Every month, Mile High Mamas features a Q & A from The Children’s Hospital on a different health topic. This month’s topic is all about how to sooth your child’s summer allergy symptoms. Learn how to reduce allergens in your home so springtime allergens don’t ruin your summer.
Most people think allergies should stop acting up [...]

Make a Rainbow of Science in Your Home and Escape the Heat
The hot weather is here to stay for a few days. You’ve been to the pool everyday for a month. Now what are you going to do with the kids? With a little science and color knowledge, you can create rainbows inside.
Sharpie Pen Science
Pull [...]

The kids and I recently made sidewalk chalk.
I know. Such ambition chalks shocks even me.
You see, I hate crafts. Always have. And despite my best efforts to be THAT mom, I always will.
I grew up with a domestic goddess mother so renowned that she opened the most acclaimed English tea rooms and gift shops in [...]

Dear Mama Drama:

My six-year-old son is struggling with anger. He is often very frustrated with his sister or us when he doesn’t get his way and every little thing leads to extreme outbursts. He screams, yells, hits, and throws things. When we try to get him to calm down he yells no and stomps [...]

Although I would never call myself a travel “expert,” with family on both coasts I can assure you that we’ve done our fair share of traveling with kids. With distances over thousands of miles, airplane has become our main mode of travel. It’s not cheap. It’s not easy. But it is fast. If you’re planning [...]

As parents, we all care about our children. But protecting them in the digital age we now live in can be a challenge.
A few years back, I was interviewing prospective students for a university with which I’m affiliated. The kids I met seemed bright, respected and eager to learn. I was prepared to accept them [...]

Children differ.  Does your child . . .
love animals?
like to work with others?
like to set goals?
enjoy singing?
do mental math easily?
like word games?
love maps?
excel in sports?
Everyone is smart. In some way. The examples you just read show the different ways in which children are gifted, or in other words, smart.
Parents, you know your kids are [...]

Writers need to write. Artists need to create. Musicians need to play. Create a wonderful writing “center” or “nook” for your young writer(s) to write. All you need are space and materials. Try to let your child’s inner writer emerge. Don’t comment too much or expect perfection. [...]

Yes, you can do geometry with food. Remember your shapes? Didn’t you just hate proofs in high school math? Or was that just me. None of that here. Let’s talk shapes . . .
You’ll need:
* Toothpicks
* Soft, squishy food like raisins, craisins, [...]

I love rafting but I have not been since my children were born because I assumed they were too young.
I was delighted to discover I was wrong.
Mile High Mamas has teamed up with the Colorado River Outfitters Association to bring you a guide to the Top 10 Family-friendly Rafting Trips on Colorado’s Rivers that includes [...]