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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SOUP! Serves Up Hope to Keep Colorado Kids Healthy
April 7, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
SOUP! Serves Up Hope to Keep Colorado Kids Healthy

Guest post by Dawn Crawford, Communications Director of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition and friend to mommy bloggers everywhere.
Looking for a fun night out with your mom friends or with the DH? Does warm samples of soup, fine wines, amazing desserts and keeping Colorado’s kids healthy sound like a good time? Then you are invited [...]

Teenage daughters vex Dad
April 6, 2010 – 8:03 am | 2 Comments
Teenage daughters vex Dad

Having raised teenage girls, studied them and even having written a book about them, I still don’t know what they are for.
My suspicion is that teenage daughters are a father’s punishment for having once been a teenage boy. This doesn’t seem fair to me, but then again, my concept of the word “fair” may have [...]

Girl World Tour for moms and tweens/teens
April 6, 2010 – 12:01 am | 3 Comments
Girl World Tour for moms and tweens/teens

This post comes with a giveaway. Read to the bottom for info and to enter.
No parent wants to raise a mean girl.
The author of Queen Bees and Wannabes, the book on which the film Mean Girls was based, wants to help Denver-area moms and their daughters navigate more easily through the tween and teen years.
Rosalind [...]

Blogging 101: A Non-Techie’s Guide
April 5, 2010 – 12:44 am | 14 Comments

At Mile High Mamas, we received an email from Shannon Cole of Colorado Springs who used our beginner’s guide to start a blog. We would love to see more of our readers catch the blogging bug!
Yesterday was dedicated unto why you should blog and today is the how. You do not need to be tech-savvy [...]

Scientifically Speaking–Events for Outdoor and Science Lovers
April 4, 2010 – 9:01 am | Comments Off
Scientifically Speaking–Events for Outdoor and Science Lovers

Scientifically Speaking is Colorado’s largest round-up of science and nature programs for adults and children. Be sure to checkout the list of ongoing children’s workshops.
WEDNESDAY
Meteorite program “The Scientific Utility of Meteorites and the Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program,” a talk by Brian Hynek, University of Colorado, Boulder, will be at 4 p.m. at Benson Earth [...]

March for Babies 2010: March of Dimes
April 4, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
March for Babies 2010: March of Dimes

WHAT:
March for Babies is the premier event for mom/baby health. It’s also the nation’s oldest charitable walking event and the largest annual March of Dimes fundraiser. Since its inception in 1970, March for Babies has raised over $1 billion for healthy babies. The event takes place in more than 1,000 U.S. cities and towns each [...]

Easter Egg Hunts in a Communist Society
April 4, 2010 – 7:00 am | 5 Comments
Easter Egg Hunts in a Communist Society

A Johnson family tradition is to duke it out every year at the community Easter egg hunt.
It’s been a long road. When our daughter Hadley was little, she mistook the eggs as “pretty balls” and hucked them in the air. Then there was the year we couldn’t drag her off the playground equipment. Another Easter, [...]

Explore Colorado With Fun Outdoor Events From Planet Explore
April 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Explore Colorado With Fun Outdoor Events From Planet Explore

With Spring’s glorious temperatures, Colorado is a joy to explore. The North Face has made outdoor participation a priority with Planet Explore a portal to the outdoors for people of all ages to find outdoor events in their area.
In Denver, Planet Explore has teamed up with the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, the Blufflake [...]

Mama Drama: Daily Discipline
April 2, 2010 – 7:00 am | 4 Comments
Mama Drama: Daily Discipline

Dear Mama Drama:
I have four-year-olds twins, a boy and a girl, who are very sweet, but admittedly very spoiled. They have many medical issues and there have been several times when we thought we might lose them. My husband and I are so grateful to have them that we often struggle with setting limits. As [...]

New Baby, Changing Marriage: Having a Healthy Partnership as Your Family Expands
April 1, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
New Baby, Changing Marriage: Having a Healthy Partnership as Your Family Expands

Dr. Millie Riss and Courtney Morton, LCSW at Greenleaf Counseling Center are licensed therapists who work with women, couples and families. They help people with struggling with eating disorders, life transitions, parenting concerns in addition to other life issues, such as depression and anxiety. They always offer free one-hour consultations to meet with potential clients [...]