Most Americans were homebound this spring. For some, it was a stressful time of waiting for unemployment or balancing child care with essential work. For others, it was that, but also a chance to reflect. The result: Amidst the health and economic woes of this pandemic, there were parents contemplating …
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Weekend Family Fun: May 21-25
It’s Memorial Day weekend. The day, of course, is a somber one, but the weekend itself marks the beginning of summer for so many families. With that in mind, Weekend Family Fun: May 21-25 has three ways to honor fallen soldiers and to learn about American history. It also offers …
Read More »How to Fight Caregiver Fatigue
American Red Cross volunteer Lynn Hottle has seen many families in crisis after disasters. But the 2020 coronavirus pandemic is “so new, so different and so prolonged,” she says. Hottle is the regional lead for disaster mental health services with the organization’s National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region. She also …
Read More »Prepping Kids for Phase 1
Tonight at 5 p.m., the state’s stay-at-home order will be lifted in most of the state and we will move into Phase 1 of recovery. In our readership area, the order will remain in effect in Baltimore City. In other counties, it will be lifted but many restrictions remain in …
Read More »How Do We Plan for Summer?
Summer’s almost upon us and there are still so many questions for families as we face the COIVD-19 pandemic: Will there be camp this summer? Will we be able to travel? Has flying been ruled out? What about a trip to the beach? It’s tempting to reassure our kids that …
Read More »It’s Not Just Cinco de Mayo. It’s Giving Tuesday!
Today is Giving Tuesday. Wait, it’s not November, you say. That’s true. This day of charitable giving usually falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Nonprofits introduced it in 2011 in response to Cyber Monday. But this year, a second Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesdayNow) has been introduced because of the global spread …
Read More »So Over This? Find Some Joy.
The colors of spring are making Julie Turner, a nurse and mother of two, happy right now. “Out my front window, I see blooms in pink, fuchsia, lavender, purple, cream, white and green in a beautiful array of shapes and sizes,” says Turner, a Towson resident. For her, the …
Read More »Diary of a Parent: Jessica Gregg, BC’s Editor
Baltimore’s Child is starting a new feature, Diary of a Parent. We invite parents to tell us about a day in their life in a video or in a write-up of 800 words or less. Diary entries can be sent to [email protected]. It didn’t seem right to ask readers to …
Read More »Taking Events Online: A Virtual “ROAR For Kids”
The weather has always been good for Kennedy Krieger Institute’s family-focused fundraiser, ROAR for Kids. In that, organizers have been lucky. For 15 years, the event has taken place at Oregon Ridge Park on the last Saturday of April. It features a 5K, a low-mileage fun walk and a festival. …
Read More »Pregnant in a Pandemic
Courtney Levin and her husband, Andy, are the proud parents of an 11-year-old son, whom they assumed would be their only child. Doctors had told them, in fact, that they could not have more children. Imagine their surprise when they learned they would have a baby this year. Now imagine …
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