Family Matters
Q. The holidays will be here soon. Every year I get stressed out before and during the holidays. I worry about who’s coming to our house, what to cook, or how to get where we’re going. I also worry about buying and wrapping presents, finances, and ongoing family...
Lifelines
Holiday festivities, parties, and overnight guests can interfere with your child’s normal sleep routine. Many parents aren’t aware of the negative impact of an irregular bedtime on a child’s health and behavior. 5 Reasons Your Child Needs a Regular Sleep...
Education
A learning disability is a neurological condition that interferes with a child’s ability to store, process, or produce information. Its effects can be seen in a wide variety of areas, including reading, writing, speaking, spelling, math computation, reasoning,...
Feature Articles
Bowie High School friends Rachael Crawford, Madison Brandes, Ashley Rogans, and Julia Cavanagh survived a catastrophic car crash caused by a drunk driver on June 22, 2014 in South Austin. In the five years since the accident, the four girls have slowly recovered...
Feature Articles
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines was a favorite trip with my children when they were one, three and five years old. But how would it be to visit this iconic resort now that some of us were teenagers, and didn’t want to leave home and friends? What would we find to do, and...
Out and About
What is lovelier at the holidays than lights—white, multi-colored or solid-hued – reflected off the faces of those you care about? Lights, lovely gathering places, and inspiring music can be found at three Austin classic venues this holiday season. Any or all of these...
Austin in Action
Since it began in 1965, the Austin Trail of Lights has grown to be a can’t miss tradition and community-wide event that celebrates the spirit and the people that make Austin special. Starting as a small community gathering around a yule log in 1965, the Austin Trail...
Recalls
New Port Sales is recalling about 46,000 bottles of All-Gloo Craft Glue. The glue contains methanol and poses a poisoning hazard to young children if ingested. The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poisoning Prevention Packaging Act. This recall...
Austin in Action
At the 13th Annual Youth Leadership Conference hosted by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 9 and 10, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) Club member and middle schooler Marcelus M. competed in a regional...
Austin in Action
Austin Parks Foundation (APF)’s 2019 fall community grantees will receive $199,000 in collective funding to improve various Austin parks, trails, and green spaces from their Austin City Limits Music Festival Park Grants Program. Projects implemented span across the...
