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Back to school: Hooray! or Booooo!?
Second-grade teacher Meredith Scaggins writes her name on the board for students on the first day of school at Eanes Elementary School. KATIE URBASZEWSKI/WESTLAKE PICYUNE There are many parents who...
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Moms celebrate a mighty attitude in baby and toddler clothing with Little &...
Little & Mighty features long-sleeved shirts for $28, short sleeved for $24. Austinite Rachel Bucher and fellow moms Amanda Jigmond and Komal Patel wanted clothing that would reflect the mighty...
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Next time Ringling Bros. comes to Austin, the elephants won’t be here
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will stop using elephants.Photo by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Every year we write about the circus coming to town. In fact, we’ve written about...
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Parents: You’re not doing your job. Sincerely, expert and author Leonard Sax
Dr. Leonard Sax wrote “Girls on the Edge” and “Boys Adrift.” Family physician, psychologist and author Leondard Sax wants parents to know that they are “raising kids wrong.” The author of “Boys Adrift”...
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Zach Theatre brings Pat Mora’s “Tomás and the Library Lady” to stage
Benjamin Bazan (Tomás ) and Kathleen Brown as The Library Lady. in Zach Theatre’s bilingual “Tomás and the Library Lady.” Credit: Kirk Tuck is the newest bilingual theater for family audiences offered...
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Dell Children’s opens Simply Safety store with low-cost products like car...
Simply Safety has opened up in the Strictly Pediatrics building across from Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. It offers low-cost products like car seats, bike helmets and life...
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Pollyanna Theatre company having a sale on “Pattern People” tickets
Looking for family theater? Pollyanna Theatre is having a flash sale from now until noon Thursday. Save on all tickets to our opening day, January 23. Just use discount code 48HRS....
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Looking for something to do on Saturday? New High 5 opens
High 5 has 28 bowling lanes. The new High 5 entertainment complex in Lakeway is having it’s official grand opening Saturday, though it’s been open for business since Monday. The facility offers...
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Thinking about going to see “Norm of the North”? Here’s my review
A still from “Norm of the North.” (Lionsgate) “Norm of the North” wants to be an endearing tale of a polar bear who dares to be different and saves the Arctic from human intervention. “Norm of the...
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Sleeping habits of teens, worse than babies?
Benjamin Villalpando just wants to sleep, but not during normal sleeping hours. That’s a teenager for you. Photo by Nicole Villalpando We’re waging a war in my house to get my 12-year-old and my...
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Is Minecraft in classrooms a good thing?
Minecraft might look like an old-school video game, but it’s likely the most popular game right now. Players build virtual worlds out of elements that they’ve mined to collected. Addie...
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Learn how Central Texas Girl Scouts are going for Gold Award 100 years later
The Girl Scout cookies are here. The sale, which begins Wednesday, will have girls around Central Texas standing at booths outside local businesses starting Saturday. You’ll see the girls. You probably...
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Review: “Tomás and the Library Lady” at Zach Theatre makes reading entertaining
“Tomás and the Library Lady,” Zach Theatre’s theater for all play based on the Pat Mora book, does a great job at making reading come to life. The bilingual play, adapted by José Cruz González, is the...
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Is there an ADHD epidemic or are we just quick to label kids with symptoms?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and its cousin attention-deficit disorder seem to be everywhere, right? If you have a kid in early elementary school, you probably are experiencing fellow...
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What are you doing in February? Austin family events happening next month
Theater Benjamin Bazan (Tomás) and Claire Stephen as the Library Lady in Zach Theatre’s bilingual Tomás and the Library Lady.Credit: Kirk Tuck “Tomás and the Library Lady.” Pat Mora’s story about the...
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Kids in New Groove gets Hotel Van Zandt support
Kids in a New Groove, a local nonprofit that gives music lessons to kids in foster care, has received a $5,000 grant from the new Hotel Van Zandt. Kids In a New Groove music teacher Missy Hance coaches...
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Austin’s Hand to Hold’s Kelli Kelley takes new role consulting Huggies
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. David’s Medical Center was where Kelli Kelleys journey began. Now she’s executive director of Hand to Hold, an organization to help parents of children born...
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Can we moms start “Breaking Busy” in our lives? Author Alli Worthington shows...
A few years ago, Alli Worthington says she found herself “at wit’s end.” The blogger and founder of BlissDom Events was working all the time and raising five boys, who are now ages 7 to 17. “I’m just...
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Do you look like the new Barbie – curvy, tall or petite?
Barbie comes in four different body types. When Mattel announced today that it would start offering Barbies with four different body types, mothers and fathers around the world had their fingers...
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Another reminder it’s OK to follow your gut and fire your day care
The story this week of the 5-month-old baby that died in a Georgetown day care after choking on a glove is heartbreaking. I’m sure for many parents it brings home thoughts of how well do you know your...
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