North Texas Giving Day is September 14th

North Texas Giving Day 2017

This Year, Give One Week Earlier

for North Texas Giving Day

North Texas Giving Day is Communities Foundation of Texas’ annual 18-hour online giving event that provides nonprofits the opportunity to gain exposure to — and start relationships with — new donors, and for people in North Texas to come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits. In addition, Communities Foundation of Texas and some nonprofits will host donation stations throughout DFW on September 14, 2017. Many such events will have entertainment and activities, food trucks and other offerings. Find a North Texas Giving Day donation station near you.

An Evening with Lou Diamond Phillips Fundraiser

An Evening with Lou Diamond Phillips - North Texas Kids Magazine

UTA Maverick Speaker Series Presents

An Evening with Lou Diamond Phillips

Actor, director, writer, and producer of film, television, and theater Lou Diamond Phillips will be appearing at University of Texas at Arlington as part of their Maverick Speaker Series on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 7:30pm. This fundraiser will benefit students affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Ft. Worth Zoo Welcomes New Baby Zebra

New Baby Zebra at Ft. Worth Zoo - North Texas Kids Magazine

Fort Worth Zoo announces birth of Grant’s zebra foal

The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a male Grant’s zebra foal to the herd. At birth, the soon-to-be named foal weighed approximately 60 to 70 pounds and stood roughly 30 inches tall.  When fully grown, he will weigh up to 650 to 750 pounds and measure about 44 inches from shoulder to hoof. This is the first foal for mom Roxie and the first zebra birth at the Fort Worth Zoo since 1996.

Transitioning Tweens: The Leap to Middle School

Transition to Middle School

Helping your child transition to junior high school

Whether your school district transitions students from elementary to middle school in sixth grade or seventh, it can be a difficult time for kids, and parents, as well.  There are the obvious adjustments like a larger school building, use of lockers, loads of new faces, unfamiliar teachers and different rules. And the entrance into middle school usually  brings about new pressures to wear the right clothes, say the right things and fit in with certain groups. Many childhood experts see this as the most difficult time, socially, for most kids. I have heard it referred to as the time to “eat or be eaten.”

So what can a parent do to help alleviate the pressure their children may experience during this time of life? There is no magic bullet that will ensure your child goes from elementary school into middle school experiencing no stress. However, if handled well, many of these experiences can end up being beneficial life lessons in the long run. As a parenting coach I often recommend the following formula.