Hablar con los niños sobre el divorcio
P. Mi esposa y yo nos estamos divorciando. Ella no quiere el divorcio y está enojada conmigo. Yo insisto en ello. Tenemos dos hijos, de 6 y 9 años, a quienes amamos. Espero que podamos compartir la custodia de los niños. Quiero que esto sea lo más fácil posible para...
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Top Gun: Maverick” Rated PG-13 Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Val Kilmer, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Monica Barbaro Critical Rating: 5 of 5 Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 3.5 of 5 After a three-year wait, Joseph Kosinski’s...
So Long, Farewell
Don’t you love the party scene in “The Sound of Music”? If you’re not familiar (we can no longer be friends, for starters), the seven von Trapp children sing a delightfully, heart-tugging “goodnight” song to a glittering ballroom of dinner guests. My cousins and I...
Former Longhorn Gives Back
Derrick Johnson (DJ), a former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has returned to Austin to give back to his community through the creation of the nonprofit Defend the Dream Foundation. Through partnerships with Austin Ed Fund (Austin ISD’s nonprofit...
Double Scouting Awards
Tina Carter is one of the first girls to earn both the Girl Scout Gold Award and Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Eagle Rank. Congratulations, Tina! This local Austinite has enjoyed scouting since kindergarten. Starting as a Girl Scout, she worked her way up to earn Girl...
Award for Serving Others
Betty Richardson, Austin Family magazine’s longtime “Family Matters” columnist, recently earned the Service Above Self Rotary International Award. In the history of the local district, which includes over 50 clubs, only three women have ever received the award. Betty...
Outdoor Summer Activities
Doctors and educators are recognizing the benefits of time spent outdoors, particularly for children. Research has shown that children who play outside and spend time in nature are more physically active, which helps prevent obesity, heart disease, diabetes and other...
Juneteenth
Mientras celebramos nuestro segundo Juneteenth nacional este mes, los buenos tejanos dirán rápidamente: a) comenzó aquí y b) ¡algunos de nosotros hemos estado celebrando durante más de un siglo! Con Juneteenth saltando a la atención nacional, me preguntaba cómo...
Juneteenth
As we celebrate our second national Juneteenth this month, fine Texans will quickly say: a) the holiday first started here and b) some of us have been celebrating for over a century! With Juneteenth leaping into national attention, I wondered how to talk to young...
