Get off the carpet
Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods," and several local and national organizations work to educate parents on the benefits of getting kids outdoors.

Hospital game plan
More hospitals using computer games to keep children active and assist in treatment process.

Think safety first for children
The last week of April is National Children’s Safety Week. Instead of just worrying about our children, we should move to make our homes and cars a little safer. Just look around, use some common sense.

Mammography news for moms (and other women)
Memorial Health System is now one of the few imaging centers nationwide and the first in Southern Colorado to provide digital mammography.

Behind the greasepaint: Clowns not always a laughing matter
Kids don’t like clowns. The story exploded out of England earlier this month: A survey conducted by the University of Sheffield polled 250 kids, ages 4 to 16, and concluded that hospitals should never use clown images to decorate children’s wards. One researcher said clowns were universal disliked by children. Some of us might ask: So where’s the news?