Mama Drama: Respectful Independence
March 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My eight-year-old son has recently become very rude and disrespectful. Every time I ask him to do something he argues with me. When I try to help him with something he becomes surly …

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Mama Drama: Flushing Fears
February 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Flushing Fears

My three year old was doing great with potty training until we visited the museum and an automatic toilet flushed unexpectedly. He now screams and cries when we take him into any public bathroom. How …

Summer is coming! Read the Denver Post Summer Camp Guide
February 11, 2010 – 3:25 pm | Comments Off
Summer is coming! Read the Denver Post Summer Camp Guide

It might have been a wonderful experience at age 10, hiking or acting or painting and, most important, bonding with a handful of great friends. Or perhaps it was a memorable moment swimming, splashing and …

Mama-lympics
February 11, 2010 – 12:00 am | 3 Comments
Mama-lympics

While our own Amber, editor-cum-blogathlete, is in Vancouver reporting on behalf of Microsoft Office on the Winter Games, I am here thinking about the Mama-lympics that we Mile High Mamas train for year ’round.

Vancouver has …

The Children’s Hospital Provides “Olympic” Tips for Keeping Kids Safe This Winter
February 10, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
The Children’s Hospital Provides “Olympic” Tips for Keeping Kids Safe This Winter

Let’s face it: the winter sports we will be seeing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are fun but sometimes come at a cost. We’ve teamed up with the Children’s Hospital to give you some tips …

More From Our Schools Speaker Series
February 6, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
More From Our Schools Speaker Series

Want to help ensure that all kids in your community receive the very best education?
Save the Date to join us for the next speaker in the More From Our Schools series!
Thursday February 18th, 2010
5:00-6:30pm at …

Mama Drama: Potty Power
February 5, 2010 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Mama Drama: Potty Power

Dear Mama Drama:
My question is about potty-training. We would like to start our daughter, who will be 3 next month, in a 3-yr-old preschool program that requires she be potty-trained. She was doing really well, …

Finding light after a painful darkness
February 4, 2010 – 7:01 am | Comments Off
Finding light after a painful darkness

No more cutting – One teen’s story of her journey through self-injury to self-care.
By Kristen Browning-Blas
The Denver Post
(Photo: High-school junior Caia Pattynama of Centennial began cutting herself to relieve stress. She and her family have …