The Colorado Springs Gazette

Parenting resources

Life Updated: Tue, Jul 9, 2013

Here are links to help keep you and your family busy, including things to do and places to hold birthday celebrations. It is not a comprehensive list, but there are lots of options. Best of the Springs The Gazette's 2013 Best of the Springs edition points out the year's best offerings...

Holiday survival guide: How to keep it together in stressful situations

Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season, and for many it's followed with a month of stress. Trying to please everyone with as little...
Drive-thru review: Wendy's ups its bread game yet again

A rule of thumb in the drive-thru is: "Don't eat anything with more than four words." Pepperoni pizza: good. Four Cheese Stuffed Crust Super...
Locomotivation: Model train expo draws fans of tiny tracks

About a decade ago, members of the Pikes Peak "N" Gineers received an email from an American soldier stationed in Iraq. The soldier had a favor to...
Dear Donna: Shy folks need space, quiet time

Dear Donna, My mother invited my new girlfriend to join our family for Thanksgiving dinner. She accepted the invitation but told me later that...
Drive-thru review: No false advertising in Subway's fiery footlongs

Subway recently unveiled its Fiery Footlong Collection, so I opted to try a Sriracha Steak Melt. If you're not familiar with Sriracha, you...
South Dakota mom's blog about bullying draws praise, ire

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota mother is the target of both praise and criticism after she blogged that kids being bullied should toughen...
Mobile apps help parents track children

Technology makes it possible for parents to track children through devices and mobile applications. But in addition to deciding whether they...
Dear Donna: Think positive when looking for special someone

Dear Donna, I am 28 and would love to be married and have a family. I have had two relationships that lasted about two years each, and I chose to...
Brides like sequential dates, but a Tuesday's still a Tuesday

According to a survey by David's Bridal, an estimated 3,000 American brides will marry Tuesday, a day bearing the sequential date 11/12/13. The...
Drive-thru review: McDonald's brings taste of Southwest to McWraps lineup

The Southwest Chicken McWrap is the latest addition to the Premium McWrap franchise at McDonald's. There's a lot to like about McWraps. The thing...
Dear Donna: Just friends? It's tough after relationship ends

Dear Donna, I ended a relationship a few months ago with a man I dated for about a year. He said at the time he would like to remain friends, and...