Films
Rated PG Starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, Questlove, Angela Bassett, Donnell Rawlings Austin Family Critical Rating: 4 of 5 Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 5 of 5 Soul, the latest...
Family Bucket List
This year, think “outside the box” of chocolates when planning your Valentine’s Day! We took our inspiration from messages on candy hearts to come up with some fun “Choose Your Own Adventures.” Celebrate the day (or month) with your sweetie, the kids, or the whole...
Humor
We are a mostly “individual sport” type of family. Drawing, Spotify-listening, solo excavations into our own imaginations — that sort of thing. But I do long for moments of us working as a team. There was the sharing of the remote that one movie night. I don’t...
Asuntos Familiares
P Nuestro hijo Micah tiene 2 años y medio. Se ha vuelto cada vez más negativo. De hecho, su palabra favorita es “no.” Se mete en todo y está constantemente en movimiento. Micah no me escucha ni a mí ni a su padre. Si no consigue lo que quiere, hace un berrinche....
Family Matters
Q Our son Micah is 2 ½ years old. He has become increasingly negative. In fact, his favorite word is “no.” He gets into everything and is constantly on the go. Micah won’t listen to me or his father. If he doesn’t get what he wants, he throws a tantrum. We try to...
Lifelines
A young child’s temperament may help predict future oral health. A recent study in Pediatric Dentistry found that toddlers with negative temperaments are more likely to develop tooth decay than their more easygoing counterparts. In the study, toddlers’ temperaments...
Education
I’ve always felt thankful that my husband and I agree on most parenting-related things. Don’t get me wrong. We have other differences of opinion for sure, but when it comes to the kids, we’re usually on the same page. That is, until our kids became old enough...
Feature Articles
I still walk to the bus stop with my ninth grade twins. Before you assume that I’m a helicopter, snowplow, lawnmower or some other type of machinery parent, please let me explain. When my kids were younger, I admit that I used to go to the bus stop with them...
Austin in Action
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation launched a new Art Museum Futures Fund to help mid-sized museums through the turbulent times caused by the pandemic. Austin’s Mexic-Arte Museum was among the recipients. Funds from the grant will aid with museum exhibitions, the...
Austin in Action
The City of Austin and Austin Independent School District are celebrating the recent installation of rain-catching features at Reilly Elementary School’s campus and Green School Park. Five rain gardens and 12 cisterns will capture thousands of gallons of rain each...
