KidZone
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a trio of healthy treats. These recipes are packed with nutrition, flavor and more importantly, love. They’re not only delicious, they’re also whimsical and fun to eat as a lunch box treat or party snack. FROZEN YOGURT BITES This...
Piensa Positivo
Una de las necesidades del ser humano es la búsqueda de nuevas experiencias y emociones. Así que el cambio en nuestra vida es necesario. La manera de saber si necesitas un cambio es calificando tu calidad de emociones. Cuestionate ¿Cual es o son las emociones que...
Education
We are coming up on STAAR test season once again. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests are administered to all Texas public school students in grades 3-12 in the spring of each year. State-developed curriculum standards guide educators...
Asuntos Familiares
P. Cuando mi hija de la escuela secundaria lloró porque no la pusieron en la misma clase de inglés que su mejor amiga, yo le llamé a la directora para pedirle que la cambiara de salón. Se lo conté a mi hermana y ella me llamó madre “cortacésped.” Ella me dijo que hago...
Feature Articles
My poor mom. When I was a kid, she only had one choice of where to send me for summer camp: THE town camp. It was a traditional, 6-hour day camp with a heavy emphasis on sports, which was great for a vast swath of children. But not so great for me. I was more of a...
Family Connections
Just as 2019 hits full stride, the technology giants are plying their newest wares. Last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), as in every year, was an extravaganza of tech finery, providing a barometer for things to come. Not everything that happens in Vegas stays...
Lifelines
More people have food allergies than ever before. The number of people with food allergies has increased by 50 percent over the past decade or so. According to FARE, a food allergy research and education advocacy group, one out of every 13 children has a food allergy...
Feature Articles
Once stepping inside of Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine’s indoor water park and resort, it’s easy to lose all sense of time and space. Every inch of the kid Mecca is filled with something to do or some interactive feature that will keep every kid entertained until...
Feature Articles
The work kept her going. Through chemo and recovery from cancer surgery, Ariel Czerwinski, who performs for children as Miss Ariel, kept thinking about that CD she wanted to finish. “I was still in the hospital, recovering from the surgery, thinking, ‘If I do anything...
Family Matters
Q. When my middle school daughter cried because she wasn’t put in the same English class as her best friend, I called the principal to request she be moved. I told my sister about it, and she called me a “lawnmower” parent. She said I make excuses for my daughter and...
