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Cover Kids Q&A – Leo & Lucy

by Real Time Solutions | April 30, 2024 | Cover Kid, Home Page Slider | 0 Comments

Meet Cover Kids Leo and LucyLeo Webb age 10 and Lucy Webb age 3 having fun in the park while enjoying each other's company.Leo: Playing video games, hanging out with family, and sitting down and relaxing. Lucy: Doing homework.Leo: My football team will have a...

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Las Cumbres Community Services Early Childhood Programs

Apr 29, 2024 | Back to School, Early Childhood, Education, Elementary, Family Voices, Spring 2024 May-June, Uncategorized

Courtesy photo: Confident Parenting team members observe during a collaborative family meeting.Wrap-around services for our youngest clients and their familiesBy Robyn Covelli-Hunt Las Cumbres Community Services was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1971 and...

Honoring Notable Progress

Apr 29, 2024 | Community, Early Childhood, Family Voices, Parenting, Spring 2024 May-June, Voces de Familia

Notes from Jen Our firstborn, Ryker, experienced a right of passage: He lost his first tooth. For months he had been talking about his friends at school losing teeth and asking questions about the process. He had his annual doctor’s visit in March and even asked his...

It Really Is About the Journey

Apr 29, 2024 | History, Holiday, Latest Trends, Spring 2024 May-June, Things to Do, Traditions

Photo credit: New Mexico True.Learn how to enjoy one of the most magical stretches of Route 66 right here in New MexicoBy Erin Mitchell U.S. Route 66 was commissioned in 1926, when New Mexico’s statehood was just 14 years old. In the wake of World War I, the economy...

Raising Children in the Era of Digital Technology

Apr 29, 2024 | Community, Education, Family Voices, Health, Latest Trends, Parenting, Spring 2024 May-June, Teens

Create healthy boundaries and balanceBy Loretta Torres The hectic everyday life of parents and children alike has created a norm for escaping to a place that eases the mind and calms the soul: digital technology. The baby cries, the toddler screams, and what do we...

Criar hijos en la era de la tecnología digital

Apr 29, 2024 | Community, Education, Family Voices, Parenting, Spanish, Spring 2024 May-June, Teens

Se necesitan límites y equilibrio saludablesBy Loretta Torres La agitada vida cotidiana de padres e hijos por igual ha creado una norma para escaparse a un lugar que tranquiliza la mente y calma el alma: la tecnología digital. El bebé llora, el chiquito grita y ¿cuál...

Caring for Caregivers

Apr 29, 2024 | Community, Health, Spring 2024 May-June

Courtesy photo: A happy baby at Elvira's home.Supporting home-based childcare in New MexicoBy Calixte Raifsnider Jamie Aranda is the mother to twin girls who were born premature. As a working mom, Jamie struggled to find childcare that would meet the unique needs of...

Wildlife and Water

Apr 29, 2024 | History, Latest Trends, Nature, Spring 2024 May-June, Things to Do

Black-billed magpie Pica dries her feathers after bathing. Courtesy photo: New Mexico Wildlife Center.How wildlife handles the extreme heat in New MexicoBy Rachael Brunton In the world of birds, things are starting to slow down after spring migration, but their rest...

Expanding Possibilities Through Youth Adaptive Sports

Apr 29, 2024 | Community, Notes from the editor / publisher, Parenting, Sports, Spring 2024 May-June

Courtesy photo: Lisette and mom Natalie Runyan in their element at Ute Lake.From skiing to rock climbing to sailing, the Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico makes sports and recreation accessible to allBy Camille Romero As the development director for the Adaptive...