Avoid These 7 Summer Safety Slip-ups
It’s no surprise that accidents happen, even when we’re trying to be careful. But because we’re outside more and the days are longer, summer can be an especially dangerous time. According to SafeKids Worldwide, there’s an 89 percent increase in children drowning in...
Beautiful Minds – Research Lab at UT Austin Studies Children’s Development
Interview by Sherida Mock A world-class developmental research facility operates right in our own backyard, but how many of us know about it? Maybe you’ve heard of the Children’s Research Lab at UT Austin (CRL). If you haven’t, you and your kids are missing out on a...
5 Tips for Easing Children Through Divorce
According to the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), 60 percent of divorces involve children. I’ve not yet met an about-to-be-divorced parent who doesn’t express concern for their children and fear that the divorce will cause their children...
9 Must-Dos for Day Camp
Our Local Experts Get You Organized for a Week (or More!) of Summer Fun by Sherida Mock Summer camp time is just around the corner, so we collected the advice from a handful of seasoned, local pros to help you get ready. Here are nine tips to fill the next several...
Thank You, Billy Idol – How Punk Rock Helped Me Find Peace in Motherhood
https://youtu.be/ByR1hZmy51I Punk rock…it’s mohawks and The Clash. Studs and safety pins. Youth and anger and fists…or so I thought, until I was recently described as punk by several different sources. I’m a local musician, and I’ve definitely got some rock-and-roll...
Hearts Full of Grace
Ambassador Family Honors the Memory of Their Daughter at the March for Babies When Mitzi and Will Ellison walk the trail at Old Settlers Park in the March for Babies on May 9, they’ll be observing, as they put it, their “Grace time.” It’s a chance for the couple to...
Effective Stepparenting – 5 Tips for a Lasting, Loving Relationship
Stepparenting can be a lonely road, but it doesn’t have to be. According to the U.S. Census, over 50 percent of U.S. families are remarried or re-coupled. Over 1,300 new, blended families form every day. Fifty percent of the 60 million children under the age of 13 are...
Different, Not Less – Autism Society Supports Children and Their Families
April is National Autism Awareness Month, so we asked Suzanne Potts, executive director of the Autism Society of Central Texas, to tell us more about the disorder and how it affects families. AF: What is autism? SP: Autism is a neurological, developmental disorder...
Cloth Diapers – Go Green with a Rainbow of Options
Gone are the days when all babies were wrapped in the same large cloth diaper with bulky pins that could easily poke or pinch a baby’s tender skin. The safer, built-in features and wide array of colors have made cloth diapers a cool accessory for a baby’s bottom. The...
Babysitting Exchanges- Your House or Mine?
You and your spouse finally agree on a movie you want to see. You find a free weekend night on your calendar. You call up your qualified, reliable, affordable babysitter. Wait…what? Qualified and reliable and affordable? If you’re anything like Lori Huffman, a mother...
Meditation Creates Harmony in Your Home and Beyond
My two daughters and I have a standard bedtime ritual consisting of jumping on the bed, a bedtime story and each singing her favorite song before she goes to sleep. On some nights there’s an additional step: my daughters hide under their comforters and I, pretending...
The Bullock Museum Tells the Story of Texas
by Sherida Mock March 2 is Texas Independence Day, commemorating the moment when Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Given that Austin is home to the state’s history museum, we asked Dr. Victoria Ramirez, director of the Bullock Texas State History...
