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What We Learned

Things that inspired this issue, and what our editors discovered along the way.

Don’t doubt your child’s camp readiness. Eric Rightor, Avid4Adventure senior manager of residential camps and director for the Mt. Evans program, says 95 percent of kids are ready. It’s more about building up your child’s confidence that they can do it.

Trending:

Kid authors. Jonah Larson is just 12 years old, Lily Allison is eight, and they’re both published authors. Kid authors are proving you don’t have to be a grownup to share your story.

Love It:

Colorado’s great campgrounds for families!

Leave It:

Instead of summer video-game overload, kids can try one of these 13 creative tech activities.

You Said It:

“It can feel very isolating when you have a child, especially in Denver where I think a lot of people don’t have family around because they’re transplants.” —Kate Willenbring, a regional ambassador for Hike it Baby, on why she Joined the group that organizes hikes for parents with young children.

Can’t Wait:

Summer heat is just around the corner and that means water fun. We can’t wait for splash pad season to start.

 

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