Lifelines
Whooping cough (also called pertussis) is on the rise. Experts at the Texas Department of Health and Human Services report that pertussis outbreaks typically occur in three-year to five-year cycles. In 2013 about 4,000 cases were reported in Texas—the most cases since...
Education
There was a time when financial literacy for children was pretty simple. Counting and saving pennies in a piggy bank, which could be raided for an occasional treat, went a long way toward teaching kids what they needed to know about managing money. Today, finances are...
Feature Articles
The game clock counts down from 936: the number of weeks we have from when our children are newborn to when they turn 18. That’s not much time. I recently calculated that I only have 300 more weeks with my oldest until she officially becomes an adult. It reminded me...
Humor
As someone who routinely misplaces…everything, I fully appreciate the existence of GPS trackers used to keep tabs on your keys, wallet, phone, children, etc. But honestly, since having kids I can think of a million better uses for those types of devices. For the sake...
KidZone
As the sun shines longer each day and temperatures rise, cool off this summer with fun-to-make and healthy-to-eat homemade popsicles. They don’t just offer a welcome chill to the summer heat, but they also provide a nutritious dose of fruit. Fruits not only pack a...
Austin in Action
Children need nutritious meals to learn, grow and thrive–even when school is not in session. Beginning in June, some local school districts will serve free meals to youth ages 18 and younger. Austin ISD: The Summer Food Service Program will be available at more...
Austin in Action
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that children under 12 months old should not drink fruit juice and older children and teens should limit consumption of juice. Steven Abrams, MD, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Dell Medical School at...
Austin in Action
Children at Risk recently released its list of top schools in Central Texas. The nonprofit analyzed 438 public schools in Austin – 274 elementary schools, 102 middle schools and 62 high schools. The group’s top elementary schools are Canyon Creek Elementary...
Austin in Action
Hays County students gathered in April at Seton Medical Center Hays for the annual Wimberley Butterfly Festival launch party and butterfly send-off. Students from Santa Cruz Catholic School in Buda and Mendez Elementary in San Marcos raised more than 100 butterflies...
Piensa Positivo
By Leslie Montoya “No puedo,” “no quiero,” “no tengo,” “no entiendo”—frases que muchas veces no son fáciles de mencionar. De acuerdo al motivador Anthony Robbins, uno de los mayores miedos del ser humano es al de no sentirse suficiente evitando así situaciones...
