The Kid Blender:  A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
February 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments

In this series of blogs, the “Kid Blenders,” I will be addressing our challenges, trying to blend our two families together. The names of the children will be changed to spare the easily embarrassed. And let me be upfront about this: I’m no clinical expert. I’m just a single mom trying to figure life out as I go. But knowing that there are around 14 million single parents out there…I’m guessing that I’m not alone in this venture.

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Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying campaign
March 28, 2011 – 10:49 am | 2 Comments
Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying campaign

NEW YORK—The popular children’s television network Nickelodeon is the latest voice to raise awareness of digital bullying.

Doctors warn about Facebook use and teen depression
March 28, 2011 – 7:17 am | 2 Comments
Doctors warn about Facebook use and teen depression

CHICAGO — Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.

Burt’s Bees founder wants to donate national park
March 28, 2011 – 7:07 am | One Comment
Burt’s Bees founder wants to donate national park

TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 8, Maine—Maine sportsmen were outraged when Roxanne Quimby, the conservation-minded founder of Burt’s Bees cosmetics, bought up tens of thousands of acres of Maine’s fabled North Woods—and had the audacity to forbid hunters, loggers, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles on the expanses.

Colorado schools are beginning to write off cursive
March 27, 2011 – 5:38 am | 4 Comments
Colorado schools are beginning to write off cursive

Twenty-three second-graders file into Virginia Edwards’ technology classroom at Grant Ranch School, take a seat at their iMacs, pull on headphones and launch a program whose graphics and audio prompts teach them crucial keyboarding skills.
Gradually, the staccato tapping of their fingers will supplant the graceful curves of what once stood as an academic rite of [...]

Encouraging reluctant kids to get fit
March 25, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Encouraging reluctant kids to get fit

As any parent knows, it can be a struggle to pull your child away from the TV, laptop, iPad, iPod or iDon’tWantTo…You get the point, especially when the weather outside is foul. However, we can all agree that physical activity is good for kids.
My third grade daughter loves romping on the playground at school and [...]

Powerhouse Highlands Mommies Offer Fun Events & Advice on Building Community
March 24, 2011 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
Powerhouse Highlands Mommies Offer Fun Events & Advice on Building Community

Powerhouse group Highlands Mommies will be our newest monthly contributor. See how they are making a positive (and important) impact in their community and learn how to do the same in your neighborhood.

Mayor candidates discuss early childhood education
March 23, 2011 – 7:27 am | 3 Comments
Mayor candidates discuss early childhood education

A Mayoral Candidate Forum was held March 22 with nine of the 10 candidates  for Denver Mayor to discuss early childhood care and education.
The forum was hosted by Clayton Early Learning Center in Denver and Anne Trujillo of Channel 7 was the moderator.
The candidates were asked three questions which they had received earlier to prepare. [...]

Send your child a personalized letter from the Easter Bunny!
March 23, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Send your child a personalized letter from the Easter Bunny!

Just imagine the look on your child’s face when he or she opens a personalized letter from the Easter Bunny! ($5 per child.)
All proceeds go to the Newspapers In Education Literacy Program. Students across Colorado receive The Denver Post in the classroom for academic purposes. Your support of NIE helps students increase social awareness, build [...]

Big Feelings in Little Bodies: Denver’s Resources for Grieving Kids
March 23, 2011 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
Big Feelings in Little Bodies:  Denver’s Resources for Grieving Kids

Imagine this.
You suddenly start crying and you can’t figure out what triggered it.  You feel angry at the world because you’ve just learned that life isn’t fair.  You’re grieving because you are living without someone you were never meant to lose.
Now imagine that you’re seven years old.

Toddlers Should Stay Rear-facing Longer
March 22, 2011 – 7:28 am | 9 Comments
Toddlers Should Stay Rear-facing Longer

Children should ride in rear-facing car seats longer, until they are 2 years old instead of 1, according to updated advice from a medical group and a federal agency.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued separate but consistent new recommendations Monday.
Both organizations say older children who’ve outgrown front-facing car [...]