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FAMILY HELPLINE: Homework takes time, teaches self-discipline

Homework isn't always fun or even all that interesting, but children have to do it if they're to reach adulthood ready to take care of themselves.

Working class heroes

It's late afternoon in a quiet Slater Elementary School library in Lakewood as Brandon Zamora plops down on a soft blanket next to his reading buddy. Brandon, 9, crosses his legs, smiles at his partner and opens The Perfect Cat-Sitter.

CAMERON: Life's lessons begin at an early age

Winning a third-grade spelling bee can be hazardous to your health.

WINTER: Tough times require smart decisions

Counselors who help people caught in the mortgage crisis used to try to keep them in their homes. Now the goal is just to end the pain.

WORDS ON BIRDS: Hummers bring back springtime buzz

The telltale buzz of the broad-tailed hummingbird signals summer in Colorado.

FAMILY HELPLINE: Take role in son's reading

Specialists can help improve the reading skills of a 15-year-old, but it's time for the parents to get involved.

Eat! Drink! Shop!: Denver's Highland Neighborhood

This close to Mother's Day, we looked around for a shopping area that would help you out with the old "what to get Mom" dilemma. If you can't find the perfect gift in the shops along 32nd Avenue in the Highland area, sorry, but there's no hope for you.

CAMERON: Growing up? Not my little girl

I made a video for YouTube that should be very popular: It explains why my little girl is in her 20s but much too young to be married.

ASK: Airports have the best weather-info gear

Most official precipitation data for the Denver metro area comes from Denver International Airport because it has the most sophisticated weather data-gathering equipment.

Baby wildlife that seems abandoned often isn't

It's human nature - who can ignore a helpless baby? But if that baby is a wild animal in your backyard, the best way to help it probably is to leave it alone.

FAMILY HELPLINE: Sleepover-wary boy may not be ready for camp

Our 9-year-old son wants to attend a summer camp. I think it's great, but he hasn't ever been able to spend the night away from home. How can we help him get ready?

Practical and not-so-practical ways to spend that tax rebate

Looking for a creative way to spend your soon-to- arrive tax-rebate check? Whether you're single, married or part of a family of four, we have ideas to help fuel the economy.

Cameron: All hail good King Me of Bruceonia!

I hereby declare the newly formed country of Bruceonia, a benevolent kingdom occupying a small but beautiful region of my living room.

Tracks, April 22

Items on paragliding, performance sweaters, and Training Plans for Multisport Athletes

Remembering intimacy

Above, Hallie Pasko visits her mother, Beth Deane, who had Alzheimer's disease, in her assisted-living home three years before her mother's death. Deane, 85, and her new boyfriend, both residents of an assisted-living facility, had Alzheimer's disease, but some experts believe their romantic involvement was good for them.

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