Dear Mama Drama:
My daughter wants to go to sleep away camp this summer for a week, but I’m not sure she’s ready. She struggles with homesickness when she spends one night with a friend. I want her to have this opportunity and want to find ways to help her succeed. Any ideas?
~Tethered Mama
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Every year, mothers are celebrated on that one special May day (which is not to be confused with “mayday,” another word with which mamas are familiar).
And every year growing up, I remember my mother was consumed with guilt and inadequacy, the very antithesis of what Mother’s Day is supposed to be about. [...]

Not once in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be back in the dating pool in my 30s.  If someone had predicted 5 years ago that I’d be looking for a new relationship I would have said there was a better chance that I’ll be trampled to death by elephants in my own home [...]

Osama bin Laden’s death has been highly publicized this week but knowing how to approach it with your children can be tricky, particularly when some people are celebrating. Dr. Jeffrey I. Dolgan, Senior Psychologist at The Children’s Hospital has some great advice for parents.
How might children react to the recent news that Osama Bin Laden [...]

A special thank you to all who submitted your recipes in our spring recipe swap! Tucker Shaw, the Denver Post Food Editor, included a few of his favorites in today’s Food section.
Here’s an early Mother’s Day gift: three clever, crowd-pleasing recipes from local moms. Amber Johnson, editor of milehighmamas.com, asked her members to share their [...]

Any day is a day to celebrate, but tomorrow is an official day of celebration – it’s Cinco de Mayo! So, get out your party hats (or sombreros) and put on your dancing shoes, and get ready for some Latin fun. This type of cultural lesson is one big party – especially if you celebrate [...]

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TRACES, the high energy acrobatic spectacle which blends circus, physical theater, music and dance is now playing in Denver at the Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through May 14.  Register here to win tickets to see the show.  Contest ends May 9.
Combining extraordinary acrobatic feats, music, [...]

Saturday. It’s Opening Day at Elitch’s and the coasters will be rolling once again. The park is under new management again this year, but expect to see all your old favorites. Days and hours are sporadic over the next few weeks, but the doors open daily starting Memorial Day weekend. The water park at Elitch’s [...]

Here’s some delightful ideas for last minute Mother’s Day gifts. From candy to the perfect mommy-to-be gift, you can’t go wrong with this list,

Mothers are honored and revered on a hallowed day this month. Mothers-in-law are tossed into the celebrations, too — in the Rodney Dangerfield section of greeting cards.