The last of the Hodges quintuplets went home in late July after spending four months in the neonatal intensive care unit. The five babies were born at Seton Medical Center Austin in March and are the first set of quintuplets born in Austin since 2010. Parents Liz and...

The staff of Austin Family magazine wishes to express its deep and heartfelt condolences to Dr. Betty Richardson, advising editor and columnist since the magazine’s first issue 25 years ago. Betty’s son Mark Richardson died in August of complications from surgery. He...

Seton Healthcare Family has announced that on Aug. 25, the Dell Children’s Neonatal ICU (NICU) and Pediatric ICU transport teams delivered seven babies from Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi to the Level 4 NICU at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin....

A teacher at Lanier High School in Austin ISD has been named a finalist for Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Administrators. Tara Bordeaux, who teaches media arts, is one of six finalists. "I know firsthand how hard life can be on a young...

Round Rock KinderCare held its grand opening event Aug. 19 with activities, giveaways and refreshments. Children helped color in a wall mural and applied temporary tattoos. Families enjoyed stories at the Book Nook. And the KinderCare team hosted guided tours of the...

While we won’t get a total eclipse in the heart of Texas, many in the Lone Star State are still just as eager as the rest of the nation to catch a glimpse of this historic event. But before you venture out to take a look this Monday, experts warn stargazers to think...

As students return to class, it's important that drivers be aware of extra safety measures to keep students safe during their travels: Reduce your speed when driving near schools. Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. Stop when school bus lights are flashing. Put down...

The 22nd Annual Austin Fall Home & Garden Show returns Aug. 18-20  at the Austin Convention Center. The show will include interactive demos, displays and experts on home building, remodeling, landscaping, gardening and wildlife. Families can take advantage of fun...

On Aug. 9, the Office Depot Foundation donated 3,000 sackpacks full of essential school supplies to nonprofit organizations, schools and agencies in the Austin area. This is the foundation's 17th year of donating supplies, but the first year for donations in the...

Volunteers and donations are needed for the annual School Supplies Sunday/Kutz for Kidz event taking place Aug. 20 in Round Rock. The event expects to provide over 7,000 students with school supplies, haircuts, lunch and hearing and eye exams. Volunteer opportunities...

When children avoid school to avoid bullying, states can lose tens of millions of dollars in funding, finds new research from UT Austin. Published in School Psychology Quarterly, the research highlights the hidden cost to communities in states that use daily...

Whole Kids Foundation recently launched Starting with Soil, a free tablet-based organic education app, to help kids and parents to learn what it looks and feels like to grow food. The app functions as an interactive story in four chapters. The first three chapters...