By Sandra Gordon Ever felt that other people you know seem to be losing their pandemic pounds, but when you try their dieting tricks, you don’t have the same success? You may not be doing anything wrong. It could be that those strategies just aren’t a good match for you….
By FDA.gov Taking out-of-date drugs carries certain risks Out with the old! Be it the fresh start of a new year or a spring cleaning, consumers are encouraged to take stock of what has surpassed its usefulness. Medicines are no exception. In 1979, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began…
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. By the time they reach high school, your kids are no longer kids but they’re not yet adults either: they occupy a unique middle ground we call the teenage years. How do you prepare your teens for all the academic and social challenges of high school?…
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. There are few transitions more important than the one from elementary to middle school. Kids go from being, well, kids to becoming adolescents with all that entails. How do you prepare them for the academic and social challenges of middle school? Here’s what the experts say: …
New Friends New Life (NFNL) announces Lupita Nyong’o, Academy Award® winner, executive producer, New York Times best-selling author, and advocate for women and girls around the world, will headline the New Friends New Life Annual Luncheon that will be held on Friday, October 8 at 11:30 a.m., at the OMNI Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St….
By Mike Powell | Contributor Have you been considering expanding your family by adopting your first family dog? The Covid-19 pandemic has seen more dog adoptions than in previous years, which is excellent news. But how do you know the right time, the right dog, and where to find your new…
By Tricia White Student art from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Student Art Contest are on display at Dallas Love Field Airport through August 31. This year’s theme “Everyday Heroes Ride DART,” gave young artists the chance to salute the hometown heroes that have kept our community going during the…
By Kevin McMullin, Founder of Collegewise | Contributor With the rise of test optional admission policies, it can be easy to shift the focus entirely to the college essay. If admission readers don’t have a score to make an admission decision, how else will they make that final call? Frankly, even if…
By Cheryl Maguire “Do I have to wear a mask all day?” My 12-year-old daughter asked me this question when we recently discussed going back to school. This question along with many others are being asked by kids since the rules about the pandemic are always changing. I want to…