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Hey, Facebook, is 20 days of bereavement enough?
This week Facebook made news when it offered its employees more time to grieve the loss of a loved one. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg made this announcement on Tuesday: “Starting today,...
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Austin’s Hand to Hold starts NICU Now podcast for parents of premature babies
Parents can listen to a NICU Now podcast in the hospital while sitting with their babies. Hand to Hold This month, local nonprofit Hand to Hold released a podcast NICU Now on iTunes and Stitcher....
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Now you can go to the ob/gyn and get a facial, too
Imagine going to the gynecologist’s office and actually wanting to go there — and not because you can’t wait to talk about the baby you’re carrying. Now, imagine going there to get a facial. Dr....
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5 things to do with your child’s Valentine’s Day cards
Kids love this holiday. I am not the biggest fan (and it has nothing to do with Valentine’s Day horror stories). No, it’s that when my kids were in preschool and elementary school, they spent 5 minutes...
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Let this bear reveal your baby’s gender
Expecting parents are now coming up with clever ways to reveal their baby’s gender. Now you can buy a stuffed animal to help you. My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear comes with a bear in a gender neutral box....
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Fill the long President’s Day weekend with tons of family fun, Feb. 17-20
It’s going to be a long weekend (President’s Day = Many Kids Off School), with some serious rain chances on Sunday. Here are some events to keep kids busy: David Peña as Gerald the Elephant and Amanda...
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Get ready for summer camp with these tips
Clara Brady, 8, climbs at the Rock About Climbing Adventures Camp in Reimers Ranch last year. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN We’re getting excited about our summer camp guide. Find in on Feb. 24 at...
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Look ahead to March with our family events calendar
Family events happening in March Each month we put together a list of events for families happening the next month. Check out what’s coming to museums, movie theaters, stages, libraries and more near...
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Want to get pregnant? Could your weight be holding you back?
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi of Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine. A new study from the National Institutes of Health looked at 501 couples from Michigan and Texas from 2005 to 2009 who were trying...
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Keep track of your child’s teammates on the field with new Name the Teammate app
Name the Teammate app lets you follow your child’s game from your phone. Austin mom Laura LeMond has two boys ages 14 and 16 who grew up playing flag football. She remembers having to ask a fellow...
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Facing a loved one with memory loss like David Cassidy? Check out these...
Singer David Cassidy, best known for his role as Keith Partridge on “The Partridge Family,” says he is struggling with memory loss. Dan Steinberg/Associated Press 2009 The news out this week that...
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A beautiful weekend to explore STEM and more family events, Feb. 24-26
Ellie Arntson, Iliana Casati, and Mia Jones explore as part of the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and Girl Day STEM Festival in 2015. University of Texas Friday Tinkering Tots: Build the City!...
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Know how to take great bluebonnet photos with your kids
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2009 Cindy Bye of Austin snaps a picture of her children as they pose in front of a bed of bluebonnets at the Lady Bird Wildflower Center Sunday, March 22, 2009. The children...
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Want to teach your tot Spanish? MamaLingua app can help
MamaLingua app helps parents and their young children learn Spanish or English. It’s from the minds of Austin moms Aileen Passariello-McAleer and Christia Madacsi Hoffman. MamaLingua Aileen...
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Have fun with “Elephant & Piggie” at Zach Theatre
David Peña as Gerald the Elephant and Amanda Clifton as Piggie in the 2017 production of “Elephant And Piggie: We Are In A Play!” at ZachTheatre. Photo by Kirk Tuck If your kids love the “Elephant...
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Heading out on a hike with the family? Read this book first
“Families on Foot” by Jennifer Pharr Davis and Brew Davis It is going to be a perfectly beautiful weekend — a perfect weekend for going on a hike with the family. To inspire you, take a look at...
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Is Texas a great place to be a woman? Survey says …
The Women’s March on Austin is one of nearly 300 sister marches happening around the world to take place on Jan. 21, 2017. JOHN GUTIERREZ / FOR AMERCIAN-STATESMAN Austin might be one of the best places...
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Do you remember Doublescoop column in the Statesman?
Before there was Raising Austin, there was Doublescoop, a column that ran in the Statesman several times a week. The goal was to give kids ideas of what to do during the hours between the end of the...
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Need a way to unplug? Austin moms want you to go Off The Grid with new game
Off the Grid allows you to have a conversation with your kids about their use of screens and social media. Off the Grid From sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, it’s officially the National Day of...
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What’s in store for families at new Alamo Drafthouse at Mueller? Take a look
The new Barrel O’ Fun at the new Alamo Drafthouse at Mueller is where many family-friendly programming will happen. RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Today, we went inside the new Alamo...
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