Asuntos Familiares
P. Mi esposo Jack y yo somos padres jóvenes. Tenemos una niña de dos meses, Misha. Jack y yo estamos bajo mucho estrés financiero y de otro tipo. No dormimos lo suficiente. Misha llora mucho por la noche. Anoche Jack me dijo que quería sacudir a Misha para que dejara...
Family Matters
Q. My husband Jack and I are young parents. We have a two-month-old baby girl, Misha. Jack and I are under a lot of financial stress. We don’t get enough sleep. Misha cries a lot in the evening. Jack told me last night that he wanted to shake Misha to get her to...
Feature Articles
I had to hound my teen daughter to take a shower or simply change her clothes. I thought she was acting lazy. But when her therapist admitted her to the hospital for suicide risk, I learned that personal hygiene had been too much to ask. All of her energy went...
Screen Time
I have a pretty nice job in that every so often, in the midst of thinking about getting PBS resources to the public, I have to ask myself, “Is it fun?” No matter the educational value, our resources will not gain a following if they don’t bring joy. The...
Austin in Action
The Texas Talking Book Program is a free, statewide library service for people of all ages with qualifying physical, visual or reading disabilities. Books and magazines are available in large print, braille and digital audio. A digital talking book machine is provided...
Recalls
Zoetop Business has issued a recall for over 2,000 children’s sleepwear sets. The recall applies to two styles of sets that fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. The SKUs associated with...
Austin in Action
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department recently announced that the Alliance Children’s Garden, a new 2-acre recreational space within Butler Park, is officially open! The new space features nature-play elements, musical-play equipment, and...
Films
“””””Rated PG-13 Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramirez, Paul Giamatti, Jack WhitehallAustin Family Critical Rating: 3 of 5Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 of 5 If the high bar of movies based on...
Austin in Action
Gen Z for the Trees (Z4T) is an entirely youth-led initiative with a mission to engage youth on rainforest protection, overcome the oversimplification of conservation work and shift the narrative on climate change from despair to optimism and action. This...
Austin in Action
Due to the rise in COVID stages and the size of the event, we have decided to cancel the 2021 AISD Back-to-School BASH scheduled for Aug. 7 at the Palmer Events Center. However, we will still be hosting a Back-to-School Shot clinic for families to get their students...
