Answers to your important legal questions from our panel of experts Q: Your kid gets injured by another kid’s recklessness, but that family is your good friend. What do you do? A: This situation happens frequently and raises a number of questions, both legal and moral. Nobody wants to make claim against…
Good Morning Texas’ Paige McCoy Smith shares her Girlfriend Goals. My marriage nearly ended before it began. The problem? Girlfriends! I’m not talking about his former flings – I’m talking about MY girlfriends. My husband had an issue with how much time I spent with my friends and resented the…
Are you a hovering helicopter parent who micromanages their offspring’s activities, or are you a hands-off enabler who allows their tween or teen to self-direct? Or, do you reside somewhere in between? By Karyn Brodsky | Staff Writer Parenting styles can differ greatly and so can boundaries. We’re digging deep…
by Kristin Cicciarelli | Contributor Without a doubt, today’s teens and tweens are under a great deal of pressure. From academic performance, to the need to always be “on” (technology and otherwise), to sports competition, to dealing with increasingly common challenges such as divorce, blended families and learning differences, not…
The Road to Substance Abuse: What Drives Your Teen? The second in a three-part series on teen substance abuse, this article focuses on why tweens and teens are drawn to drugs and what parents can do to stop it. By Karen Brodsky | Staff Writer You brought into the…
What’s Coming Down the Road? Making the Best Plan for Tomorrow Requires Asking the Right Questions Today By Alicia Wanek | Staff Writer I used to second-guess myself all the time. Whether when I drove off the lot, signed the last document, or shook someone’s hand, I started to worry…
Jo Lochabay “I leave a 6-outlet power strip and an extension cord in my suitcase so I never forget to bring them on the family vacation. With our family of five, we need plenty of outlets to charge our phones, laptops and other digital devices, and most hotels have too…
The Benefits of Making a Personal Connection with your Banker By Charles Satterfield | Staff Writer Last we talked with Chuck Cowell, he was President & CEO at Preston State Bank. Since that conversation, his bank merged with Guaranty Bank & Trust where Chuck is now the bank’s Dallas Market…
Scoring higher on college entrance exams is all about the prep. College entrance exams. The mere thought can evoke terror in the heart of the most confident student. Fear not, says Varun Tewari, owner of Victory Step Test Prep, an educational company with locations in Dallas and Plano. “The ACT…