My oldest son had a fabulous first day of pre-kindergarten – about two decades ago.

When photos began circulating of migrant children separated from their parents and placed in what looked like giant cages in detention centers, young adult novelists Melissa de la Cruz and Margaret Stohl had an immediate response. 

An El Paso online group has morphed into a full-fledged nonprofit organization, and it’s using its mom-and-dad muscle to push for better, safer and more fun amenities for families citywide with much success.

The most famous painting of children at play is “Children’s Games,” the 1560 work by Pieter Bruegel the Elder of a town square in which children from toddlers to adolescents (scholars have counted 246) are playing games.

When Christine Riccio was a teenager growing up in New Jersey, she and her sister would upload videos to YouTube of the two of them being silly, dancing to Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me” or attempting a back flip.

It’s been a long time since I made school lunches, but I’m sure I never thought about sending my kids off to school with “healthy” foods.

We all know how important it is to be physically active, but did you know that it is just as important – or maybe more so – to limit physical inactivity?

There are 27,000 job openings nationally for high–level aerospace and defense workers, and it would be hard to find anyone more passionate about helping El Paso area school students land some of them than UTEP’s Ahsan Chouduri.

The El Paso Chihuahuas had another exciting season this year, winning the Southern Pacific Division title for the fourth year in a row. The team, which started playing in El Paso in 2014, made the Pacific Coast League playoffs.

Imagine your school bus not running on gasoline, but being pulled across the city by a mule.

Planting a tree, installing a mailbox or building a deck? Dial before you dig! Preschoolers at the YWCA’s Mabee Early Learning Academy can show you how.

Have you heard about the El Paso Streetcar making a comeback? 

The El Paso Zoo this summer opened a new attraction that has kids and their parents and some grandparents spinning with joy.

Don’t panic. Take a deep breath.

If you’re looking for a furry friend, consider adopting from one of several area shelters.

Anna Peden and Eduardo Hinojos have been named the 2019 Region 19 Teachers of the Year.

Think for a moment about your school gym classes.

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