That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare demonstrated the importance of a name…a name that could impact destiny, inhibit love, trigger rejection, provoke judgment and stir much anger with a simple mention.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Prosecutors say an Alaska woman committed child abuse by squirting hot sauce in the mouth of her adopted Russian son in a case that was came under international scrutiny after a “Dr. Phil” episode.
Cynthia Franklin told a jury Wednesday that Jessica Beagley was punishing the boy for lying about getting in trouble in school. [...]

A Denver judge’s school-voucher decision Friday brought confusion, stress and distress for parents, students and administrators of both public and private schools across Douglas County as they tried Monday to sort out the impact of the court-ordered halt to the program.
Hundreds of parents called the Douglas County School District on Monday, wondering what to do [...]

A parent’s fundamental goal is to keep their child safe, happy and healthy, but all too often this objective is threatened by sexual predators.
According to Feather Berkower, author, child abuse prevention specialist and founder of Parenting Safe Children, in a high school graduation class of 1,000, approximately 225 students will have been sexually abused.
While this [...]

Every month, Mile High Mamas features a Q & A from Children’s Hospital Colorado on a different health topic. This month’s topic is about preparing your body for a healthy pregnancy: a must-read for moms-to-be.

You have all seen the advertisements of the starving children in other countries, and had your heart break. You have donated via text to help the kids in Haiti, hoping to make a difference. You have sent Christmas treats to unknown kids in Africa, wanting to put a smile on a child’s face. [...]

Backpacks, #2 pencils, washable markers and hand sanitizer. It’s that time of year again – back to school – where our children will be taught to share freely with others…a lesson they will carry out quite well…when it comes to GERMS.

“Yay! Golden Spoon!” the kids start to squeal as we pull into the parking lot. “I don’t like cheesecake. It tastes like cheese. I like cotton candy. I like sprinkles…” My autistic son Pablo enunciates every syllable so carefully, reciting the same familiar script he says to nobody in particular whenever we get frozen yogurt.
We [...]

A few years ago, my husband and I were in the throes woes of potty training our potty-training-challenged daughter.
We had tried everything and were at the end of our ropes. That is when we heard about the Children’s Hospital Colorado’s free parenting seminars that include advice for parents with babies to teens.
Please note the 2011 [...]

Of all the things I frequently clean…chocolaty chins, boogery noses, muddy paws, stained shirts, smelly shoes, funky bathrooms, car seat crunchies, sticky spills and much, much more…I realized I had forgotten something important.