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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Alternative therapies for brain disorders seeing success
April 15, 2010 – 8:08 am | One Comment
Alternative therapies for brain disorders seeing success

Ricky Heilbron is racing a timer as he shoves metal pegs into a wooden board. The 9-year-old wears blue-tinted glasses and a buzzer on his left ear — visual and audio stimulation for the right side of his brain.
Ricky, a third-grader with attention-deficit disorder and Asperger’s syndrome, is among those undergoing a new “brain balance” [...]

Weekly Event Round-up: The Circus, Box City for Kids and More!
April 14, 2010 – 11:16 am | Comments Off
Weekly Event Round-up: The Circus, Box City for Kids and More!

Saturday-Sunday. Denver’s tall skyscrapers, historic mansions and hidden gems are on display during the sixth annual Doors Open Denver event. During DOD, buildings all over town, including ones not normally open to the public, will be open for visitors to explore. More than 80 sites are on this year’s roster — pick up a map [...]

Tennyson Center for Children Marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 11, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Tennyson Center for Children Marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Tennyson Center for Children Encourages People to Help Fight Child Abuse and Neglect During National Child Abuse Prevention Month
DENVER (April 1, 2010) – Tennyson Center for Children, one of the Rocky Mountain region’s leading treatment and education centers for abused, neglected and at-risk youth, today announced its 2010 campaign in support of Child Abuse Prevention [...]

A brush with art colors kids happy
April 10, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
A brush with art colors kids happy

The Denver Art Museum on one of its dozen free days a year is about what you’d expect: wall-to-wall families and happy young faces.
The difference between this kids’ scene and many others around town is that here, family fun involves making, or learning about, art.
James and Becca Dwyer of Englewood recently visited the museum with [...]

Mama Drama: Competitive Cravings
April 9, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Competitive Cravings

Dear Mama Drama:
My son is very athletic and competitive. Regardless of the activity he is doing, he has to be the winner and will do anything to achieve that.  When he wins, he pumps his fists, shouts, and jumps around. Then he endlessly recounts how great he was. He watches tons of sports and idolizes [...]

WeeCycle’s 2nd Annual Hopscotch Hustle
April 8, 2010 – 2:58 pm | Comments Off
WeeCycle’s 2nd Annual Hopscotch Hustle

Parents and tots strut their stuff for local nonprofit WeeCycle’s second annual Hopscotch Hustle
On Sunday, April 18, 2010 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at The Curtis hotel in Denver, hip moms, expecting moms, baby-wearing and nursing moms will hit the runway along with cool tots and dads at the second annual Hopscotch Hustle fashion show. Proceeds [...]

SOUP! Serves Up Hope to Keep Colorado Kids Healthy
April 7, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
SOUP! Serves Up Hope to Keep Colorado Kids Healthy

Guest post by Dawn Crawford, Communications Director of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition and friend to mommy bloggers everywhere.
Looking for a fun night out with your mom friends or with the DH? Does warm samples of soup, fine wines, amazing desserts and keeping Colorado’s kids healthy sound like a good time? Then you are invited [...]