http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5When I was pregnant with my daughter last year, my husband and I, like many parents, were concerned about how our son Jacob would react to having a sibling. We'd heard all the horror stories of the first-born asking mom when she was taking the baby back, or the child who gave his parents the wee...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Pets-and-Animals/Story~96958.aspx6/21/2006 4:43:31 PMKia Silverman Adult conversation. Ask any stay-at-home mom in the country what she misses most about her life before kids and this will most likely be at the top of the list. That, and grocery shopping in peace without having to push the two-ton Zamboni-like racecar grocery cart, or maybe even taking a shower...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/General-Family-Friends/Story~103642.aspx7/13/2006 10:29:33 AMKia Silverman Love is a funny thing. Just when you think you know what it is that brings people together, you realize there is no clear formula for predicting what attracts two people to one another, or keeps them together for that matter. Lately, I've been observing my son Jacob 's relationship with his "...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/General-Family-Friends/Story~109722.aspx8/2/2006 10:06:46 PMKia Silverman I'm feeling really old these days. Browsing through the iTunes website trying to find good workout songs for the gym, I look through the "Today's Top Songs" list and while I know who Justin Timberlake is (only because he's dating Cameron Diaz), I have no idea who Fergie, Danity Kane or Gnarls Ba...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Entertainment/Music/Story~117864.aspx8/24/2006 10:50:45 PMKia Silverman Sometimes I really wish I could freeze time. If I could take moments in my life and relive them again and again, I would not feel so sad when these moments are over. This is particularly true with the time I spend with my kids. My 16-month old daughter is at this incredibly cute age where her wo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/General-Family-Friends/Story~126574.aspx9/18/2006 5:08:28 PMKia Silverman If ever there were lessons in humility (and possibly humiliation) to be learned in this lifetime, they would be found in the art of traveling with one's own children - especially children aged three and under. My husband and I made our yearly visit with our two kids (aged 3 ½ and 19 months) to S...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Travel/Share-Stories-and-Photos-of/Story~157418.aspx12/4/2006 5:42:02 PMKia Silverman It's the holiday season and as my friends are toting their kids to the local mall to sit on Santa's lap with wish lists in hand, or decorating Christmas trees and hanging up lights and wreaths, I am pulling out the family menorah and checking to make sure we are stocked up on Chanukah candles. I...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Hanukkah/Story~161609.aspx12/15/2006 4:41:29 PMKia Silverman There's an old African proverb that most of us have heard once or twice -- the wise phrase that "It takes a village to raise a child." It can be a wonderful way to examine child-rearing, and until I had children of my own, I went into motherhood embracing the idea that the "village" would help m...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Opinion/General-Sound-Off/Story~180970.aspx2/8/2007 11:01:11 PMKia Silverman I was looking through my calendar a few nights ago only to discover that our daughter's second birthday is in two weeks. It's notable because when my son turned two, my husband and I were way ahead of the game in planning his birthday than we are in planning hers. We had already sent invitations...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/General-Family-Friends/Story~297950.aspx4/21/2007 9:45:08 PMKia Silverman My grandmother just turned 91 and as she gets older, I am becoming more aware of how bittersweet the aging process can be. On the one hand, she has raised two successful daughters, seen her granddaughters grow into adults, and been able to spend a fair amount of time with her great-grandchildren...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/Stories/Story~318196.aspx6/6/2007 3:42:41 PMKia Silverman It started as a typical Wednesday afternoon. My daughter had just gotten up from her nap and she and my son were in the living room making a fort on the floor out of our couch pillows. After watching them laugh and play together, I felt confident about leaving them for a few minutes while I wand...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/Stories/Story~346637.aspx8/11/2007 5:26:58 AMKia Silverman It's official. I've now entered the vortex of open houses, information sessions, and school tours. I've been surfing school websites, jotting application deadlines in my calendar and comparing school ratings to determine which schools might be suitable for my son. You would think that I am refer...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~383753.aspx10/27/2007 4:42:03 PMKia Silverman Hanukkah is here early this year. It's only the beginning of December and while the holiday does not officially start until the 4th, we've already started the Hanukkah festivities. My husband participated in Temple Micah's first ever Iron Chef Latke Cook-Off and was crowned one of the three winn...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Hanukkah/Story~399348.aspx12/2/2007 10:58:56 PMKia Silverman A few months ago, I received an email from Amazon.com with the subject line reading "Your Amazon.com order has shipped". While it was way too early for me to start my holiday shopping, it apparently was not too early for someone else in the family. I immediately read the email to find that a boo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/General-Family-Friends/Story~415077.aspx1/14/2008 3:52:48 PMKia Silverman So I joined Facebook . Even after watching the interview on 60 Minutes with Lesley Stahl and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg , my husband and I sat on the couch like a couple of crotchety, old 30-somethings rolling our eyes at the idea of social networking on the web, declaring th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Opinion/General-Sound-Off/Story~485713.aspx6/18/2008 10:30:19 PMKia Silverman On Monday, my son starts full-day kindergarten and in a few short weeks my daughter begins her first year of preschool. While a huge part of me is looking forward to the freedom of having both children out of the house for the first time, it's hard not to feel like the hands of time are tugging ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Announcements/General-Milestones/Story~508901.aspx8/15/2008 3:31:29 PMKia Silverman At best he was eccentric, at worst a self-loathing pedophile. When I heard the news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday, I was almost indifferent. The deep adoration I'd once had for the King of Pop over 25 years ago had grayed and faded particularly in the last 15 years when my memories of Mi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Opinion/General/Story~630909.aspx6/28/2009 10:36:29 AMKia Silverman