The mealtime struggle between parents and children is a daily event for many families. While some kids are just picky eaters, other times they flat-out refuse to eat. Here’s some advice about food strikes from Marilyn Day, MSRD, Nutritionist in Preventive Cardiology at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
What should I do if I my child refuses to [...]

For most of my childhood, I avoided red balloons. I had a theory: Red balloons pop more than any other color. I see how silly this is now, but for years I was convinced if I blew up a red balloon or received one at a party, my heart would soon break. POP.
Why did I [...]

As it turned out, getting slapped with an M.I.P (minor in possession of alcohol,) was no big deal. The three-day school suspension worked in her favor, too, because she was crunched for time and totally needed new swimming suits for her trip to Mexico. Her mom handed her the credit card.
No, it’s not a scene [...]

One in eight Coloradans, half of them being children, suffer from hunger daily. Here are a few ways you and your kids can help that include watching the Sesame Street special on child hunger this Sunday with a new muppet, Lily. Also learn about The Big Give to benefit the Food Bank of the Rockies.

Back when I was growing up, “real” photos were a big deal. My parents owned a camera, but it was only used for special occasions or the rare candid moment. We’d have to wait for them to fill a whole roll to have them developed and only then could we see what images [...]

In the 21st century, parenthood and paranoia often walk hand in hand.
For some, the blessed event is followed by high-tech surveillance — a monitoring system tracks the baby’s breathing rhythms and relays infrared images from the nursery. Toddlers and grade schoolers can be equipped with GPS devices enabling a parent to know their location should [...]

This November, Colorado voters will have the chance to stop additional cuts to Colorado’s schools and to start reinvesting in our kids. Proposition 103 is a simple proposal that offers a five-year time out from school cuts by going back to the sales and income tax rates that Colorado had throughout the 1990s. All [...]

I have had a rough year. Health-wise.
I was in danger of losing my eyesight in January. I broke my finger in July. But, most of all, this year has been eclipsed by a strain of bacteria that invaded my ear during SXSW Interactive in March. Invasive Group A Streptococcus to be specific. The bacteria that [...]

Last year, I wrote about the kindergarten dilemma. Mainly, whether I should enroll my son on time or hold him back a year so he would be one of the oldest vs. youngest in class. It was one of our most highly-debated posts ever.
In the end, I enrolled him.
I have not regretted my decision. [...]

According to the state of Colorado, 121,000 people possess valid medical marijuana licenses and Colorado has more than 750 dispensaries. Like it or not, we are on the front lines of the medical marijuana industry with a potential ballot issue on legalization a year from now.
What numbers like that, children are bound [...]