Austin in Action
The moms of Austin entrepreneurs say it was clear their offspring were destined to be business leaders. In advance of Austin Startup Week (Oct. 1 – 5), the mothers of some local business leaders shared their insights. Sharon Cohen, mom to Mark Cohen, founder and CEO...
Austin in Action
Started by three local women, La Mama Care (lamamacare.com) has launched a gift box company that sends nutritious snacks and supplies to support new moms after birth. “We believe there is a distinct gap between the amount of support moms get during pregnancy versus...
Austin in Action
Central Texas has been recognized by StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child with a “cradle to career” approach. StriveTogether partners receive the network’s top designation when they prove systems are changing and outcomes...
Austin in Action
Austin’s multi-generational, family-run startup iFetch recently won first place for “Best New Product for Dogs” at the SuperZoo pet convention in Las Vegas. The Hamill family launched its company on Kickstarter in 2013 with an automatic fetching toy to help dogs stay...
Family Matters
Q. We were eating in a restaurant when my 16-year-old son blurted out “You’re bad parents!” This presumably because we took away his cell phone during the meal. He said he was expecting an important text from his girlfriend. He and his sister left and started walking...
Asuntos Familiares
P. Estábamos comiendo en un restaurante cuando mi hijo de 16 años de edad soltó abruptamente: “¡Ustedes son malos padres!” Esto, presuntamente porque le quitamos su teléfono celular durante la comida. Dijo que esperaba un texto importante de su novia. Él y su hermana...
Piensa Positivo
Es interesante cómo el ser humano puede ofender a la persona que dice amar por cosas simples como el dejar desordenada la casa o simplemente malentendidos pero raramente lo haría con un extraño por las mismas razones. Frases como “es que me sacas de mis casillas”,...
KidZone
Three … two … one… BLAST OFF! Today you’re an aerospace engineer, and your goal is to make a rocket fly. As you exhale, the air in your lungs will move through a straw and into the rocket. When the air enters the rocket, it has nowhere else to go, so pressure will...
Humor
The swim diaper seems like an ingenious invention for the modern parent. But is it? Let’s think about this. A swim diaper doesn’t absorb liquids like a regular diaper, which in water would swell to the size of a watermelon. Its purpose is to contain poop. It’s a poop...
Family Connections
Back to school. Every year is more surreal as our kids seem to age at warp speed. This is especially true for parents faced with tearfully remembering the first day of kindergarten as they drive away from newly furnished dorm rooms with college-level...
