Psssst…significant others. This post is for you. We polled Denver moms to find out their top picks for Mother’s Day. From the kids, we want homemade cards, gifts and treats. From you? Well, it’ll cost ya…but not always a lot. Of course, we always love brunch but here are a few ideas [...]

With summer approaching we have been inundated with literature from this camp and that sports team, all of which sound exceedingly fun and exciting (and often expensive!). Every year I read through them all and think about what great experiences they would be for my sons. Then I remember that they spend their whole school [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
I am pregnant with my first child and due in a few weeks. I am very anxious about being a good mother and especially how to help my baby when she is crying.
I will only be able to take six weeks off of work, so I am also worried about finding a caregiver [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
My son is very athletic and competitive. Regardless of the activity he is doing, he has to be the winner and will do anything to achieve that.  When he wins, he pumps his fists, shouts, and jumps around. Then he endlessly recounts how great he was. He watches tons of sports and idolizes [...]

This post comes with a giveaway. Read to the bottom for info and to enter.
No parent wants to raise a mean girl.
The author of Queen Bees and Wannabes, the book on which the film Mean Girls was based, wants to help Denver-area moms and their daughters navigate more easily through the tween and teen years.
Rosalind [...]

A Johnson family tradition is to duke it out every year at the community Easter egg hunt.
It’s been a long road. When our daughter Hadley was little, she mistook the eggs as “pretty balls” and hucked them in the air. Then there was the year we couldn’t drag her off the playground equipment. Another Easter, [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
I have four-year-olds twins, a boy and a girl, who are very sweet, but admittedly very spoiled. They have many medical issues and there have been several times when we thought we might lose them. My husband and I are so grateful to have them that we often struggle with setting limits. As [...]

Parents have very strong opinions about what they refer to as bribing their children.
I prefer to look at it as an early lesson in action and consequence. If you do something, there will either be a reward or a punishment.
If that is bribery, sign me up.
Potty training my daughter was a nightmare because there was [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
I feel so frustrated trying to get all of the housework done, laundry cleaned, lunches made, and still find time to be with my kids. They complain that I’m always too busy for them, but there is so much to do.
I also feel like they don’t appreciate how much I do for [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
I have a two-year-old daughter and am due with my second child very soon. My daughter and I are very close and spend lots of time together. I am concerned about how she will adjust to having a new sibling and having to share my attention.
What tips do you have that can help [...]