With the recent beginning of the 2023–24 school year, you’ve probably heard talk of the “summer slide.” When kids return to the academic routine after 2–3 months of carefree living, they rarely are able to pick right up where they…
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Tech Shopping on a Budget
Inflation has hit the technology market—including the software department. Even inexpensive apps can make an ugly dent in your budget if you download a screenful of them. The good news is, many great apps are available at little or no…
Apps for Calming Hurricane-Season Anxiety
The annual hurricane season runs from June through November, and is at its worst in July–September. Along the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Atlantic coast, few people watch summer weather forecasts without some trepidation. Will a hurricane visit my…
Fun Time: BridgingApps Summer App List for Kids
To most kids, summer means all the free time in the world—and fun, fun, fun!! Parents’ idea of the perfect summer is somewhat different, often starting with how we don’t want our children to spend their vacations. Who hasn’t been…
PTSD Awareness: Finding the Right Organizer App
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is not an illness exclusive to battle-scarred Veterans: about one in twenty Americans have it, and they come from all career fields, genders, ethnicities, and ages. Nor do all trauma survivors develop PTSD: probably the highest…
How to Keep Physically Active in Summer Weather
It’s not only academic skills that can suffer from “summer slide.” As every Houstonian knows, a summer heat wave—which can strike anytime from May to September—can make it a challenge just to walk to your car without collapsing. So if…
Starting Fresh After Your Life Is Turned Upside Down
June is Rebuild Your Life Month. What does “rebuilding life” mean to you? Although many people decide on their own to start fresh/look for a new job/revive old dreams, “rebuilding season” forces itself on many others. The trigger might be:…
You Deserve Some Down Time
Can you, in the spirit of the old song, say that “the livin’ is easy” in your summertime? Maybe you still have a full-time job and children to take care of; but even if the kids are on their own…
Planning Your Summer Reading List?
Summer wouldn’t be summer without extra reading time. To many, “summer reading list” means catching up on the latest fiction bestsellers; but “summer reading time” is for everyone, wherever you fall in personal interests, age, or actual reading ability. Fiction…
Apps Lists for Busy Fathers
In honor of Father’s Day on June 18, here are our top apps-lists recommendations for men juggling parenting with work duties and other responsibilities. We’ve also included options to help you enjoy (and make more space for) family time, summer…