North Texas Kids

Interview Tips for College Grads

How College Grads Can Prepare for Job Interviews

by Kathleen Brady

The basic question in every interview is “Why should I hire you?” The interviewer’s objective is to assess your credentials, form an impression about your personality and determine the degree to which your interests and background correspond with the employer’s hiring needs. Your objective is to translate your abilities, skills and attributes into benefits for the employer. You must be able to verbalize why your strengths are of value to this specific employer.

Can Cat Behavior Teach us to Live Fulfilling Lives?

The Dogma of Cats: Feline Philosophies for a Fulfilling Life

by Deb Snyder, PhD

We often think the keys to happiness are hidden in distant places, the deep recesses and highest heights of our world, kept in close guard by a humble monk or dynamic guru. These bits of philosophical brilliance dispensed only after we demonstrate tremendous sacrifice of time, energy or money to get there. Bah! Who can get to a mountaintop these days?

Although I am one of the first to acknowledge nature is a powerful conduit to accessing our soul’s calling, the truth is…wisdom is all around us and we need only look to what surrounds us for the answers to the great questions in life. Can our best teachers come in the form of friends, the flowers in the front yard and even cats? Yes, I said it…cats.

Free Admission to Hawaiian Falls for 10-year-olds on June 10th

Hawaiian Falls Celebrates 10 years on June 10th

Hawaiian Falls will celebrate its 10th birthday at its original waterpark in Garland on Monday, June 10. As part of the celebration, the public is invited to help set a record of 10 hours of continuous sliding down The Rush, a dark tube slide with multi-sensory special effects such as lights, misters and music.

Avoiding The Melt Downs

How to Avoid Melt Downs

by Amy Egan

So often I hear complaints from parents about their children’s reactions to limits and consequences. Parents are hurt, surprised, outraged, incensed, annoyed, insulted and/or angered that their child throws a fit when given a perfectly appropriate limit. Because the child’s or teen’s reaction causes discomfort to the parent, the parent, often unconsciously, avoids any situation in which they may have to experience a kid’s wrath. What ends up happening is the parent tries to present a limit to their child with kid gloves on – hoping to make the limit palatable to the child/teen. The mother knows she needs to hold the kid accountable but wants to avoid the charged emotions that usually follow. The father does not want to be walked on by his kids but hates drama.

10th Annual Stephanies Day – Free Family Event

This FREE event is for special needs children and their families

When: Saturday June 15th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: North Park Center(on level one, near Macy’s) in Dallas

“Stephanie’s Day” is presented by the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Dallas Cowboys Charities in partnership with the Autism Treatment Center. It will feature interactive fun for children and helpful information for parents. Representatives from various healthcare providers, therapy services, camps, advocacy groups and other organizations will offer information on local resources available for special needs children.

Infographic: Effective Forms of Weight Loss

Most Effective Forms of Weight Loss

As parents are booking family vacations, planning beach days or BBQs and (mentally) prepping for the start of their child’s summer vacation from school, it can be difficult to get the kids involved in a healthy summer regimen. Although you may want to forego all snacking or keep the kids outside and moving, getting healthy as a family means changing up lifestyles together, as a family. Our experts at nationally recognized Pritikin Longevity Center ( www.pritikin.com)have found that the most effective way to lose weight is to undergo a complete and gradual lifestyle change, cleaning up sleep habits, food choices and getting outside to move.

7 Tips on When to Buy Generic or Name Brand

Save or Splurge? When to Buy Generic or Name Brand

by Andrea Woroch

Corporate spending on marketing and advertising is the number-one reason name-brand products are pricier than store brands. Sometimes, this investment turns sour and leads to legal repercussions. Kellogg recently settled a class-action lawsuit for misleading marketing claims about the health benefits of its popular Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal.

Since buying store-brand items can save consumers up to 30 percent, parents infuriated by this lawsuit may be inclined to go all generic. However, some name-brand products are actually better values than their generic counterparts. Here’s a handy reference list to help you determine when to save and when to splurge.