These prodigies are off to a fast start thanks to their naturalgifts — and supportive parentsAnnick HaczkiewiczThis queen of the greens might be future golf royaltyThirteen-year-old Annick Haczkiewicz (hutch-kuh-veech) has a regular Friday night skins game that is anything but regular: “I play with a bunch of older guys that are like 80 years old and stuff, and we play for money,” she says, and often enough, Haczkiewicz wins. The older fellows like to give each other the gears about losing to a small girl, but really you can’t blame ’em — Haczkiewicz has a 2 handicap and a killer short game.

10-year-old Kieran Robson says his family owns at least 40 soccer balls.Forty? “More like 100,” says his 13-year-old sister, Joey.

A weekly meeting keeps this family strong (and the trophy motivates the kids)Who will win the Boone Family Child of the Week trophy this Sunday? Will it be eldest son Anthony Jr. for continuing to balance his studies with his hectic volleyball schedule? Or maybe Laurel for working hard to make friends at her new middle school? Or maybe Logan or Nigel for keeping their room clean, handily passing the random inspections — heralded by the cry of “Room check!” — their mother springs on them throughout the week? Whoever does win gets more than just bragging rights and a weeklong warm fuzzy.

This city-savvy survey of 29 family activities from Summerlin to Boulder City will keep your kids’ minds and bodies plenty busy Centennial Hills: Learning naturallyDespite rapid growth, this suburban community in northwest Las Vegas has managed to maintain its rural flavor. There are historic parks, orchards and more modern amenities, such as libraries and community centers.

Families reflect on the special places where they come together to work, play and share their livesThe family that gardens togetherTiffany, John, Madison and Molly WhisenantTiffany: The backyard sold us on the house. Before we moved in, we came here several times and sat on the back porch swing.

Let these recipes draw the whole family into the kitchen — not just to eat, but to help prepareBlueberry Lemon Pie Pops in Whole Wheat CrustsKids love any food on a stick! Inside these palate-pleasing pie pops, sweet blueberries serve as a perfect contrast to tart, lip-puckering lemons. Make them as a fun dessert for your next outdoor picnic or barbecue.

12 places where kids with special needs can join sports, learn to dance and just have funParenting a child with a disability can be very isolating, and the search for activities that cater to these children is often fruitless. But there are some fantastic local spots that welcome and serve children with special needs.

Eleven restaurants where you can gently expand your child’s palateWhile at a business dinner abroad, you order in your worst foreign tongue. The server delivers an ugly, scaly whole fish that locks its gooey eyeballs with yours.

Technically, public school is for everyone — in the sense that it’s free, open to all and provided by the state. But what if it’s not for your child — in the sense that he or she craves a nontraditional type of gray-matter stimulation? In such cases, parents can find navigating the alternatives a daunting and frustrating task.

When it comes to kids and tech, no one knows how much is too much — but it’s clear all these screens are changing themThe iPotty — I’m not making this up — is a toilet training seat that looks like a small school desk, on which an iPad replaces the desktop. Or there’s Fisher Price’s Apptivity seat for newborns and toddlers — a baby bouncer with an iPad mount.