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What supplements do you give your children (if at all?)
July 29, 2010 – 12:00 am | 3 Comments

When my son was 4, I tried giving him nutritional supplements to make up for his appalling diet. I mixed fish oil into his orange juice. I let him eat candylike gummy multivitamins. And I stirred a chocolate powder containing 31 fruit and vegetable extracts into his milk.
It eased my worries, but experts disagree on [...]

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What is your parenting style: Cheerleader or Coach?
October 22, 2008 – 12:06 am | 13 Comments

In our younger, leaner years, Secret Agent Man was an athlete. I was a dancer. So how did we end up with uncoordinated kids?
My twin boys can’t run. You know the kids that shuffle up and down the soccer field with their feet never fully coming off [...]

Ostrich parenting and when mental illness and addiction are in your gene pool
October 17, 2008 – 12:12 am | 19 Comments

Mr Lady is a Colorado native, and by native, she, of course, means that she’s lived there just long enough to be able to breathe comfortably most of the time. Her feet are solidly planted in Canada, but she left her heart in Denver and is secretly praying to come back to the place [...]

Your Opinion: How do you handle problems at your children’s school?
October 6, 2008 – 12:00 am | 55 Comments

I love teachers. I have many good friends who are teachers and out of all the professions on this earth, I think they are among the most praiseworthy.
But I am having problems with teachers.
Because of my admiration, I always thought I would be the Teacher’s Parent Pet. You know: that go-to person who volunteers at [...]

The Great State Debate
October 2, 2008 – 12:00 am | 9 Comments

Not sure if you knew this, but Julie Mothergoosemouse and I were friends pre-Mile High Mamas. Before she even moved the Colorado. And during our lovely and long friendship, we have only had one disagreement. It’s now settled into a joke between us (basically because I WON), but Julie used to refer to Colorado as [...]

To Thine Own Self Be True
October 1, 2008 – 12:09 am | 5 Comments

“I’m trying to be sporty dad; I just can’t.”  ~ Lilly (my 5 year old daughter after I requested we not watch a princess show and maybe check out something a little more boy-ish.)When I got past the deadpan delivery, the absolutely brutal honesty, and the subtle yet fantastic humor of Lilly’s statement to me, [...]

I don’t even know their names
September 26, 2008 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

Guest blogger Kagey is a mom of three living in southeast Centennial with her husband, Mr. Adventure and her dog. Her house is never quite clean, her clothes are always a little out of date, and she is always looking for more time to write, but at least she can laugh about it all.
After a [...]

Well-rounded isn’t just for balls
September 17, 2008 – 12:00 am | 21 Comments

I have a confession.
When we drive by sports fields on Saturdays and Sundays, and I see dozens of uniformed kids and their parents? I am so glad we aren’t there.
American suburban families who do not participate in soccer, baseball, hockey, t-ball, or any other organized league sports are rare. It’s expected for our [...]