Texas harbors a host of laws that affect you as a parent. Some may enhance your parental rights, while others could land you in jail or create other civil or criminal liabilities if not obeyed.
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How To (Respectfully) Celebrate Other Holiday Traditions & Cultures
Want to teach your kids about Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or Las Posadas? Here’s how to participate in cultural celebrations the right way.
How You Can Make Shots Less Scary (& Painful) for Your Child
Shots and vaccines can be difficult for kids. So we connected with Cook Children’s Artee Gandhi about how you can make shots less scary (and painful) for them.
5 Tips for Choosing a Pediatrician
You need to find a pediatrician that is a good fit for you and your child, and that can be challenging. Here are some tips to get you started.
Should You Bank Your Baby’s Cord Blood?
Stem cells from cord blood have treated dozens of medical conditions, including cancer. Here’s what you need to know about private and public cord blood banking.
Tarrant County Best: Moms & Babies 2020 Winners
Our readers’ favorite childbirth instructors, delivery suites, infant swim classes and more.
Denton County Best: Moms & Babies 2020 Winners
Our readers’ favorite childbirth instructors, delivery suites, infant swim classes and more.
Starting the Conversation With Your Teen About Suicide
it’s important for parents to talk to their kids about pressures and stressors and how they’re coping with it all—but how do you start a conversation with them about suicide?
Meet the Alcuin Senior Who’s Encouraging Her Peers to Volunteer at the Polls
The Dallas high school senior is recruiting other teens to be poll workers for the November election through a project called Students Step Up.
Raising Adaptable Kids
You may not think of kids as a particularly adaptable subset of our species. But, you can encourage adaptability. Here’s how.
9 Helpful Apps For New Moms
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were some apps out there to help manage everything as a new mom? You’re in luck, check out these nine apps.
How to Raise a Voter
We spoke with the League of Women Voters of Texas and Dallas about how you can raise a future voter and support your kids’ understanding of democracy.
How to Help Your Shy Child Gain Confidence
We talked to Paula Brañez, a children’s life coach at McKinney’s allUneedisU Kids Life Studio, about how parents can help their kiddo out of the shy stage.
3 Ways to Advocate With Your Child
We spoke to the League of Women Voters of Texas—a nonpartisan organization that promotes informed involvement in government—about how you can advocate with your child.
Kids Inspiring Kids: Jazzy’s Sassy Scones
Meet The Colony local (and 9-year-old) Jasmine Cuchens. She started her scone-baking business, Jazzy’s Sassy Scones, right in the middle of COVID.
The Best Wifi Baby Monitor of 2020
Looking for a solid Wifi baby monitor for your little one? We tested out the top three and found a clear winner for 2020.
The Best Handheld Baby Monitor of 2020
Looking for the best handheld, video baby monitor out there? We found it.
7 Ways to Make Your Home Safer for Babies & Tots
There are many hidden dangers around your home, so baby-proofing the house is a must with little ones around. Here are seven ways to do that.
How to Choose a Baby Monitor
We’ll walk you through a series of steps to help you figure out which kind of baby monitor you want, and even show you the pluses and minuses for each type.
How to Increase Your Breastmilk Supply
Are your breastfeeding and aren’t sure you’re producing enough? Check out these tips on how you can actually increase your breastmilk supply.