Charmed by Snakes at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
February 7, 2012 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments

There’s a zoo at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
But it’s not lunchtime in the atrium or the parking lot on a free day. 60 creepy, slithery, and totally fascinating creatures have been collected into one fun-filled new exhibit called Lizards and Snakes. Recently, our family spent an evening getting to know the critters [...]

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Halloween is not the devil’s birthday
October 25, 2011 – 7:00 am | 14 Comments
Halloween is not the devil’s birthday

A few years ago, a woman at our church told our oldest son, Ryley, that it was bad to celebrate Halloween because it is the devil’s birthday.
Quickly:
1. It is not the devil’s birthday.
2. It is not the devil’s birthday.
3. It is not the devil’s birthday.
We strongly assured him our family wouldn’t celebrate such a thing, [...]

Mama Drama: Anniversary Advice Round Up
October 21, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Anniversary Advice Round Up

Mama Drama is celebrating two years with Mile High Mamas!!
We’ve rounded up all of the drama Lisa has covered during that time into a variety of categories to make it easier for you to find that special nugget of information or advice you need.
Keep the questions coming (Lisa@milehighmamas.com) and remember that we all have our [...]

Denver schoolteacher Carol Wilcox role model, mom for East High’s Hendrix brothers
October 16, 2011 – 7:59 am | 2 Comments
Denver schoolteacher Carol Wilcox role model, mom for East High’s Hendrix brothers

On the lawn in front of stately Denver East High School, Isaiah Hendrix reached out and, with the back of his hand, lightly tapped his brother, Kadeem. “He means a lot to me,” Isaiah said. “I love him.”
A few minutes later, Kadeem said of Isaiah, “He means everything to me.”
Isaiah is a senior tailback, Kadeem [...]

Are you PINK this October? Breast Cancer Resources
October 16, 2011 – 7:00 am | One Comment
Are you PINK this October? Breast Cancer Resources

Pink. It seems to be everywhere. Have you noticed the color at the local grocery store on cereal boxes, or perhaps on TV during football Sundays? The month of October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a movement for 25 years of awareness, education, and empowerment. Breast cancer touches more than just those who [...]

New laws ban simple childhood pleasures
October 11, 2011 – 7:00 am | 5 Comments
New laws ban simple childhood pleasures

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 [...]

Star Trek parenting: raising my next generation
October 4, 2011 – 7:00 am | 6 Comments
Star Trek parenting: raising my next generation

For most of my life, through school and college and dating, through TTC (trying to conceive) and infertility, I was mostly guided by my head. I learned early on the surest way out of any problem was to study it, analyze it, work it, contemplate it.
I was pretty successful with this method. I earned several [...]

Confessions of a Fantasy Football Mom
October 3, 2011 – 6:30 am | 6 Comments
Confessions of a Fantasy Football Mom

One of the many upsides of having a large family is we have enough people for our own in-house fantasy football league. There are 10 of us, so we fill out our brackets nicely and split into 2 neat divisions.
One of the downsides of having a family fantasy football league is when the 13-month-old’s team [...]

Mama Drama: School Anxiety Support…for Mom
September 16, 2011 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Mama Drama: School Anxiety Support…for Mom

Dear Mama Drama:
I was bullied in school and have a lot of anxiety for my daughter who just started preschool. I worry that the teachers won’t stand up for her and that she’ll be picked on, so I’ve told her to hit anyone who bothers or hurts her.
Her teachers say that she will end [...]

TV Preview: NBC’s “Up All Night”
September 15, 2011 – 6:59 am | No Comment
TV Preview: NBC’s “Up All Night”

NBC promised a reshot, reworked pilot and they delivered: since the first draft, Maya Rudolph has been given a larger part — which she turns to advantage — and the focus shifts a bit from the rigors of new parenthood to the trials of working for an Oprah-esque talk-show host.
“Up All Night,” which debuted yesterday [...]

How to help your child make friends and fit in
September 9, 2011 – 7:00 am | One Comment
How to help your child make friends and fit in

An interview with Dr. Jeffrey I. Dolgan, Senior Psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Q: How can parents help their children choose good friends?
A: Parents need to find out who is in their child’s peer group. You can get a good idea about the other kids by making connections with their families. I suggest hosting something to [...]