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    2016 Family Issue

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    Stories from the 2016 Family Issue Issue

    Desert Companion
    Balance

    Want your teen to make a difference?

    Jul 12, 2016

     Here’s advice from TeenMD’s pioneers.

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    Balance
    The droid you're looking for
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    Education: Go team science!

    Jul 11, 2016

    Robot battles, drone tournaments, fan-filled arenas: The new brand of STEM education is goal-driven, group-oriented -- and giddily intense

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    Balance
    Bullying
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    Relationships: It takes a village

    Jul 11, 2016

    ... to stop a bully. The state has an ambitious new program to deal with the issue — and one zealous new anti-bullying czar 

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    Balance
    Piggy
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    Money matters: Common cents

    Jul 11, 2016

    Modern financial literacy education teaches children to save for a rainy day — and for college, homes and more

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    Editor's Note
    Andrew Kiraly
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    Higher ed

    Jul 08, 2016

    Science education through robots, financial literacy, volunteerism — scanning the topics and issues we cover in our third annual Desert Companion Family issue, I’m struck by, well, what a serious, grown-up enterprise being a kid has become.

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    Get out!

    From tyke to trekker

    Jul 12, 2016

    Tips on introducing your family to the outdoors

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    Get out!
    HKPK
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    The great indoors

    Jul 11, 2016

    Don’t let the heat spoil your kids’ summer fun. Get active at these high-energy hot spots that’ll still keep them cool.

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    Get out!
    Springs Preserve
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    Wild in the streets (and trails)

    Jul 08, 2016

    Introduce your little ones to the great big world outside with these resources.

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    Home life
    Moroccan chicken tagine
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    Cooking: Flight of flavor

    Jul 11, 2016

    Parents and kids will enjoy creating these recipes together — and taking a flavorful flight of international delight

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    Home life
    Fullest house
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    Generations: The fullest possible house

    Jul 11, 2016

    It’s a very, very, very fine house, with three cats in the loft, four dogs in the yard and people stacked like firewood. Notes on a domestic blitz

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    Home life
    Construction party
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    Fun & games: Hot ouside, way cool inside

    Jul 11, 2016

    When the air is on fire outdoors, these books, games and projects will
    keep the kids happy indoors

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    Home life
    Community
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    Community: Advanced degree in charity

    Jul 11, 2016

    A group of local teens proves that community service can be fun, fulfilling and high-impact.

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    Resource Guide

    Learn, grow and play with this events & resource guide

    Jul 08, 2016

    Events, organizations and activities every parent can use.

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    Travel
    Cottonwood Cove at Lake Mead
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    You be tripping

    Jul 08, 2016

    These family-friendly road trips offer fun for all ages — not just in the summer, but all year.

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