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Follow Alice down the rabbit trail that takes audiences all over Zach Theatre...
The Red Queen and Alice face off in “Alice in Wonderland” at Zach Theatre. Kirk Tuck Zach Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland” is organized chaos and that’s not really a bad thing. Audiences become part of...
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CDC: No change in autism rates
Autism rates have fluctuated since 2000 from 1 in 150 kids to 1 in 88 and now 1 in 68 in school-age children, which was the same as the 2014 estimate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Scottish Rite Theater’s “The Town Musicians of Mumbai” brings fun for the...
Seeing family theater at Scottish Rite is a different experience than the other theaters in town. A young audience can sit on a carpeted area in front of the stage while their parents sit in the seats...
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Have a kid heading off to college this fall? Read “Letting Go” and “Do Your...
Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger have updated their book “Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years, ($16.99, William Morrow). It can help you explain why the...
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Parents of girls read “Girls & Sex” even if it makes you uncomfortable
Peggy Orenstein’s “Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape” ($26.99, Harper) sure made me queasy. It’s hard for parents of girls (and boys, too) to think about what they might be...
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For you and fellow moms: “I Want My Epidural Back” is a great laugh for...
This week, I’m looking at fun books that celebrate motherhood in time for “Mother’s Day.” Find my reviews of more serious books at austin360.com/raisingaustin. Baby Sideburns (Karen Alpert) is back...
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Study: What do children really cost each year? A bunch. What do moms want for...
The ecommerce site Zulily.com surveyed 1,000 women in April and looked at sales purchasing trends to figure out that the cost of raising a child through age 18 is $13,630 per year. Feeling poor, now....
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Two parenting conferences in June: MommyCon and The Big Baby Bash and Family Jam
We’ve got two big parenting conferences coming and I’ve got tickets to one of them. MommyCon is coming to Austin on June 25. The Big Baby Bash and Family Jam is a prenatal to preschool fair from...
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Hey, moms, not enough to worry about? Now there’s ‘Mom Hair’
I hate to even link to this because I don’t want it getting any more clicks, but when I saw a New York Times article titled “Mom Hair: It Exists. Now What to Do About It” I was confused. Was this an...
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Like Dory’s parents in “Finding Dory,” give kids words to explain their...
“Finding Dory” gives parents a reminder on how to talk to their children about differences. Pixar/Disney The opening scenes of Pixar and Disney’s “Finding Dory” shows Dory’s parents practicing with...
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Can your kids tell time without using their phone or other digital device?
Kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin Area camps learn to tell time. I’ve written before about the fact that my kids, who are 12 and 15, do not have a signature because they never learned...
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Know what to ask at Meet the Teacher this week
Maribel Salazar, 7, finds her new teacher for second grade with her mother, Cindy Tirado, at Caldwell Heights Elementary at Meet the Teacher Night in 2014. Karla Held, For American-Statesman We are...
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Back to school perfect time to reassess your over-scheduled children, self
This week on the podcast Statesman Shots, podcasts hosts Omar L. Gallaga and Tolly Moseley and I talked about heading back to school. You can find the podcast on the Statesmanshots blog and on iTunes...
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‘Screenwise’ author Devorah Heitner to parents: Don’t monitor kids’ screen time
Devorah Heitner wrote “Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in their Digital World.” Devorah Heitner, founder of the website Raising Digital Natives, gives parents a different perspective on children...
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New Owlet sock monitors heart rate, oxygen for baby
Taking your baby home from the hospital can be one of the scariest moments, especially if you have a premature baby with a lot of monitoring equipment. Here’s a new product that might be an answer: The...
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Two new nursing scarves give fashionable privacy
As a mom who nursed, I know how many times I had to do it in public. Yes, it’s my right and I’m going to do it, but sometimes I wanted something better to cover up. This month, I got two pitches for...
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Net Nanny wants you to monitor your children’s screen time — including...
Last week, I interviewed Devorah Heitner, who wrote the book “Screenwise: Helping Kids Survive (and Thrive) in Their Digital World.” She has been in town this week talking to parents at two elementary...
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‘Specially for Children alliance with Food Allergy and Education network...
Dr. Pooja Varshney is the medical director of the FARE Clinical Network site at ‘Specially for Children. ‘Specially for Children, the specialist doctor’s group affiliated with Dell Children’s Medical...
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11-year-old Chase Johnson starts epilepsy foundation, basketball fundraiser
Chase Johnson plays basketball at his home near Dripping Springs. He’s raising money for epilepsy awareness through his Chase for the Cure foundation. Nicole Villalpando/American-Statesman Chase...
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Fill your weekend with these fun Austin events for families
We’re getting ready for one fun weekend. OK, so we’ve got an 60 percent and 90 percent chance for thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday. That hasn’t stopped us before. Here are a few fun events to try:...
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