Mile High Mamas - What you need to know to keep kids safe from sexual abuse

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. What you need to know to keep kids safe from sexual abuse April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. We sat down with expert Feather Berkower to discuss What every parent should know to prevent sexual abuse. Find out the three most important actions you should take and who are the abusers (the answer might surprise you). Easter is right around the corner! Don't miss this funny post about an Easter egg hunt gone very, very wrong (along with some budget-friendly ideas from FamilyFun Magazine). If you have a little girl, check out these darling Easter hairstyles. Many families were evacuated for the Lower North Fork Fire, which provoked JoAnn to ask, "What would you take if you had only 15 minutes to prepare?" Don't miss her informative post, Do you have an evacuation plan? In case you've missed out on the revelries, the NCAA Women's Final Four was in Denver and Aimee checked out the action. Find out how her experience made her a fan. Family Events Hop over to the Children's Museum of Denver for the "Bunny Trail EggVenture," a celebration of all things spring. The indoor/outdoor festival is a full day of fun, including train rides, egg dyeing and, of course, a visit from the Big Bunny himself. Children's classic "Are You My Mother?" comes to the stage at Lakewood Cultural Center. Presented by touring theater troupe ArtsPower, the book's stage adaptation is a musical with a kid-friendly one-hour running time. The Zuni Hub is a new building in the Highlands that is having a family-friendly grand opening party on April 6 with free food and drinks from local businesses. Moms will love The Motherhood's newest location with free yoga demos and a short class on Anthropological parenting. Contest If there is one must-attend event for kids in Colorado, the LEGO KidsFest April 27-29 at the Colorado Convention Center is it. One grand prize winner will receive four tickets to the VIK (Very Important Kids) Preview event on Friday and four runners up will receive four tickets each (so that's 16 tickets up for grabs) to the LEGO KidsFest session on Friday. Event details: KidsFest offers hands-on educational fun for all ages with millions of LEGO bricks, not to mention construction zones, dozens of life-sized LEGO models and displays, LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Games, group builds such as Creation Nation, live LEGO Master Builders and so much more. Go here to enter. Denver Deals Looking for an Easter event? Don't miss free egg hunts at Bass Pro Shop, Heritage Square Easter Festival, Washington Park, and the Wildlife Experience. Ski season may be winding down but NOW is the time to buy your passes for next year and save big! Resorts include multi-mountain passes, Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Crested Butte, Echo Mountain, Vail Resorts, Steamboat Springs and more. Your kids will love the FREE concert with Katherine Dines and the Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta BAND at the Denver Puppet Theatre on Friday. Jefferson County is offering free parenting and community classes. Extra! Extra! Family travel: Orlando has more to offer than just Disney World. Join us as we journey to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Canaveral National Seashore and more. Mile High Mamas has been following Rebecca's journey with her son's Asperger's diagnosis. Don't miss The overwhelming mind games that come with autism. Mistaken allegations of child abuse lead to murder-suicide before baby's rare genetic disorder found. Weigh in on who you think is to blame in this sad story. At Mile High Mamas, we are building out our Facebook community. Be sure to become our fan to receive the latest updates on the best deals, events and exclusive Facebook contests! Want to tell your friends about our newsletter? Have them subscribe here. Mile High Mamas c/o The Denver Post 101 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80202 To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe here. Join Mile High Mamas: