The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens in Grand Junction is exactly that kind of revelation, complete with a butterfly house that’ll make you feel like you’ve stepped into a living kaleidoscope. Let’s ...

Fruita’s location makes it an ideal stop for anyone traveling through western Colorado. It’s just minutes from Grand Junction and right off Interstate 70, so you can easily add it to your itinerary ...

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.

I cover baby and kids gear after a decade of reporting on parenting. Whether it’s time to move your child to a big-kid bed or replace their uncomfortable bed with something better, searching for the ...

Research shows kids' financial habits are largely developed by age 7, so it's critical to teach them to be smart about money early on. A savings account can help your young one understand the value of ...

A twin mattress is often a child’s first introduction to a “big kid” bed—and the one they might sleep on until they reach their teenage years and beyond. To select the best twin mattresses for kids, I ...

Investing can help children learn about growing wealth and setting aside money for short- and long-term goals. Deciding with them what their goal is — investing for a college education, retirement or ...

Sometimes, it feels like certain kids movies were created just to distract them, while others were made to actually challenge them. Growing up, it’s important to have a bit of both the slop and the ...

The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, ...

Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in Women’s Health Magazine, PopSugar, VeryWell Mind, ...

As every runner-parent knows, the joy of watching your child develop a passion for running is hard to beat. And whether they’re tearing up the mud in a school cross country race or joining you on ...