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University of Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger gets behind Austin kid’s quest...
University of Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is trying to help 13-year-old Garland Benson raise $1 million for the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation. Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger runs the ball during...
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Plan ahead: Check our May calendar of family events in Austin
May give us the big preview for summer. The temperatures rise. The fun is just around the corner. We are filled with anticipation about the three months to come. Don’t skip ahead to June, July and...
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Beautiful spring weekend for enjoying these family events in Austin, April 27-29
If ever there was a beautiful weekend to head outdoors with the kids this would be one. Try your hand at the City nature Challenge at local parks, or try out a new playground with our guide of the best...
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CDC’s new autism numbers show increase, but there’s more to that
New estimates of the prevalence of autism from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are out. Now 1 in 59 8-year-olds are on the autism spectrum. Previously, the number was 1 in 68 in 2016....
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New Pollyanna Theatre Company children’s play about opioid addiction
The opioid crisis has come to children’s theater. In May, Pollyanna Theatre Company is exploring the epidemic that has left a generation of kids growing up without their parents or growing up with a...
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New Dell Foundation grants focus on teen mental health, pediatric asthma data...
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has new given new grants toward two Dell Medical School at the University of Texas projects. One will seek to create better ways to transition teens from...
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Boy Scouts takes next step in opening to girls with ‘Scout Me In’ campaign
Boy Scouts of America announced its new campaign “Scout Me In” on Wednesday. This builds on the program it launched in fall to allow girls to join Boy Scouts at the Cub Scouts level and then eventually...
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New hotline for new moms with postpartum depression
Postpartum Support International has several ways that new moms can get help. Of course, you also should check in with your own doctor, but if you can’t get in right away or while you’re waiting for...
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Bees, chemistry and more to explore this beautiful weekend, May 4-6
The rain is coming… but it will go away in time for Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy these Austin family events. Science Mill. Fun with Chemistry. University of Texas Women in Natural Sciences group...
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Austinite Cristal Glangchai’s new book ‘VentureGirls’ takes kids beyond STEM...
Austinite and University of Texas graduate Cristal Glangchai founded VentureLab to teach kids how to think like entrepreneurs using science technology engineering and math skills, and now she’s turned...
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. What do teachers really want?
All across schools in Central Texas, parents are planning their week around the tokens that their school is suggesting students bring each day to show their appreciation for their teachers … or they...
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What moms really want for Mother’s Day can’t be bought
Just six more shopping days to Mother’s Day. Have you gotten your gifts yet? Wait, let’s take a step back. Put down the wallet and realize that there’s more to this day than can be wrapped up in a bow....
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Where’s the best place to be a working mom? Hint: It’s not Texas
Wallet Hub released its annual ranking of best states to be a working mother, just in time for Mother’s Day. Texas ranked No. 42. Idaho was the worst out of 50 states and the District of Columbia....
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What’s Mom really worth? How the job of mother translates in salary terms
If you had to give Mom a salary for all the work she does for the family, you probably couldn’t afford her. Insure.com figured out just how much she’s worth in dollar figures for the job she does. Her...
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The Austin moms who made us think since last Mother’s Day
As the Raising Austin columnist, I get to share the stories of some pretty incredible moms. Moms who are creatively changing Austin. Moms who have nerves of steel when it comes to supporting their kids...
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New book ‘The Stepmoms’ Club’ reminds us: Don’t forget stepmoms this Mother’s...
Mother’s Day can be the loneliest holiday for stepmoms. The children they are helping to raise are with their mothers. They’ve often helped create something special for the children’s mother and often...
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20 favorite TV moms and what they’ve taught us
Who among us hasn’t wished for a different mother, like the ones you see on TV? And for moms, who among you haven’t wished you could be more like those moms on TV? Steady and kind, funny and smart,...
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Austin family puts Smartwatch Embrace that detects epilepsy seizures to the test
Our smartwatches are fun. Our smartwatches are cool. Our smartwatches could save a life. Yes. Now a special kind of smartwatch can send a text message, place a phone call, as well as make a record of...
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Plan your Mother’s Day weekend with the kids with these family events
It’s going to be a beautiful Mother’s Day Weekend. There’s a slight chance for rain, but it’s going to be in the upper 80’s, low 90’s. We’ve got plenty of kid-related activities for the weekend....
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What’s ahead for YMCA of Austin’s new overnight camp? We have details
YMCA of Austin announced the name of the overnight camp it is building on 85 acres along Onion Creek in northern Hays County. It will be called Camp Moody after a $6.25 million gift from the Moody...
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