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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New Baby, Changing Marriage: Having a Healthy Partnership as Your Family Expands
April 1, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
New Baby, Changing Marriage: Having a Healthy Partnership as Your Family Expands

Dr. Millie Riss and Courtney Morton, LCSW at Greenleaf Counseling Center are licensed therapists who work with women, couples and families. They help people with struggling with eating disorders, life transitions, parenting concerns in addition to other life issues, such as depression and anxiety. They always offer free one-hour consultations to meet with potential clients [...]

Adoption “Lingo”
March 25, 2010 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments
Adoption “Lingo”

Guest Blogger Gwen is expecting…for the second time. And once again, no baby bump or stretch-marks will grace her with their pending bambino. Step inside their world of growing a family through adoption. Follow along here at Mile High Mamas and her blog and get a candid feel for the ups, downs, highs, lows and [...]

Pretending to be Brave
March 18, 2010 – 7:01 am | 13 Comments
Pretending to be Brave

As soon as March rolls around, we’re ready for spring.  Yes, the weather is pretty mild here in the Denver area.  (Those residents who didn’t do hard time in the brutal winters of the Midwest think it’s actually cold here, but we know differently.)  Even with all the sunshine we get here in Colorado, as [...]

Adams 12 schools to cut $24 million; 185 to lose jobs
March 16, 2010 – 2:34 pm | 2 Comments
Adams 12 schools to cut $24 million; 185 to lose jobs

Adams 12 Five Star Schools will cut $24 million for the 2010-11 school year, with about 185 people losing their jobs effective July 1.
That includes 24 high school teachers, two assistant principals at Northglenn and Thornton high schools, eight social workers in the middle and high schools and 14 high school custodians.
“This is a heartbreaking [...]

Sexting, Video Chat, and Our Children
March 11, 2010 – 7:00 am | One Comment
Sexting, Video Chat, and Our Children

The writings of Guest Blogger Sandra Brownrigg can be found at her blog, Amplify. Image courtesy of kiwanja.net
Back in the days before caller i.d., most of us anonymously called someone we had a crush on — just to hear the person’s voice – at least once or twice. As soon as they answered, we’d [...]

A slice of crisis, but not mine
March 9, 2010 – 4:13 pm | 3 Comments
A slice of crisis, but not mine

I feel the man walk up behind me. He’s very close when the hallway is very wide. He brushes my left arm as he passes, but only barely. It’s then I realize that he’s a boy, not a man, and weaving slightly. We’re in the upper lobby of the hospital.
He’s the same age as my [...]

What Do You Think About the Flu?
March 6, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
What Do You Think About the Flu?

By Katie Kern, mom of two elementary school kids and a healthcare communications expert for the Colorado Immunization Program
Wow, what a year. H1N1, or swine flu, raised its ugly oinking head and made many of us parents pretty scared.
It seems so long ago that world health officials declared the 2009 H1N1 flu a pandemic [...]