Most parents don’t expect parenting to be easy. They do, however, expect that the good parts will feel a little more obvious than they sometimes do. Instead, what many people experience is this: The days are full, the house is in a constant state of disarray,...

When our family moved to Texas in late August 2015, the landscape did not exactly win us over. The grass was faded from the summer heat, the trees looked tired, and the air felt heavy enough to wear. If it were possible to water plants with perspiration, we would have...

  Summer in Austin has a rhythm all its own. Long, sunny days. Afternoons that stretch until the fireflies emerge. And for many families, the looming question that arrives weeks before the last day of school: What are my kids doing this summer? You are in luck....