Faces & places
Faces & places
Whole Hearted Parenting
Teaching kids to speak respectfully
Respect for ourselves and respect for others are the foundations of trust.
Living with Children
The better the husband, the better the dad
Several columns past, I took to my bully pulpit and excoriated men who are married with children for being fathers first and husbands a distant second (maybe even thir…
New Mexico was one of the first states to legalize gay marriage, but only because of a typo in the state Constitution.
Gabriel Biadora, University of New Mexico
Sixteen-year-old Lola Kark of Santa Fe has created a nonprofit for children diagnosed with lupus.
Magic table
How to make the most of garlic scapes
Scapes are a gentle mix of garlic and green onion, just as delicious raw as they are cooked or pickled.
You’d think a place focused on freshly made, well-packaged and endlessly customizable takeout dishes might be a little worried as vaccinated folks start making their w…
Faces & places
Etiquette Rules!
This summer, respect nature and others who enjoy it
Whether your schedule allows for an hour or a full day’s trek, pack your trail etiquette by revisiting these important tips.
Living with Children
Give arguing teen last word – and restore sanity
A child cannot understand an adult’s point of view; therefore, you cannot win the last word in any conflict with your daughter.
Graduation is a social and heavily populated event, not easily done in a pandemic where it is paramount that people stay away from each other.
How do you feel about being expected to choose a career path at such a young age?
For me and many others, college is the first time we will leave home and our home state for such a long period of time.
Magic Table
Chicken salad for the summer
My favorite thing about this salad is the flavors of the grilled chicken, yogurt, grapes, herbs and jalapeño playing off one another.
It was 50 years ago this weekend that Sammy Quintana and Patricia Luján were married at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Pojoaque.
Education standouts
Rabbi Vanessa Ochs will present a free Zoom talk on "Women of the Wall" — a group of Jewish women who have been fighting for more than 30 years to pray at the Western …
Andy Winnegar
Convincing vaccine skeptics takes time
The other night I talked to a friend who works as a contact tracer for the New Mexico Department of Health. She said she has heard hundreds of reasons why people haven…
Living with Children
Limit number of toys to help teach toddler how to tidy up
Question: Is it too much to expect a 2-year-old to pick up his toys? Our little fella, when we tell him to pick up his toys, just stands there and looks at us. We’ve t…
Fourteen teens crowd around various household items altered to fit the setting of their play.
Movie review
In ‘Cruella,’ the clothes help make the movie
Wickedly magnificent and truly shocking is how I would describe the new live-action Disney film Cruella, which can be found in theaters or on the streaming service Disney+.
My View Ben Timm
For teens, gaming is about community
Most people over the age of 40 hear the words “video game” and think of sitting in front of the TV playing on the Nintendo, but modern games have come a long way, even…
This is a simple recipe that I hope will become a favorite easy and special breakfast at your house.
Whole Hearted Parenting
What would support you the most?
You have probably heard that old saying about “being in the same boat.”
Faces & places
Etiquette Rules!
Teach kids about meaning of Memorial Day
As we emerge from a challenging year of isolation and uncertainty, Memorial Day weekend will likely mark a significant turning point in how we spend our time and with whom.
Living with Children
Rewards, micromanaging aren't effective long-term solutions
Question: My husband sometimes gives our very defiant 7-year-old daughter “prizes” for doing what she is told. The other night, for example, Juliette didn’t like what …
“The Great One” is headed from the front office to a cable television studio.
So much has been written about students as they ventured through one of the most unusual times in the history of the world — a pandemic. While they are mentioned often…
Magic table
A sauce ‘gribiche’ that steals the show
Sometimes a component of a dish can’t help but take center stage, and sauce gribiche is a perfect example.
Whole Hearted Parenting
Are you languishing or burned out?
The fallout from experiencing this pandemic has had a broad sweep. It has inordinately impacted parents.
Living with Children
Don't overanalyze bad behavior
No small number of today’s parents view their children through psychological lenses, especially when it comes to misbehavior. Instead of regarding a given misbehavior …
My View Ben Timm
Second Amendment here to stay, but more regulation necessary
Something needs to be done about firearm regulation, especially with the increase of mass shootings in the past decade.
Santa Fe teens used their time during the pandemic to explore new hobbies and passion projects.
Side Dish
Angel’s Bakery and Cafe: Pastry heaven
This family-owned business has been a Santa Fe institution for 15 years.
Magic table
Re-creating a creamy cashew sensation
This cashew hummus can be used as a dip, spread or even thinned out with water and/or lemon to make it more of a sauce.
It’s easy to talk about cooking as a monolithic concept, but there’s so much more nuance to it. You may use one method in a recipe, or multiple. You could have one com…
It is no secret New Mexico and especially Santa Fe are deeply rooted in Catholicism. More than 400 years have passed since the establishment of the city, and religion …
Etiquette Rules!
The power of a name said correctly
The feedback from my last column on given names and nicknames (“Getting names right is matter of respect,” May 2) was both informative and inspiring.
Living with Children
How to ensure your child sleeps on their own
Question: I’m a working single mom with a 4-year-old daughter who won’t go to sleep unless I lie down with her. Plus, if she wakes up in the middle of the night to fin…
The male gaze has, at times, estranged me from myself. It led me to view my body as something that needed to be worthy of consumption.
My View Emma Meyers
GoFundMe: A bad substitute for health coverage in America
Today, they would be the biggest health insurer in a country that claims to be the richest in the world.
My View Niveditha Bala
Proud to be Indian
In the media, Indian characters often are portrayed as socially inept and unfamiliar with American culture. They do not exist outside of their Indian-ness, manifested through often over exaggerated and misrepresentative caricatures of their religion, traditions or way of speaking.
Magic table
Coconut and lemon chicken soup
Chilly nights and warm days make this tropical take on the classic avgolemono an easy choice lately.
At the assembly, students who'd applied and accepted offers from colleges were introduced and seniors who'd received scholarships also were recognized.
The new movie Cerebrum is a sci-fi film that gives viewers a sense of what a path to insanity looks like.
Most students with disabilities are not receiving Social Security benefits, but those who are do not necessarily have to worry about losing those benefits from working a summer job.
Living with Children
Why most magic words don't work
Magic words are words parents believe will magically change a child’s attitude or behavior.
If children grow up believing that they need to dodge sadness, they will be missing out on much self-understanding and a lot of richness in their lives.
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