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N, S, E, W Fun in Every Direction!
Austin has so much to offer families who want some summer fun, but what else is out there? Turns out that one hour north, east, south and west of Austin yield some great summer adventure zones, each with a slightly different appeal. Fill up your gas tank, pack your...


How To Declutter Your Life To Reduce Stress
How many times have you yelled at your kids to clean up the mess in their bedroom or playroom? Believe it or not, that clutter isn’t just stressing you out because you are annoyed—it is stressing out the entire family because the sheer existence of clutter is linked...


High Commitment Sports – 3 Things To Consider
When it comes to kids’ sports, every parent wants to hear the coach say, “Your child has real potential.” With that simple praise of talent, visions of college scholarships and big-league contracts suddenly dance on the horizon. Before long parents are...
Lifelines


Summer Safety Tips
Kids enjoy being outside in the summer – riding bikes, swimming, playing at the park and watching...


Does My Child Have Scoliosis?
Scoliosis affects about 1 in every 40 people according to the National Scoliosis Foundation. The...


What Parents Need To Know About PANDAS Disorder
What if your child suddenly developed obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tics, severe...


Parents: The Latest Information About Infant Sleep
New Parents: The Wrong Advice About Infant Sleep Could Be Deadly Even after the successful...
Education


Tips for Making Closure on the School Year
Top tips for the end of the school year My mom friends and I refer to the fifth month of the year...


Coding Offers More Benefits Than You Think
Simply put, coding is a way to communicate with a machine, and there are multiple coding...


Classical Education, Do You Have Questions?
Classical Education I’ll admit my ignorance. When charged with writing about “classical...


Role of the Middle School Counselor
Middle school is a time of great change for kids as they leave behind a relatively...
Family Matters


Fox News Radio – Are overprotective parents creating a mental health crisis?
Alison Bogle, parenting expert, talks on Fox News Radio about how overprotective parents may be...


4 Parenting Styles
Q My sister and I were raised by an authoritarian father and a mother who supported our dad. In...


8 Tips for Helping Picky Eaters
Q We have two children ages three and eight who are both picky eaters. Do I cook separate...


Good Sportsmanship, Am I Helping?
Q Our daughter, Lucy is eight years old and playing Little League baseball for the first...
Films


Peter Pan and Wendy
Rated PG Starring Jude Law, Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Yara Shahidi Critical Rating: **** of...


The Amazing Maurice
Rated PG Starring Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton...


Matilda: The Musical
Rated PG Starring Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough...


Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Rated PG Starring David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz, Cate...