Summer is fading fast. It reminds me a little of the small plastic hourglasses that comes with board games like Pictionary. At first, the granules of sand seem to pass through the narrow neck at […]
Oh, right . . . fitness. Am I the only one who needs reminding about this? When it comes to my family’s health, lots of things manage to get my attention regularly. Runny noses serve […]
It’s got play dough. It’s got snacks. It’s got swings and slides. But does it have teachers who know what makes little kids tick and can handle my child when she inevitably freaks out? There’s […]
Looking back, 2012 may be the year when a million moms discovered their inner activist. There were elections to motivate us, controversies over women’s health, a major health reform law before the Supreme Court—and, of […]
*This giveaway is closed. Thanks to all who entered and congrats to Laura on winning! When my baby was born, a nurse at the hospital gave me a list of all the vaccines my child […]
Texas is in the news again, and in less-than-good ways. We’ve got the school districts suing the state. We’ve got health professionals pointing out there is a multi-billion IOU for Medicaid health care. It all […]
When Dallas-area student Chantal was just 8 years old, she faced a lot of trouble in school. A bright, compassionate kid diagnosed the year before with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism, she would sometimes […]
If you’ll forgive my sounding like an old fogey here: Boy, things sure have changed since I was a kid. My soon-to-be kindergartener is entering public school at a time when funding for education has […]
That can’t be right was my reaction, and I imagine a lot of folks’, to the report out last month that 60% of Texas students get suspended or expelled in middle or high school. When […]
First came Fast Food Nation. Then, Super Size Me. The latest installment in the man-aren’t-we-Americans-disgusting-in-what-we-eat comes to us delivered with a British accent in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. After seeing several comments from other moms […]
Tammy, a suburban reader, wants to know what schools in Austin are the best. Here’s what she had to say: We are currently living in the Round Rock area, but are considering making a move […]
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