Charmed by Snakes at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
February 7, 2012 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments

There’s a zoo at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
But it’s not lunchtime in the atrium or the parking lot on a free day. 60 creepy, slithery, and totally fascinating creatures have been collected into one fun-filled new exhibit called Lizards and Snakes. Recently, our family spent an evening getting to know the critters [...]

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Busses rally in protest of budget cuts
March 31, 2011 – 12:02 pm | No Comment
Busses rally in protest of budget cuts

Fifty-one buses from Falcon District 49 in El Paso County drove north to the state Capitol today in an effort to send a message to state legislators about education cuts.

A lesson for all of us
March 31, 2011 – 9:23 am | No Comment
A lesson for all of us

Police have located the family of a toddler who was found alone in the dark in northeast Denver by a passerby who was out walking his dog just before 6 a.m. in the area of Manual High School, 1700 E. 28th Ave..

FDA will study food colorings’ impact on kids
March 30, 2011 – 7:07 am | One Comment
FDA will study food colorings’ impact on kids

WASHINGTON — After staunchly defending the safety of artificial food colorings, the federal government is for the first time publicly reassessing whether foods such as Jell-O, Lucky Charms cereal and Minute Maid lemonade should carry warnings that the bright artificial colorings in them worsen behavior problems such as hyperactivity in some children.

Book Signing With J.D. Kleinke, Author of “Catching Babies”
March 30, 2011 – 5:30 am | No Comment
Book Signing With J.D. Kleinke, Author of “Catching Babies”

I had the opportunity to talk with medical economist, healthcare policy expert and former Denver resident J.D. Kleinke about his newly released novel Catching Babies. This book is sure to create some buzz as it confronts issues such as unnecessary c-sections, the uninsured, birth trauma, the flight to homebirth and the rampant rise in post [...]

Five things parents can do to help an anxious child
March 29, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Five things parents can do to help an anxious child

While a trip to Disney World is an event that is celebrated by most children, for 9-year-old Ann, it was an ordeal to be tolerated.
She became anxious and started to sweat whenever she was in a crowded area. Ann refused to go on most of the rides. She was reluctant to eat food that was [...]

Your opinion: Do you pay your kids for good grades?
March 29, 2011 – 7:00 am | 5 Comments
Your opinion: Do you pay your kids for good grades?

Paying your kids for good grades is like paying them to grow and learn and you can’t put a price on that. The hard work that goes into getting good grades is a hard-earned life lesson.
Kids learn accountability and responsibility from their grades; good or bad. In most cases, grades are a direct reflection of [...]

Backyard chickens’ popularity catches on
March 29, 2011 – 7:00 am | 5 Comments
Backyard chickens’ popularity catches on

At Jeremiah Gregg’s grandmother’s house in Kansas, 25 or so chickens would mill about the yard as the kids helped pull weeds in the garden.
The Highlands Ranch resident looks back fondly on those childhood memories and wanted to give his own kids the same experience. So two weeks ago, Gregg and his family became the [...]

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.

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 [...]