Austin in Action
Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum has unveiled a new exhibition titled “Shipwreck! Pirates and Treasure.” The exhibition gives visitors a look at more than 2,000 years of nautical history, including one of America’s most famous shipwrecks — the Civil War-era SS...
Piensa Positivo
Cuando se trata de buscar la verdadera definición de felicidad las respuestas varían; así que no existe una sola definición. Lo que realmente importa es preguntarte a ti mismo, ¿que es lo que te hace feliz? Toma tiempo y analizalo. Mientras que para unos la felicidad...
Asuntos Familiares
P. Mi esposa y yo somos extrovertidos. Nos encanta socializar. Tenemos dos hijas que se parecen mucho a nosotros—y luego esta nuestro hijo de 8 años de edad, Jacob. Él es un niño verdaderamente “solitario,” pasa cuánto tiempo puede a solas. Cuando lo enviamos a campar...
curva De Aprendizaje
Los estudiantes a través de la nación están construyendo robots, programando drones para bailar, diseñando videojuegos y mucho más. ¿Lectura, escritura, aritmética…y codificación? Sí, así es: la codificación informática para niños se está convirtiendo en parte...
Recalls
Branded LLC is recalling about 35,000 kaleidoscope toys because the end caps of the toy can be removed and expose small parts that can come loose and pose a choking hazard to small children and internal components that pose a risk of laceration. The kaleidoscopes are...
Education
Students across the nation are building robots, programming drones to dance, designing video games and much more. Reading, writing, arithmetic…and coding? Yes, that’s right: computer coding for kids is becoming part of the foundation of learning for children as young...
Family Matters
Q. My wife and I are both extroverts. We love to socialize. We have two girls who are much like us—and then there is our 8 year old, Jacob. He’s a real “loner,” spending as much time alone as he can get away with. When we send him to camp or a week with his...
Family Connections
SUVs bursting at the seams with camping gear, roadways bumper to bumper with daredevil drivers and cramped airplanes filled with bodies and baggage—all aimed in the direction of their idyllic summer getaways. For some, it’s a tranquil beach house with crashing waves...
Lifelines
The National Crime Prevention Council reported in 2011 that cyberbullying is a problem that affects almost half of all American teens. Most of us are now familiar with the term “cyberbullying,” or bullying through electronic technology. This includes social media...
10 Things to do
Have a family tournament at the go-cart racetrack. Take in a baseball game. Go fishing at his favorite spot. Get paddling in kayaks. Go for a family hike. Make homemade ice cream or go out for a treat. Have a family movie night. Go...
