How does a community make a positive impact on school lunch nutrition? Why, they plant a fruit orchard for the school, of course?
On August 19, The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation will visit The Urban Farm at Stapleton to help plant over 40 5-gallon fruit trees.
The trees will become part of an on-going education program that shows [...]

What would you do if you wanted to be able to show your face in your favorite place again?

Sometimes I feel I get more excited about back to school items then the kids! Sure pencils, markers and folders are fun, but I found four items that will make you want to go back to school as well, mmmmmm……., just in theory. The following items are more for me than my own kiddos. Pack [...]

Does it seem like there is a bunch going on one weekend – like you can’t possibly get done all that you want to in just the few days that present themselves as “weekend”?  I know that now that school is in full swing for my kids it is even more imperative that we get [...]

The Louisville Downtown Street Faire, featuring Marcia Ball.

“Yay! Golden Spoon!” the kids start to squeal as we pull into the parking lot. “I don’t like cheesecake. It tastes like cheese. I like cotton candy. I like sprinkles…” My autistic son Pablo enunciates every syllable so carefully, reciting the same familiar script he says to nobody in particular whenever we get frozen yogurt.
We [...]

The trouble with heading back to school is that it invariably happens when it still feels like summer. And sitting inside a hot classroom on a sunny summery day can be a total downer.
While you can’t do much about the weather or school calendar, you can offer your little ones a few cool and refreshing [...]

A few years ago, my husband and I were in the throes woes of potty training our potty-training-challenged daughter.
We had tried everything and were at the end of our ropes. That is when we heard about the Children’s Hospital Colorado’s free parenting seminars that include advice for parents with babies to teens.
Please note the 2011 [...]

Let’s face it: Once the chaos of school sets in, the quality of dinner goes down.
That’s why Mile High Mamas wants your fast and fabulous dinner recipes! We are teaming up with The Denver Post for Feed the Family in a Flash: The 45-minute recipe contest. Your recipe submissions should:
*Feed a family of four.
*Take less [...]

As parents, we want to shield our children from the filth the world is constantly spewing a them. We want their little minds to remain free of dirty, violent, and sexual images or knowledge. If monitoring their tv and movie selections wasn’t enough, now we have to worry about the internet – it’s at school, [...]