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Teach Your Children Well: Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots

March 1, 2021 / Tracy Wolfer-Osborne / Community Issues, Kids / No Comments

Rex’s book is described as a “Primer for kids growing up in an era when facts are considered debatable and opinions are oft expressed loudly and without empathy.

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New Playgrounds in NE Celebrate Nature, Inclusivity

March 1, 2021 / Mary Jo Brooks / Development, Kids, Parks/Open Space / No Comments

Innovative outdoor play areas are coming soon to a neighborhood near you, just as demand for outdoor activities has never been greater.

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New Kids’ Store: Fate or Good Planning?

January 1, 2021 / Courtney Drake-McDonough / Business, Kids / No Comments

She started out in geology, earned an MBA, worked in aerospace, stayed home with her three kids, and has now opened a children’s boutique.

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Reducing Kids’ Stress During the Pandemic

December 1, 2020 / Mary Jo Brooks / Families, Kids, Parenting, Psychology/Self-Help / No Comments

The challenges of parenting during the pandemic are daunting: trying to keep everyone safe and healthy, managing online schooling, curtailing children’s social activities, and keeping harmony as everyone’s patience is being tested.

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Talking to Children About Race & Racism

July 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Kids, Parenting / No Comments

Children are not colorblind. Even infants recognize differences we ascribe to race.

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Bagpipes: A Sound that Draws You In

March 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Arts/Culture, Kids, Local Events / No Comments

When the Colorado Youth Pipe Band performs at area St. Patrick’s Day festivities later this month, their costumes and music will undoubtedly evoke favorite Hollywood films or nostalgia for a misty green landscape. The music is powerful, and even those with no Scottish or Irish ancestry often find it speaks to them.

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Outdoor School for Tots

February 1, 2020 / Mary Jo Brooks / Families, Kids, Parenting, Parks/Open Space, Schools/Education / No Comments

The temperature is a brisk 23 degrees as bundled-up preschool children tromp down the steps at Bluff Lake Nature Center, eager to start their school day. “Where should we go today?” asks instructor Brett Dabb. “The cicada forest!” yell several children.

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The Urban Farm’s Secret to Success: Grit!

January 1, 2020 / Tracy Wolfer Osborne / Central Park, Community Organization, Kids / 1 Comment

“We would clean stalls, take care of chickens, that kind of thing, and for a reward we got to ride the horses. I loved it.”

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Vaping: “Using your body as a chemistry experiment”

November 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, Kids, Parenting, State Issues / No Comments

If you have a child in middle school or high school, there’s an excellent chance they have tried vaping (“E-cigarettes”) or are regularly vaping. “Parents would not be wrong to assume that your child has either vaped or has been exposed to those who have fairly regularly,” says Dr. Heather Hoch, a Stapleton resident who specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

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Active Shooter Drills: Do they train or traumatize?

October 1, 2019 / Tracy Wolfer Osborne, Madeline Seibel Dean / Community Issues, Kids, Schools/Education / No Comments

Annette Haugh was just seventeen when two bad guys with guns changed her life forever. “I separated myself into two parts that day—Columbine survivor and Annette—and I’ve spent the last twenty years trying to put those parts back together.”

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