Dear Mama Drama:
I was bullied in school and have a lot of anxiety for my daughter who just started preschool. I worry that the teachers won’t stand up for her and that she’ll be picked on, so I’ve told her to hit anyone who bothers or hurts her.
Her teachers say that she will end [...]

NBC promised a reshot, reworked pilot and they delivered: since the first draft, Maya Rudolph has been given a larger part — which she turns to advantage — and the focus shifts a bit from the rigors of new parenthood to the trials of working for an Oprah-esque talk-show host.
“Up All Night,” which debuted yesterday [...]

One of my favorite, inexpensive ways to transform the look of a room is with paint. Paint, a simple, timeless classic, available in innumerous hues to suit even the most lurid of dreamers, offering customization for a unique, personalized touch – making possible the transformation of any room from ordinary to extraordinary with a mere [...]

Sunday. The whole family gets a workout at “Hop, Skip and a Jump Start” at the Children’s Museum of Denver. It’s a fitness bonanza with events for every age, from a 10-foot Infant Crawl to a full 5K run. The morning starts with the stroller-friendly 5K, followed by the “Mini-Meets” for youngsters. Registration includes post-race [...]

Shoppers were swarming Target stores Tuesday morning as limited edition clothing and accessories from Missoni, a high-end Italian company, hit its floors.
“Merchandise is flying off the shelves,” said Stacey Luthy, the executive on duty Tuesday morning at the Orchard Town Center store in Westminster. “We’re saying Missoni is like the day after Thanksgiving.” Women’s clothing [...]

Veteran actor Mary Louise Lee took on a new role when she became Denver’s first lady in June.
But she didn’t take on a new name.
“Let me be clear about this: It’s Mary Louise Lee,” she said. The only place Lee answers to Mrs. Hancock is at the New Hope Baptist Church, where she is the [...]

I received a new magazine on my desk today and one of the articles in the magazine is titled, “How to Add More Excitement to Your Week.”  I think we do a pretty good job at my house keeping it exciting. Sometimes even too exciting for my daughter’s taste (she would prefer to stay at [...]

The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds.
The problems were seen in a study of 60 children randomly assigned to either watch “SpongeBob,” or the slower-paced PBS cartoon “Caillou” or assigned to draw [...]

Girlfriend’s guide to selecting an adoption agency. Sixteen questions to ask as you engage your head and heart.

To say I like the Lion King is a bit of an understatement: It is my favorite all-time Disney movie.
Unfortunately, my only copy of the movie bit the dust years ago (along with my VCR) so my kids have never seen it. That’s why I was thrilled to learn The Lion King 3D will be [...]