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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Low-cost seed starting can lead to big planting payoffs
April 3, 2011 – 7:04 am | No Comment
Low-cost seed starting can lead to big planting payoffs

One look at the cheerful, bright portraits of veggies and flowers had you purring with delight, your willpower crumbling before their sun-drenched colors. You pored over catalogs, mapped out your planting plan and ordered the seeds. But now those packets are here and you’re staring at them, wondering if the equipment to get them started [...]

Places to go and things to do: Denver’s must-sees for families!
April 3, 2011 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Places to go and things to do: Denver’s must-sees for families!

The Beautiful City of Denver has so many great things to see and do. So with the help of Mile High Mama’s Twitter followers and Facebook friends we have come up with a list of must-see and reasonably-priced attractions for families in Denver and the surrounding areas. These are just a few of the many great things [...]

HGTV’s environmentally conscious home rolls out the green carpet
April 2, 2011 – 7:04 am | No Comment
HGTV’s environmentally conscious home rolls out the green carpet

The 2011 HGTV Green Home, valued at $700,000, is located east of Stapleton’s Central Park West neighborhood.
“Green” living is more than lowering energy bills, conserving water and shopping with reusable bags.

Ballet Nouveau Colorado steps up nationwide with anti-bullying program
April 2, 2011 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Ballet Nouveau Colorado steps up nationwide with anti-bullying program

When President Barack Obama and the first lady convened a White House conference on bullying prevention a couple of weeks back, it was yet another echo of an issue that has been loud in the national dialogue since the Columbine massacre — and which picked up volume last year after a rash of teen suicides [...]

As a family flick, “Hop” needs more spring in its steps
April 1, 2011 – 11:35 pm | No Comment
As a family flick, “Hop” needs more spring in its steps

“Hop” has one of the cutest bunnies you’ll ever see and plenty of other eye candy among its computer-generated visuals, yet there’s not much bounce to the story behind this interspecies buddy comedy. Letting bad-boy Russell Brand supply the voice of the Easter bunny sounds like a promising way to add spice to a warm and fuzzy family flick.

Mama Drama: Jokester’s Painful Punchlines
April 1, 2011 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Mama Drama: Jokester’s Painful Punchlines

Dear Mama Drama:
My ten-year-old son is always cracking jokes and thinks he is extremely funny. The trouble is that his jokes are usually at the expense of someone else. When people respond negatively to him, he acts like they are overreacting and too sensitive.
I think his has some sharp wit beneath the rudeness, but I [...]