Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

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Green Reading List for Children of All Ages This Earth Day
April 22, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Green Reading List for Children of All Ages This Earth Day

Want to instill a healthy pro-environment mentality in your children? Check out this Green Reading List from the National Environmental Education Foundation, which includes a fantastic selection of new and classic books for all ages.
Elementary School:
The Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute (Anymore) by Stan & Jan Berenstain
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Where There Once Was a Wood [...]

The returned Russian boy and casting stones
April 17, 2010 – 12:01 am | 17 Comments
The returned Russian boy and casting stones

Said by me in utter hubris, pre-2001.

No child of mine will ever go up the down escalator or inconvenience others by playing with the elevator buttons.
No child of mine will ever make too much noise on an airplane.
No child of mine will ever run wild in a sit-down restaurant.
No child of mine will ever [...]

Alternative therapies for brain disorders seeing success
April 15, 2010 – 8:08 am | One Comment
Alternative therapies for brain disorders seeing success

Ricky Heilbron is racing a timer as he shoves metal pegs into a wooden board. The 9-year-old wears blue-tinted glasses and a buzzer on his left ear — visual and audio stimulation for the right side of his brain.
Ricky, a third-grader with attention-deficit disorder and Asperger’s syndrome, is among those undergoing a new “brain balance” [...]

Tennyson Center for Children Marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 11, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Tennyson Center for Children Marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Tennyson Center for Children Encourages People to Help Fight Child Abuse and Neglect During National Child Abuse Prevention Month
DENVER (April 1, 2010) – Tennyson Center for Children, one of the Rocky Mountain region’s leading treatment and education centers for abused, neglected and at-risk youth, today announced its 2010 campaign in support of Child Abuse Prevention [...]

Show your money who’s mom
April 8, 2010 – 12:01 am | 8 Comments
Show your money who’s mom

Guest Blogger Jenna Hallock moved from Pennsylvania to Colorado 10 years ago, right after marrying her favorite man in the world, Mark. Her two other favorite people are daughter Zoe, age 7 and son Elijah, age 4. Love, peace, joy, and kindness are the foundations for her life. She loves to laugh, and she [...]

SOUP! Serves Up Hope to Keep Colorado Kids Healthy
April 7, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
SOUP! Serves Up Hope to Keep Colorado Kids Healthy

Guest post by Dawn Crawford, Communications Director of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition and friend to mommy bloggers everywhere.
Looking for a fun night out with your mom friends or with the DH? Does warm samples of soup, fine wines, amazing desserts and keeping Colorado’s kids healthy sound like a good time? Then you are invited [...]

March for Babies 2010: March of Dimes
April 4, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
March for Babies 2010: March of Dimes

WHAT:
March for Babies is the premier event for mom/baby health. It’s also the nation’s oldest charitable walking event and the largest annual March of Dimes fundraiser. Since its inception in 1970, March for Babies has raised over $1 billion for healthy babies. The event takes place in more than 1,000 U.S. cities and towns each [...]