Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

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I am a weaner
September 19, 2009 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments
I am a weaner

I can think of several things my 8-month-old son finds more fascinating than nursing:
The dog walking through the room, signaled by jangling tags. A referee’s whistle on TV. The doorbell, kids yelling “Go Fish!”, flies buzzing, spiders batting their eyelashes, the whir of satellites miles above us.
He starts to nurse, then moments later he pops [...]

There has to be a better name for babysitter, because babies don’t like that
September 3, 2009 – 12:00 am | 9 Comments
There has to be a better name for babysitter, because babies don’t like that

The fastest way a woman can age herself is to share what she made per hour as a teenaged babysitter.
$2.
What a bargain!
For a mere $2 an hour, neighborhood parents secured the health and safety of their children for a childless Friday night on the town. The $6 to $8 they shelled out [...]

My daughter is embarking on the worst year of my life
August 20, 2009 – 12:09 am | 18 Comments
My daughter is embarking on the worst year of my life

Seventh grade was the worst year of my life.
It started well enough, I believe. On the first day of school, I wore my 501s and a Hunt Club shirt from JCPenney’s. My mom wouldn’t buy real polo shirts, so I had to settle for a close knock-off. I still felt good about myself. My [...]

Your car could fit in my car
August 6, 2009 – 12:00 am | 10 Comments
Your car could fit in my car

No, I don’t do daycare.
I can’t give you a lift to the airport or the ski resort, either. The tinted windows aren’t hiding well-behaved felons on their way to pick up roadside litter, nor am I a private investigator with cameras mounted to catch indiscretions and fraud.
I am simply a mom who drives [...]

I took 56 pairs of underwear to California
July 28, 2009 – 12:05 am | 8 Comments
I took 56 pairs of underwear to California

I haven’t counted how many pairs made the return trip.
If all 56 made it back, it was a rousing success. If one or two are missing, I won’t be sad. I can’t even make if from my boys’ bedroom to the washer without leaving a trail of the tighties and the whities.
If more are missing, [...]

Support your local young capitalist
July 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | 6 Comments
Support your local young capitalist

Ding dong.
It was mid-afternoon on a weekday and I had no idea who could be at the front door. There was no yummy rumble of a certain big brown truck. You love that sound too, admit it.
Luckily, our door has etched glass panels. I could discern the ringer of the bell was someone [...]

Glue and snouts for dinner! Why being picky is not a lifetime sentence
June 25, 2009 – 12:00 am | 9 Comments
Glue and snouts for dinner! Why being picky is not a lifetime sentence

My kids have never eaten baloney, cottage cheese, or plain Cheerios. They’ve never been subjected to rhubarb, which I’ve heard is so awful it must be engulfed in strawberries or the unfortunate gobbler may die of grossness. They’ve never known the earthy-oozy tastes of soy milk, bleu cheese, feta, tofu, or tapioca pudding.
Gosh, those [...]