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New treatments now being used in AIDS prevention
Thirty-five years ago we were beginning to hear about a disease that made sex deadly: AIDS. Dr. Donald Brode, a family physician at Austin Regional Clinic, began working in an HIV clinic in Austin in...
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New PBS Kids show ‘Kid Stew’ features Austin girl
Saturday and Sunday, PBS unveils a new TV show “Kid Stew” that promises to be about kids, for kids and made by kids. The first episodes features Austinite Matilda Solis, who is a ballerina. She talks...
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New guides help families with autism plan ahead for eating out at Flower...
We’ve done stories about sensory friendly offerings, from the Wings for All program to help kids prepare for airline travel by practicing boarding a flight, to including sensory friendly hours at the...
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Parents, how you talk about weight can lead to an eating disorder, study finds
Parents, what you say to your kids about their bodies matters, especially when it comes to eating disorders. A study in the Journal of Adolescent Health found a strong relationship between girls at age...
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Want to see new ‘Jurassic World’ before everyone else? Enter to win tickets
We are giving away family four-packs of tickets to an advance screening of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom!” The screening will be early evening Tuesday, June 19, at the Regal Metropolitan. Winners...
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Play as a family this weekend in Austin, June 8-10
This weekend, families have a lot of chances to play together, from building with blocks to playing with bubbles. Here are some of the family events happening in Austin: Play with blocks and more at...
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Enter to win tickets to Pollyanna Theatre Company’s “If Wishes Were Fishes”
This month, Austin’s Pollyanna Theatre Company is bringing the new play by Holly Hepp-Galvan, “If Wishes Were Fishes. It will tell the story of a fish caught in a net who grants wishes and what three...
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Girl Scouts of Central Texas getting a new CEO
Girl Scouts of Central Texas is getting a new chief executive officer starting July 2. It had previously announced that CEO Lynelle McKay, who joined the council in 2013, would be leaving at the end of...
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How to spot the warning signs of suicide, after deaths of Kate Spade, Anthony...
The news of Anthony Bourdain’s and Kate Spade’s deaths has been a sobering reminder that depression and suicide cut across all demographics. “Depression and mental illness do not discriminate …. it’s...
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Matt Coyne’s first year of fatherhood turned into ‘Man vs. Baby,’ the book
Head to any bookstore or online bookseller and you can find dozens of new titles about motherhood. Some are deeply moving, some are instructional and still others find the humor in this difficult job....
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What dads can teach their daughters to help them become empowered women
For dads, raising daughters can sometimes be mystifying. The same could be said for mothers raising sons or really any parent raising a kid who isn’t like they were growing up. But dads do some great...
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Keep cool, but have fun, at these Austin family events this weekend, June 15-17
You can help keep other people cool while listening to cool kids’ music this weekend. See a mermaid, a fairy or “Incredibles 2.” Here are some of the events we found. You can find more events at...
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How long and how well kids sleep matters in obesity prevention, new study finds
A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics put activity monitors similar to a FitBit on 829 adolescents and looked at quality and quantity of sleep and how it related to blood pressure, waist...
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Are teens having more sex, doing more drugs than 10 years ago?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Youth Risk Behavior Survey with comparisons between 2017 numbers and 2007 numbers. This is a wide-range survey of high-schoolers. Are teens...
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Does ‘Incredibles 2’ get the work-life balance wrong?
The family in “Incredibles” are just like us. OK, yes, they are superheroes with super powers, but they, too struggle with the work-life balance. In the first movie, Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T....
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Girl Scouts of Central Texas CEO Lynelle McKay going to Girl Scouts USA
Earlier this month, we wrote about a new chief executive officer coming to Girl Scouts of Central Texas in July, Paula Bookidis. She replaces Lynelle McKay. Last week Girl Scouts USA announced that...
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What’s it take to be a professional ballerina? Austin teen featured on PBS...
Matilda Solis, 15, started dancing with Ballet Austin when she was 9. The Austin teen recently was featured on the new PBS Kids show “Kid Stew,” which is about kids, for kids and made by kids. Her...
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We all scream for ice cream at the Ice Cream Festival, more family fun this...
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend in Austin, and hot, but not too hot. Time for some ice cream at the Ice Cream Festival or a classic movie at the Paramount Theatre or the Bullock Museum. Londyn...
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Girls Giving Grants high-schoolers help Foster Angels
Last week, 82 Austin-area girls participating in the Girls Giving Grants gave $8,200 to the Foster Angels of Central Texas. The grant is the biggest one that the Impact Austin program for eighth...
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St. David’s surgery recovery program reduces opioids, hospital stay
Marty Martinez, 52, loves golf. He plays at least 36 holes a week, usually Saturday and Sunday, sometimes Friday. He calls it “competitive golf,” a group of friends regularly playing for bragging...
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