A new year, a new school? Tips & resources for open enrollment
January 25, 2013 – 6:49 am | No Comment

Are you participating in the open enrollment dance this year? You know, that frantic round of school tours, phone calls, coffee chats with other parents, stealth visits to schools to observe kids on the playground…
If you are considering sending your child to a school other than the one in your neighborhood, then yes, you may [...]

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Need advice on how to handle parenting challenges? Don’t we all! This column tackles YOUR behavioral and medical questions. Also find tips on healthy living.

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Events: Steamboat’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, SnowFest and More
January 15, 2013 – 6:49 am | No Comment
Events: Steamboat’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, SnowFest and More

50th Anniversary Celebration, Steamboat January 11 – 21, 2013,
It seems like a blink of an eye. That it was just yesterday the first skis were strapped on, the principal trails were laid out and the ski area first took shape. This year, celebrate the amazing spirit and vision that created the Steamboat Ski Area 50 [...]

Denver Deal: Stock Show, Whole Foods & Motherhood Out Loud
January 14, 2013 – 11:03 pm | No Comment
Denver Deal: Stock Show, Whole Foods & Motherhood Out Loud

Even though it is really cold, I love the fact that I live in Colorado. It is never more apparent than in January. The kids and I are really looking forward to the little weekend trip we will make to Breckenridge the weekend of January 26-27 to see the amazing snow sculptures. Kids of all [...]

Win tickets to the Colorado Garden & Home Show! (20 up for grabs)
January 14, 2013 – 6:59 am | Comments Off
Win tickets to the Colorado Garden & Home Show! (20 up for grabs)

Sure, we’re in the throes of winter but nothing says “hello spring!” like the Colorado Garden & Home Show. An impressive 400,000 square feet of the Colorado Convention Center will transform into a virtual marketplace of garden and home improvement ideas Feb. 9 – 17, 2013.
More than 600 companies from 25 states and Canada will [...]

Golden Globes 2013: ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Homeland’ won the night
January 14, 2013 – 5:17 am | 6 Comments
Golden Globes 2013: ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Homeland’ won the night

It was a very scattershot affair at 70th Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Night in Beverly Hills. You can call the Hollywood Foreign Press a lot of things, but predictable isn’t one of them.
The big screen adaptation of the longtime Broadway smash “Les Miserables” won three trophies, including best [...]

Reading Corner: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety (& Activity)
January 13, 2013 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Reading Corner: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety (& Activity)

Many people suffer from worry and anxiety…moms and dads as well as kids. But the question is: what are some of the symptoms or signs of anxiety in your child?

worrying constantly about things that might happen
restlessness, defiance, tantrums, aggression
physical complaints such as stomach-ache, headache and fatigue
avoiding or refusing to go places or do things

What can a mom [...]

Calling all summer camps: It’s time to submit summer camp listing information
January 12, 2013 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Calling all summer camps: It’s time to submit summer camp listing information

The 2013 summer-camp listings will appear in early March in The Denver Post, both in print and online. The submission deadline is Feb. 8. No camps will be contacted. If you want to have your camp included, send in your information. You must indicate “day camp” or “overnight camp” in the subject line:
• Name of [...]

Coughing Children: When Not to Worry
January 11, 2013 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Coughing Children: When Not to Worry

We asked Dr. Schmitt, a board-certified pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Colorado, when to worry about coughing, especially during the cold and flu season.
What should I know about coughing?
“Coughs in children are almost always part of a cold caused by a virus, and coughs are not helped by antibiotics,” Dr. Schmitt said. “Yellow or green phlegm [...]

Making Over Your Closet (Win a Wardrobe Consult from local stylist Jill Carter!)
January 10, 2013 – 6:00 am | Comments Off
Making Over Your Closet (Win a Wardrobe Consult from local stylist Jill Carter!)

A new year is upon us and we are offered a fresh start if we choose to make one…
Most women’s resolutions have to do with changing or improving their body somehow and while pursuing health and fitness is a wonderful thing, not accepting yourself (body included) is not.  Any woman who has become a mother [...]

The Many Ages of Facebook. Where Do You Fall?
January 9, 2013 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
The Many Ages of Facebook.  Where Do You Fall?

The differences in our different generations has never been more apparent than when it comes to the use of social media, Facebook specifically. I noticed this the other day when I was unfriended by someone because I had the nerve to “like” a humorous picture someone else had posted on her wall. It was shared from a site called “someecards” and said: “Thank you for the 15th self-portrait you posted this week. Without it, I might have forgotten what you look like.”

Mom goes viral with son’s phone code of conduct
January 9, 2013 – 6:59 am | 14 Comments
Mom goes viral with son’s phone code of conduct

Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son’s “maturity and growth” at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached.
Eighteen strings, to be exact, in a written code of conduct that placed the mommy blogger at the center of the debate over how parents should handle technology in the hands of their teens, [...]