Asuntos Familiares
Q. Somos padres de cuatro niños de entre 3 a 14 años. Juntos y por separado, hay veces que mi esposo y yo tenemos que decirle a uno o más de los niños “No.” Esta respuesta a veces se encuentra con ruegos y súplicas, lloriqueos y otras formas de resistencia. ¿Qué...
Screen Time
Helllooo, everybodeee! This column is presumably about screens, but I’m going to talk mostly about books. One book in particular: “The Monster at the End of This Book.” It’s a remarkable creation from the early days of Sesame Street that remains as fresh and...
La Pantalla Inteligente
¡Hola a todooos! Normalmente, esta columna es sobre pantallas, pero este mes voy a hablar principalmente sobre libros, y un libro en particular. “El Monstruo al Final de Este Libro” es una creación notable de los primeros días de Plaza Sésamo que sigue siendo tan...
Humor
Not to toot my own horn but I’m the best mom in the world. I know this because I surprised my child with ice cream after a grueling week of high school application deadlines. Why our children must apply for anything before college is ample fodder for another time. But...
Education
Social-emotional learning, or SEL, is an education practice that aims to teach both social and emotional skills within the school setting. It equips children with lifelong skills, helping them to develop compassion, thoughtfulness and healthy attitudes, as well as to...
Lifelines
Not all babies and toddlers are alike when it comes to sleep. Some children go to sleep easily but wake up during the night several times. Others have a tough time going to sleep but sleep all night long. Babies can experience sleep regression – a period of time when...
Family Bucket List
There is something ageless about riding a miniature train, with a kid on your lap or seated beside you, waiting for that first lurch of the train on the tracks, excitement growing as the whistle blows and the conductor yells, “All aboard!” When my youngest was a...
Family Matters
Q We’re parents of four children ages 3 to 14. Together and separately, there are times my husband and I have to tell one or more of the kids “No.” This response is sometimes met with begging and pleading, whining and other forms of resistance. What advice can you...
Feature Articles
Those darn birthdays–they keep coming around year after year. As the years go by, planning a birthday party for your child that is unique and different can be a challenge. Unless your kid is like one of mine who demands the same annual birthday event (I’m not gonna...
Films
Rated PG Starring Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitan Critical Rating: 4 of 5 Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 5 of 5 Byron Howard and Jared Bush’s “Encanto” (which the...
