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Dirty diapers that go Poof and disappear
Could Poof diapers really disappear from the landfill quickly and work? Well, it isn’t quite that easy, but Poof diapers are designed to not linger in the landfill like other disposables. They are...
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Nanobébé bottle for breast milk looks like a boob
Nanobebe Breastmilk Bottle looks like a human breast. Nanobébé Breastmilk Bottle actually looks like a woman’s breast, except it’s clear and not made of fresh. The makers also made it specifically to...
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Kid being bullied? Watch out for drug and alcohol use later, study finds
Wikimedia Commons. A new study out of Boston Children’s Hospital, which will be part of the June issue of Pediatrics, looked at more than 4,000 students in Houston, Birmingham, Alabama, and Los...
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Daughter hit puberty early? She’s at more risk for dating abuse, study finds
Could reaching puberty quicker and having friendships with boys increase a girls’ chance of being abused?RODOLFO GONZALEZ / AMERICAN-STATESMAN A new study out of the University of North Carolina Chapel...
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Dealing in girl drama? You don’t have to, says Texas author
Does it feel like “Mean Girls” at your house? Cady (Lindsay Lohan), Karen (Amanda Seyfried), Regina (Rachel McAdams) and Gretchen (Lacey Chabert) took out much of their drama on their mothers as well...
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Texas A&M ranked No. 2 in best schools list
Schools.com, an online site for the college search process, ranked more than 1,600 four-year schools, paying special attention to affordability, flexibility, number of programs offered and retention...
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Kids who don’t need fidget spinners are ruining it for the rest of us
An Austin teacher shared with her parents this picture: A drawer full of fidget spinners collected by one teacher. Her class was overloaded in fidget spinners, and apparently, they were distracting....
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Hot and sunny Mother’s Day weekend for these family events, May 12-14
Maker Faire Austin features interactive exhibits and hands-on workshops on everything from making soaps to using 3D printers. Contributed by Maker Faire Austin It’s going to be a gorgeous Mother’s Day...
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Moms, how are you taking care of yourself?
This weekend I wrote about mom burnout. You can read the story here: HOW TO CRAWL OUT OF YOUR MOTHERHOOD BURNOUT It uses wisdom from psychologists Neil Brown, who wrote about parental burnout, and...
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At South Austin car wash, dinosaurs come alive for three quarters
Jurassic Car Wash on South Congress Avenue now has two coin-operated dinosaurs in addition to the other dinosaur attracts. Put 75 cents into the slot and flick the switch to Tyrannosaurus rex and a...
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Straight out of sci-fi: Testing out New Neutrogena Light Therapy Acne Mask
When dermatologist Dr. Ted Lain first talked to us about Neutrogena’s Light Therapy Acne Mask, he was pretty excited about it. He’d been trying it out at American Academy of Dermatology conference....
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How Austin family’s tragedy turned into libraries
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published June 15, 2014 and was lost to our website. We’re republishing today because we know Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are sometimes hard holidays. We...
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Is your daycare doing enough to prevent a flu pandemic? Few are, study finds
Does your daycare have a plan for dealing with an influenza pandemic? LISA POWELL / STAFF Remember the swine flu aka H1N1 of 2009. It was pretty nasty and spread throughout summer camps, childcare...
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Elizabeth Silver writes about year of daughter’s uncertain diagnosis in...
Elizabeth L. Silver writes about daughter’s medical uncertainty in “The Tincture of Time.” David Zaugh In “The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty,” ($27, Penguin Press), Elizabeth L....
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Study: Race matters in sudden unexpected infant deaths. Why?
Babies should always sleep alone, on their back and in a safe empty crib with a firm mattress. A new study looked at 20 years worth of data of infant deaths due to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, of...
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Shop, eat and cycle your way around Austin to help foster kids
Kids in a New Groove music teacher Missy Hance coaches a student during a recital. COURTESY OF KIDS IN A NEW GROOVE This month, Kids in a New Groove, which provides music lessons for kids in foster...
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Do you have a teen that loves art? Contemporary Austin looking for teen...
Contemporary Austin’s Teen Council helps advise the museum on programming. Contemporary Austin If you have a teen that loves art, loves to talk art, loves to make art, Contemporary Austin museum is...
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You’re probably not using sunscreen correctly, according to this study
Researchers at the the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis set up an interesting experiment. They set up free sunscreen dispensers at the Minnesota State Fair. Then they sat back and...
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Plan your rainy weekend with these family events, May 19-21
“Playing Possum” from Pollyanna Theatre Company is at the Long Center this weekend. It looks like we’re headed for one rainy weekend. Plan it wisely with options for staying inside as the storms hit....
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It’s not your imagination. Girls’ clothes are so much smaller than boys’
Girls Will Be offers shorts that are not so short. Girls Will Be Imagine you have twin 6-year-olds, one boy and one girl. You hit the boys’ and girls’ departments of your favorite clothing store in...
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