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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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“Balloon Boy” Found at Home
October 15, 2009 – 4:59 pm | One Comment
“Balloon Boy” Found at Home

Article by Kieran Nicholson and Howard Pankratz of The Denver Post. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Photo credit 9News via The Denver Post.
“He’s been located! He’s alive! He’s at the house!”
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden interrupted a media update in Fort Collins to announce that the 6-year-old boy thought to be [...]

Fight Child Abuse With The Tennyson Center’s ’50s-style Benefit
October 11, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Fight Child Abuse With The Tennyson Center’s ’50s-style Benefit

If there is any cause that tugs at our heartstrings at Mile High Mamas, it is child abuse prevention.
That’s why we are grateful organizations like the Tennyson Center for Children are making a difference in the treatment and education of abused, neglected and at-risk youth. Step back in time to the 1950s with “All I [...]

The Pink Ribbon Chronicles: Would You Shave Your Head For A Friend?
October 9, 2009 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments
The Pink Ribbon Chronicles: Would You Shave Your Head For A Friend?

Guest blogger Sonja Wieck did. She is mom to 3-year-old Annabelle and wife to Troy who is an actuary for Cigna. This Denver mama has competed around the world in triathlons from Olympic Distance World Championships in Gold Coast Australia, to Ironman Canada last year. Her passion in life is to help moms regain their [...]

What Does the FTC’s New Ruling Mean for Bloggers?
October 5, 2009 – 2:30 pm | Comments Off
What Does the FTC’s New Ruling Mean for Bloggers?

Guest blogger Michelle from Scribbit weighs in regarding the FTC “sticking its nose into the blogosphere.” Tune as her in-house counsel a.k.a. husband summarizes the 81-page document.
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Michelle and I were watching TV the other night and saw a commercial for one of the hundreds of CSI wanna-be shows. This one was about a blogger who [...]

Your Opinion: Are Sex Offenders Treated Too Harshly or Not Harshly Enough?
September 30, 2009 – 7:00 am | 25 Comments
Your Opinion: Are Sex Offenders Treated Too Harshly or Not Harshly Enough?

I really did not intend to cause a stir when I posted the following message on my Facebook wall:
A violent sexual child offender who is not being monitored moved 1 mile from my house. What lovely news to wake up to. Local peeps: take note.
The County Sheriff’s Department had issued the warning that this “sexually [...]

Are You For or Against Health Care Reform and Why?
September 25, 2009 – 8:30 am | 7 Comments
Are You For or Against Health Care Reform and Why?

I am wondering how many parents are like me in their inability to keep up to date on political issues. It is frustrating to say the least, to not have the time to listen to the news or to read the newspapers and whenever I do get the chance to get better informed I usually [...]

Colorado Moms Voice Their Opinions About President Obama’s Speech to Schoolchildren
September 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | 27 Comments
Colorado Moms Voice Their Opinions About President Obama’s Speech to Schoolchildren

In case you have been living under a rock, President Obama will address the nation’s children at noon today from Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. I first heard about the the debate that is swirling around his speech as I listened to NPR’s riveting social commentary in the car.
OK, so it was a [...]