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At age 2, Santiago seemed anxious around adults. Whenever his mom, Kristina Luna, would interact with strangers, Santiago would cry and yell. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur son was a little developmentally delayed,\u201d said Luna. \u201cHis speech was really delayed, so we got him into speech therapy. I was also looking for additional support to help him develop social skills that he would need for kindergarten.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

As Santiago is Luna\u2019s first child with her husband Hugo, she wasn\u2019t sure where to look for help. <\/span><\/p>\n

Luna was invited to a Learning Fair at the local middle school. She was searching for a preschool that could help him feel more comfortable around adults and new situations, but after interviewing five private preschools, none of them had the capacity to address Santiago\u2019s needs. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe fifth preschool I talked to was near the table for the Rio Rico Family Resource Center,\u201d Luna said. \u201cBernadette approached me and said she overheard the conversation I was having and thought some of the classes at her center could help Santiago.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Bernadette Hernandez, a senior instructional specialist for the center, told her that the center provides free classes and other activities to help children from birth to age 5 prepare for kindergarten. The First Things First Santa Cruz Regional Partnership Council funds the center with local school district and the University of Arizona Cooperative in charge of operations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hernandez invited Luna and Santiago to go to their baby gym class to work on coordination and social skills. Soon Santiago was learning to interact with other children and adults and having fun. Luna also put him into an arts class, so he could learn how to hold a paint brush, crayons and pencils. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s more confident and friendly in everything he does,\u201d said Luna. \u201cNow he has more language skills and plays with children better. It\u2019s not so hard for him to communicate. He\u2019s learned to feel comfortable in new places. That transitional skill in his brain was hard to develop but after working with Bernadette and the other teachers, he\u2019s better at it. Santiago is learning how to have a student-teacher relationship. He\u2019s receptive to being taught.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Now 3, Santiago\u2019s next big step is preschool. Hernandez is working with Luna and the preschool that works with the family resource center to create a plan to help Santiago succeed and get prepared for his first day of kindergarten. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a year, he\u2019s really made a lot of progress,\u201d said Luna. \u201cSpeech therapy and the family res<\/span>ource center have helped a lot <\/span>with interacting with teachers and other children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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