscopes to observe the spectrum of light at WeatherFest at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. JAY JANNER /...
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That pacifier your child loved in the hospital is now available
JollyPop pacifies sell for $4.99 for two. If you’ve been searching far and wide for the pacifier that your child used in the hospital, you can now actually buy them. JollyPops, which are BPA-free and...
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New book by Austin author encourages kids to “Dream Big”
“Dream Big by Kat Kronenberg Austinite Kat Kronenberg’s new children’s book “Dream Big” (Greenleaf Book Group Press, $15.95) takes us to Africa, where Baboon sets out to crush the dreams of all the...
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Pregnant women and children: FDA, EPA want you to eat more fish, but the...
This month the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency encouraged pregnant women, breast-feeding women and children to eat more fish, with the caveat that it...
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Gorgeous weekend ahead for family fun in Austin, Jan. 27-29
It’s going to be a beautiful end of January weekend, with sunny skies and highs in the 60s. Hooray! Here are some fun things to do this weekend with your kids: Friday Wildflower Center. Sprouts....
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When nursing moms want to work, IBM makes it easier to pump with Mother’s...
Working breast-feeding mothers of Austin, get ready to be jealous. Carlie Bower sits in one of the individual rooms in a Mother’s Room at IBM. Nicole Villalpando/American-Statesman photos Last week, we...
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Is it a cold, the flu, allergies or an infection? How can you tell what your...
How the cough sounds and whether there’s a fever is important signs when determining whether it’s a cold or an upper respiratory infection or something more.photos.com 2007 What’s going around right...
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Dell Children’s to add 24 bed mental health unit with $3 million matching grant
Kate Peoples, Nyle Maxwell and Dr. Sonia Krishna announced the new The Grace Grego Maxwell Mental Health Unit at Dell Children s. Peoples, 26, needed better coordinated care for anorexia treatment when...
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What does Boy Scouts of America accepting transgender youth mean for Austin...
On Monday, Boy Scouts of America announced it will allow troops to accept transgender children. Its statement: “For more than 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America, along with schools, youth sports and...
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What do beer and breast milk have in common? Find out tonight
You don’t normally think of beer and breast milk going together, right? But Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin has figured out a way to make this unorthodox pairing work. Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin is hosting...
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Explore nature this weekend and other Austin family events, Feb. 3-5
It should be a nice weekend, with a chance of rain on Sunday morning, but highs will be in the 60s on Saturday and 70s on Sunday. Check out these fun family events: Enjoy the Ladybird Johnson...
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Even the youngest babies wear red this month for heart disease awareness
Babies at St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas wear read hats on Thursday. St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas. Thursday at St. David’s Women’s Center newborns there were given red knit caps in honor of...
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Austin named one of the best cities to raise a family
SmartAsset, an online financial resource company, named Austin No. 9 on its best places to raise a family chart. It looked at cost of living, cost of child care, math and reading scores for students,...
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Thinking of my daughter during Audi Super Bowl commercial
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6u10YPk_34&w=560&h=315] The Super Bowl commercial that got me, of course, was the Audi commercial. It shows a line of kids soapbox car racing and one of...
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One of greatest gifts to give your children, a happy marriage
Moses and Anna María Saldaña at their home in South Austin in 2014. They will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on February 15. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN We were like three little kids. We...
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Celebrate an early Valentine’s Day with family fun this weekend, Feb. 10-12
It should be a beautiful weekend for exploring Austin with your family. Try these family events: Friday: Tinkering Tots: Build the City! 9:45 a.m. Fridays for 2-year-olds; 10:45 a.m. Fridays for...
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Pregnant moms, could that girl baby you’re carrying be making you sicker?
New research out of Ohio State seems to prove the old wives’ tale that pregnant women carrying girls feel worse than pregnant women carrying boys. In my case, that old wives’ tale turned out to be...
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Away from hospital, models at Children’s Blood & Cancer Center fashion show...
The Fashion Show grew out of the prom that the Children’s Blood & Cancer Center at Dell Children’s Medical Center holds every year. (RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL / AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2015) Confidence....
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