Prime time, tonight: A much-plugged episode of “Glee,” where two of the main high-school characters either do — or don’t — have sex. Over on ABC, the lads on “Man Up” are out on the town, carousing for women. Then there’s “90210,” where the whole gang of teens heads to Vegas for clubbing and hooking [...]

Saturday. Get in on the birthday fun when WOW! Children’s Museum celebrates its 15th anniversary. The highlight of the party is a family friendly concert by the Boulder Bach Festival Trio: “Bach For Kids” introduces youngsters to the composer’s works via violin, flute and cello. Learn about harmonic chords and how they influence melody and [...]

It can be a malicious rumor whispered in the hallway, a lewd photo arriving by cellphone, hands groping where they shouldn’t. Added up, it’s an epidemic — student-on-student sexual harassment that is pervasive in America’s middle schools and high schools.
During the 2010-11 school year, 48 percent of students in grades seven through 12 experienced some [...]

Does your teen show normal nerves about the weekend party or always stay home? Nearly half of teenagers say they’re shy, perhaps a bit surprising in our say-anything society. But a government study finds a small fraction of those teens show signs of a troubling anxiety disorder that can be mistaken for extreme shyness.
The report [...]

The Subjects: My ungrateful twin boys; ages 8.
The Hypothesis: Putting the twins’ belongings in garbage bags will inspire them to take better care of their things.
The Experiment: The Garbage Bag Treatment was a tactic that was successfully utilized by my own parents. If I came home from school to find my room empty and [...]

Hey, parents, if you want your kids to be healthier, walk away — especially if you’re on a playground.
That’s the message from a new study that examined how families use neighborhood parks. One finding: Children with “helicopter” parents (those who often “hover” over their children) get less physical activity.
In fact, researchers from North Carolina State [...]

Through Saturday. Youngsters follow Alice down the rabbit hole in “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.” at the Parker Mainstreet Center. Presented by Inspire Creative Kids, the show is based on Disney’s 1951 animated feature, but with a 2011 twist: The production uses “4-D” sensory techniques, like engaging the audience’s sense of smell, to tell Lewis [...]

Images of children from distant countries, from Bulgaria to China to Russia, have been the public face of adoption in America.
But that picture is overdue for an update.
Most kids adopted by U.S. families now come from the child-welfare system: about 52,340 in 2010, up from 15,000 in 1988.
In Colorado, the number has increased 125 percent [...]

There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the phone ready to hand over to their 2-year-old daughter, Tatum.
The phone—with its ability to stream episodes of Dora the Explorer​—is a godsend, Mullaney says.
Attempts at going out [...]

A year ago, Denver School of Arts junior Sage Reidhead didn’t work out and had no interest in traditional sports.
But after attending a Denver roller derby game on a Friday night, Reidhead and a friend found themselves that Sunday at their first practice for a new local junior derby. It didn’t matter that it had [...]