By Deborah Walsh Dobbs, M.A. | Contributor Warning: This isn’t your typical how-to piece. It’s more of a challenge. To de-clutter our calendars, we might benefit from changing the way we think about our time and what our calendars represent. Much of our busyness is self-inflicted, often driven by ego or fear….
Check Out these Local Day Camps and Give Your Tweens and Teens the Chance to Explore, Learn, and Be Enriched This Summer Nancy Lieberman Summer Basketball Camp Join Basketball Hall of Famer, Olympian and former NBA Sacramento Kings Assistant Coach, Nancy Lieberman. Coach Nancy and her exceptional team will…
How will you fill your child’s summer? Summer opportunities can help your children develop new interests, open their minds, choose new directions, and make lifelong friends. by Helene Abrams | Contributor If your child expresses an interest in going away, encourage that feeling because there is much to be learned from…
A place for special needs students to shine. by Lisa Rodenbaugh / Contributor Many of us take for granted our children will have the opportunity to shine on the football field or take center stage in a band concert or a musical. For families with a special needs child, this…
4 steps to build your child’s “I am enough” belief By Dr. Sandy Gluckman | Contributor We all want our kids to become their very best selves. We support, encourage and prod them so that they can be everything they are capable of being. You would think then that our kids…
by Lisa A. Beach Need a new self-care mantra? Try “put your own oxygen mask on first.” This means purposely putting yourself first on your mile-long to-do list—even if you’re busy and especially if you are part of the “sandwich generation” sandwiched between caring for your kids and parents. Whether…
By Audra Glidewell In order for struggling readers to become better readers, they have to READ, which is the last thing they want to do if they are struggling. Thus, it’s our job as parents to find ways to motivate them. One of the best ways to motivate all teenagers to…
An epiphany that inspired leadership, lifelong learning and a commitment to literacy BY KARYN BRODSKY Raising oneself up from extreme poverty is a major challenge for anyone to conquer, but it was Jeff Willie’s revelation at age 19 that would forever change his life. The current Allen, TX resident was…
A Guide to Texas Staycations By Erin O’Connell Wild about Waco | Waco, Texas What’s better than a family-fun trip to Waco, Texas? For HGTV’s Fixer Upper fans, not much. While it’s true that Magnolia Market and the Silos are a must see, Waco has much more than meets…