Recalls
Spirit Halloween is recalling about 20,000 Paw Patrol marshall hats because the batteries in the flashlight can overheat, causing the flashlight to become hot, posing burn and fire hazards. The recall involves Nickelodeon Paw Patrol Deluxe Marshall Hats with...
Humor
I may still be considered a “young” mom (beginning to hear teenagers call me “ma’am”), but I’m old enough to remember a time before technology solved everything. In swampy Texas summers, all we had to keep mosquitos away was cancer spray or weak candles that smelled...
KidZone
Did you know the first day of summer (also known as the Summer Solstice) is June 21? We’re counting the days until summer officially begins with the help of a DIY countdown chain! What You Need Multicolored construction paper (yellow, green, blue and red) Glue...
Piensa Positivo
Me he podido dar cuenta que una de las necesidades humanas es la de obtener la confianza y respeto de las personas que nos importan. He comprobado que la manera más auténtica y duradera de lograrlo es que nuestras palabras sean congruentes con nuestro comportamiento....
Asuntos Familiares
P. Mi marido y yo tenemos dos niños (3 y 6), y ambos de sus maestros me dicen que mis hijos no pueden quedarse quietos. El más joven no se queda en la alfombra durante la hora del cuento. Su hermano mayor a menudo tiene problemas por no quedarse en su asiento. Sé que...
Family Connections
Pop quiz: What’s the deadliest animal on the planet? Likely, your mind jumped to some of the scariest offenders: poisonous snakes, ferocious beasts lurking on the savanna, or maybe you even guessed the sleeper that ranks right up there, the hippopotamus. ...
Education
Summertime in Austin gets H-O-T. Usually around mid-July, I struggle to come up with things to do with my kids that don’t involve water or dark movie theaters. Determined to enter this summer with a plan that both shakes up our lackluster routine and sneaks in some...
Feature Articles
How best to spend Father’s Day with your amazing dad? Let the big guy in your life know how much he means to you by taking him to some of the best, most entertaining places in Austin. Whether he’s a museum freak, a nature nut or an adventure junkie, we’ve rounded up a...
Lifelines
Did you know that one out of 40 people in the US has scoliosis? The condition is a deformity of the spine — instead of being straight, it curves sideways and may look like an “s” or a “c.” June is National Scoliosis Awareness month. One goal of this campaign is to...
Feature Articles
School’s out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean learning has to end. Summer days are the perfect time to explore STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math — with activities perfect for the weather. So keep your cool, keep it fun and keep learning....
