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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What supplements do you give your children (if at all?)
July 29, 2010 – 12:00 am | 4 Comments
What supplements do you give your children (if at all?)

When my son was 4, I tried giving him nutritional supplements to make up for his appalling diet. I mixed fish oil into his orange juice. I let him eat candylike gummy multivitamins. And I stirred a chocolate powder containing 31 fruit and vegetable extracts into his milk.
It eased my worries, but experts disagree on [...]

Weekly Event Round-up: Free Scuba Diving, Boulder County Fair & More!
July 28, 2010 – 8:52 am | Comments Off
Weekly Event Round-up: Free Scuba Diving, Boulder County Fair & More!

Saturday-Sunday. Colorado is firmly landlocked, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go scuba diving: Give scuba a try when the traveling “Be A Diver!” program visits the Downtown Aquarium. Featuring a heated, 15,000-gallon mobile pool, “Be A Diver!” lets anyone go for a quick dive with the help of a certified scuba instructor. Best of [...]

Mama Confessional: How did you keep your kids occupied this summer?
July 28, 2010 – 6:40 am | 15 Comments
Mama Confessional: How did you keep your kids occupied this summer?

I’d like to say that I’ve taken my kids on outings and that we’ve experienced new and wonderful adventures this month. Wouldn’t it be amazing if I could share of our many hikes in the wonderful Colorado mountains, or perhaps tell of a day spent at the Denver Zoo where we took a picnic and [...]

Stay-at-homers or working moms: do you ever envy the other side?
July 22, 2010 – 12:00 am | 10 Comments
Stay-at-homers or working moms: do you ever envy the other side?

The thing about moms who work outside their homes is that we love to hate the moms who don’t.
Not as individuals. But as a demographic of nameless, faceless minivan drivers toward whom we direct a venomous mix of resentment, bewilderment and envy.
We spot them in their workout clothes and tell ourselves their days must be [...]

Weekly Event Round-up: Dragon Boat Festival, Golden Buffalo Days and More!
July 21, 2010 – 11:15 am | Comments Off
Weekly Event Round-up: Dragon Boat Festival, Golden Buffalo Days and More!

Saturday-Sunday. Celebrate Colorado’s Asian Pacific American community at the 10th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat races run on both days of the festival, but they’re not the only attraction. Three stages of entertainment and cultural performances will be going all day long, featuring everything from hip-hop MCs to Bollywood dancing. The Dragonland area [...]

Join Tim McGraw in “Givin’ Where You’re Livin’” to benefit local charity!
July 21, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Join Tim McGraw in “Givin’ Where You’re Livin’” to benefit local charity!

Country music superstar Tim McGraw is supporting nonprofits across the United States during his 2010 Southern Voice tour. And one of those nonprofits is Denver’s very own Tennyson Center for Children! (Tennyson Center is one of the Rocky Mountain region’s leading treatment and education centers for abused, neglected and at-risk youth.)
Through a sponsorship with Frito-Lay, [...]

Keep your cool with these plunges (and share your favorites)
July 17, 2010 – 9:08 am | 2 Comments
Keep your cool with these plunges (and share your favorites)

As soaring temperatures continue to bake the United States, we can only thank our lucky stars that even though we’re at the center of the high desert, there are plenty of places to plunge in and take some of the sizzle off. There are the old standbys of Elitch Gardens and Hyland Hills Water World, [...]