One day, about 5 years ago, I was about to rest my chin in my hand and Ouch!
What was that?
I got up and peered at my face in the mirror. I didn’t see anything but the same face. Weird.
Sat back down on the couch and then I ran my fingers along my [...]

Saturday. Salute Veteran’s Day with a full morning of fun at the Denver Veteran’s Day 5K Fun Run/Walk and the Veteran’s Day Parade. The celebration begins early with the 5K Fun Run — the starting line is on the Auraria Campus. Registration fees benefit the Metro State Army ROTC Running Club. After the run, head [...]

Winter is coming! If you’re anything like me you may not be thrilled about the chilly months that lie ahead, but those cold short days do have a few
advantages – especially longer nights!
We are about to change the clock back an hour and while some of us are a little saddened by the thought [...]

The task of naming one couple out of thousands of wonderful role models as “Colorado Parents of the Year” might seem impossible.
But speak with Jenny Davenport as she prepares for a fundraising event at the Davenport Center in Aurora, and you’ll quickly learn why she and her husband, James, were chosen.
“Oh, look how great that [...]

Friday-Sunday. It’s a three-day Halloween extravaganza at the Children’s Museum of Denver’s Trick or Treat Street. There’s plenty of candy, of course, but also a full day of spooky activities. See live performances — like storytelling, magic and a visit from Ronald McDonald — or take a course in “Pumpkinology.” Vern’s Mini Train will be [...]

Several years ago when Sarah Handy began teaching students with autism at Mortensen Elementary in Littleton, she found her students were rarely allowed to mix with other pupils in the Jefferson County school.
That has changed.
Now most of the 18 students with autism are integrated, and the work of the staff has caught the eye of [...]

“What should I be?” I overheard one girl asking another in a costume store recently.
I’m an eavesdropper, and this conversation was well worth following.
So, in all my middle-aged invisibility, I lingered as the pair of middle-schoolers contemplated their choices for Halloween.
These were tweens with braces and eyeliner — young enough to fit into kids’ sizes [...]

This Halloween, instead of trying to pass yourself off as a costume- clad grade-schooler or rifling through your kid’s goody bag to claim the Halloween Parent Tax, visit one of Colorado’s prized candymakers to stockpile your own booty before the big night.
Moms and dads will hardly notice that pile of jawbreakers and lollipops once they’ve [...]

From costumes to candy, Halloween can get tricky. You want your child to have fun, but as a parent, it’s also your job to keep him safe and healthy. Read some tips from The Children’s Hospital on how to make the most of October 31st.
Trick-or-treating: How young is too young?
Young children (under age [...]

Guadalupe Herrera was an eighth-grader at Skyview Middle School, a tough girl with attitude and a gang wardrobe, when she learned another girl was spreading rumors about her. One day, she walked by the girl, who pointed at her and began whispering.
“I said, ‘If you’ve got something to say to me, say it to my [...]