Adobe stock image.When a family member is battling addiction, we are all impactedBy E. Quinones. As our blended family continues to grow with new relationships and babies being born, the complexities come along, too. I want to focus on a topic that impacts many...
Family Voices
Balloon Fiesta Insider’s Guide for Families
Courtesy photo: Special shapes fly during the nine-day event. The Special Shape Rodeo is a favorite, scheduled to occur Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11. Photo credit: Tom GarrityThe event’s 52nd year launches this OctoberBy Tom Garrity When it comes to...
Outdoor Adventures with Kids
Courtesy photo: Kids hiking on the Norski Trail.How to get your kids hiking and having a blast on the trails around Santa Fe By Katie Macaulay You are going on an adventure, not a hike. For kids, an adventure sounds much more exciting than a hike, so be sure to frame...
Choose Your Own Food Adventure
Watermelon Pizza - CWK photo LibraryHow choices can help reframe picky eatingBy Rachel Shreve As you might imagine, providing cooking classes to more than 6,000 public school kids throughout Northern New Mexico means our Cooking with Kids educators have encountered a...
Las Cumbres Community Services Early Childhood Programs
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
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...
Raising Children in the Era of Digital Technology
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 tecnologÃa digital
Se necesitan lÃmites 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 tecnologÃa digital. El bebé llora, el chiquito grita y ¿cuál...