June's Summer Fun Checklist was a blast! We hope you and your kids had many new adventures and lots of fun exploring all of the things that make Austin great. In case you missed out on the June Checklist, here's...
Pinworms. So, if you don't know what they are, it is probably the grossest kid disease that you can imagine. Here's how they get them...kid touches something that has remnants of poop on it and then puts their hand...
Sponsored By: VentureLab VentureLab CEO Cristal Glangchai on how entrepreneurial camps prepare kids for their future When VentureLab CEO Cristal Glangchai started her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, she noticed she was practically the only woman around. While working for 3M in Austin,...
This may sound like a strange question to pose, but let’s be honest, motherhood ISN’T right for everyone. So to be or not to be a mother? I already am one. So now what?  I am the quintessential description of...
Sure the Fourth of July is a time to cook out, watch parades, shoot some fireworks. It’s America’s birthday after all. But why not provide for your kids the meaning behind waving the American flag? To get them to...
"We were her kids, her comrades, the end of her and the beginning." -Cheryl Strayed (of her mother) When I watched Wild a few weeks ago, this quote sucker punched me,. "The end of her and the beginning." Yep, that hits...
  June Summer Fun Checklist Item: Ride the MetroRail The MetroRail is Austin's commuter train, operated by Capital Metro, that runs on a 32-mile line from Leander to downtown Austin. The first time I rode the MetroRail was in 2012 during...
July 4th will be here before we know it, and along with fireworks, cooking out, and celebrating all that makes 'Merica shine, this mama wants to get a little crafting in! I've scoured Pinterest for some of the most...
  "Schooool's out. for. the summer. Schooooool's out. For....ever??" Yikes. Your kids are out of school for summer! Hurray!! Right? Well, mostly. And maybe less so as summer continues.  But for now, we'll stick with "mostly". Even as you are celebrating...enjoying...
A few weeks ago, Nobel laureate and biochemist Sir Richard Timothy "Tim" Hunt made some pretty controversial statements regarding women in science at the World Conference of Science Journalists: "Let me tell you about the trouble with girls. Three things...