Piensa Positivo
No importa qué trabajo tenga, la comunicación es fundamental para sentirse bien en su trabajo. De acuerdo a una investigación de la Universidad de Carnegie Mellon, aproximadamente el 15 por ciento del éxito financiero de un ingeniero viene del conocimiento...
Family Matters
Q. Our son recently celebrated his 16th birthday, and we gave him our old family car. We thought he’d be excited to take his driver’s license test, but instead he’s dragging his feet. He seems happy having everyone else in the family give him rides, which isn’t always...
KidZone
Talk about a long conversation! People didn’t always use email and text messages to talk to one another. Two hundred years ago, you would have to write a letter if you wanted to talk to someone, and you’d have to wait weeks or even months for a reply. You might have...
Humor
Go see the world, they said. Eat amazing food, they said. Don’t get taken, they said. Yes, the semester I studied abroad unfortunately coincided with Liam Neeson’s hit movie “Taken.” Rest assured, I was not taken, but something was: my dignity. I, Carrie Taylor, was...
Lifelines
Don’t know for sure? You’re not the only one—most parents don’t know how much their child’s backpack weighs. In fact, researchers found that 96 percent of parents in several central Texas elementary schools had never weighed their child’s backpack. About 34 percent...
Family Connections
Those who know me well know that I’m saving for a Tesla. Well, “saving” is a bit of a strong word. I guess a better word would be something more related to wishing with a snowball’s chance in the Sahara or a much hotter locale. Zero to 60 in about 3 seconds, with the...
Education
Why are nearly 300,000 American students choosing to pursue part of their educations abroad? It is clear that the most effective way to become fluent in another language is through immersion, but there are other reasons students choose to study abroad. Love of...
Feature Articles
Already dreading the thought of taking your rambunctious brood to Grandma’s for a holiday meal? Most parents know that manners don’t come naturally to children, and though we strive to teach children niceties like “please” and “thank you,” etiquette doesn’t...
Feature Articles
By Sherida Mock Brandi Rarus’s tale begins like many other adoptive parents’ stories. She and husband Tim had three boys and wanted a little girl to complete their family. The couple began the process of adoption, expecting to welcome a child from China. Their...
Feature Articles
Like most parents, I often wonder what kind of adults my children will be when they grow up. I hope they will be altruistic individuals, giving more than they take from the world. But my children are constantly bombarded by messages from billboard ads, celebrity...
