What parents should know about the conflicting news on school food
January 27, 2012 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments

The very same week we learned about the push to ban trans fats from Colorado school food, both at lunch and in before- and after-school snacks, another study asserted that junk food in school vending machines has no impact on students’ weight or obesity levels.
It’s confusing. Kind like all the conflicting studies about coffee [...]

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Daily Deal: Free Easter Basket At Build-A-Bear
March 10, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Daily Deal: Free Easter Basket At Build-A-Bear

From now until April 4th when you spend $20 at Build-A-Bear, you’ll receive a free Easter basket with candy.  Their Cheerful Cheeks Chick is pretty cute-her cheeks light up too.  She’s on sale for $20.
For more information and to find a location near you click here.
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Don’t forget about the free [...]

A slice of crisis, but not mine
March 9, 2010 – 4:13 pm | 3 Comments
A slice of crisis, but not mine

I feel the man walk up behind me. He’s very close when the hallway is very wide. He brushes my left arm as he passes, but only barely. It’s then I realize that he’s a boy, not a man, and weaving slightly. We’re in the upper lobby of the hospital.
He’s the same age as my [...]

Daily Deal: Free Lip Gloss & Mascara
March 9, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Daily Deal: Free Lip Gloss & Mascara

Starting today you can snag a free full-sized Lancome Juicy Tubes Lip Gloss(an $18 value) from Nordstroms when you bring in the Seventeen homepage or cover of April 2010.  They will only be giving away 8,000 so head into your store today!
While you’re at the mall you can also stop by the Sephora counter in JCPenney for a [...]

Here I come to save the day
March 9, 2010 – 12:01 am | 7 Comments
Here I come to save the day

As part of our post-adoption homestudy nine years ago, our agency required us to attend classes in Infant & Child CPR and to submit our certificate of completion for our file. At the time, doing so seemed like just another step in a looooooong series of hurdles to become parents.
And like [...]

It’s Like Learning How to Not Kill Your Child As She Learns to Ride a Bike
March 8, 2010 – 8:00 am | 27 Comments
It’s Like Learning How to Not Kill Your Child As She Learns to Ride a Bike

On Wednesday, I posted the following on Twitter:
Off to bang my head against the wall a.k.a. once again attempt to teach 5-yr-old Hadley to ride her bike.
I was only kind of joking. My husband Jamie and I tried to teach her last summer but to no avail. To be fair, it was a half-hearted attempt [...]

Daily Deal-Restaurant Deals-Freebies!
March 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Daily Deal-Restaurant Deals-Freebies!

Drive into Sonic for a big, SuperSONIC Cheeseburger and get a FREE medium order of crispy Tots. Roll down your windows and enjoy a tasty, made-to-order burger.
OR, bring this printable coupon into Panda Express on Wednesday,March 10th to enjoy free Honey Shrimp!  No purchase necessary!
 There are lots of great deals including several freebies at Target [...]

iRewardChart iPhone App-Helps to Reward Kids on the GO!
March 7, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
iRewardChart iPhone App-Helps to Reward Kids on the GO!

I continue to be amazed by the things that I can do on my iPhone. Every week I see a new commercial for an iPhone app. How’s the saying go? Something like, “There’s an app for that.” It is so true!
Well, here’s a helpful app for parents, the iRewardChart iPhone app. With this app, parents [...]

What Do You Think About the Flu?
March 6, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
What Do You Think About the Flu?

By Katie Kern, mom of two elementary school kids and a healthcare communications expert for the Colorado Immunization Program
Wow, what a year. H1N1, or swine flu, raised its ugly oinking head and made many of us parents pretty scared.
It seems so long ago that world health officials declared the 2009 H1N1 flu a pandemic [...]

Mama Drama: Handling Disappointment
March 5, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
Mama Drama: Handling Disappointment

Dear Mama Drama:
My 5 year old son seems to be very sensitive.  He cries at nearly everything; if we say no, if things don’t turn out how he hoped, if he doesn’t win a game.  I’m not sure how to help him deal with his feelings.  I am not sure if he reacts this way [...]

Daily Deal: Shop Early at the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale!
March 5, 2010 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Daily Deal: Shop Early at the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale!

One of Mile High Mamas’ favorite children’s and maternity wear consignment sales is letting you shop early.
Be sure to bring Mile High Mamas’ exclusive coupon to Denver’s Just Between Friends sale on Thursday, March 11 at 7:45 p.m.
JBF is the largest kids’ gear and clothing resale event in Metro Denver. Thousands of shoppers find [...]