Lifelines
Managing schedules, money, time, and responsibilities is part of building a healthy life, yet these skills are not always included in conversations about children’s health. We teach children to eat well, exercise, get enough sleep, and visit the doctor, but...
Austin in Action
APF celebrates more than two decades of park investment with Austin City Limits Music Festival as festival ticket sales continue to fund park improvements citywide Austin Parks Foundation (APF) will present Austin City Limits Music Festival’s (ACL...
Austin in Action
Hitaishi Chillara, 17, of Leander, has been awarded a $50,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for his science project, Connecting Supermassive Black Hole Growth to Observables: A Framework Using Cosmological Simulations and LSST Predictions. The Davidson Fellows...
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Math homework coming home from elementary school today often uses methods that didn’t exist when most parents were in school. A second grader might be asked to break 47 into 40 and 7 before adding another number, instead of stacking digits and carrying a one....
Austin in Action
To commemorate 25 years of excellence in education, H-E-B will award more than $1 million in cash prizes to Texas educators and their schools through the 2027 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program. Nominations are now open, and anyone can nominate their...
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Staying close to grandparents has become much easier with video calls, messaging apps and social media. Distance no longer has to mean missing birthdays, family updates or everyday conversations. However, spending more time online can also expose older...
Austin in Action
“We’re excited to unveil this ‘Hook ’Em Horns’ bobblehead as part of our College Slogan collection,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “As one of the most iconic and recognized hand gestures in college sports, ‘Hook ’Em...
Asuntos Familiares
P. Mi esposo y yo tenemos tres hijos de 3, 6 y 11 años. Mi pregunta es: ¿Debería cambiar la disciplina según la edad del niño? Y si es así, ¿de qué manera? R. Antiguamente, los niños de todas las edades solían recibir el mismo tipo de disciplina: una paliza. Cuando...
Austin in Action
H-E-B is marking the 25th anniversary of its Excellence in Education Awards by offering more than $1 million in cash prizes to Texas educators and schools through the 2027 program. Nominations are open through Sept. 30, 2026, and anyone may nominate a teacher,...
Education
Today’s parents tend to be more involved in all aspects of child-rearing than previous generations, including their children’s education. While involvement can be positive, education is one of the most important building blocks of a successful future. Taken too...
