Some things only a daughter can appreciate about her mother — like her knack for shopping and decorating.
Read More »Last But Not Least
Reaction Time
Slow to warm up children need a little understanding and gentle guidance. Over the summer break, my daughter Grace told me she figured out that she has a slow-to-warm-up personality. When I looked up the definition, I kind of differed with her. I don’t see her as shy or bashful …
Read More »Getting In at All Costs
Winning by any means necessary is not something any parent should teach their children. The recent nationwide college admissions scandal in which parents of means paid big money to help get their kids into elite and selective colleges showed that some people will try to win at any cost. The …
Read More »Love Yourself
As the mother of two young women, I have learned some lessons when it comes to body image. Many of those lessons were taught the hard way by my daughters. The fight to stay slim starts at an early age. When Paige turned 8, I could tell that as her …
Read More »Strong Words, Brave Actions
This blog post originally ran in March 2018, but in light of recent events over the weekend, we here at Baltimore’s Child think this topic is still prevalent right now. A videotape that has circled many news and social media outlets over the weekend shows an encounter between a Native …
Read More »The Summer Camp Blues
I always found the search for camps stressful. With two girls seven years apart, it was a work in progress at best to meet both their needs for their ages. Not to mention getting them to their respective camps and getting to work. When my oldest, Paige, was an only …
Read More »Don’t Be Naive
Parents would be remiss to not take advantage of the teachable moments society has placed before us in recent weeks. I will admit it’s very tricky. The nation watched as our lawmakers were tasked with questioning a Supreme Court nominee after he was accused of the sexual assault of a …
Read More »Lost and Found
My daughter, Grace, is the biggest loser in the family. You name it, she has lost it. This past summer, she turned the household upside down and on its side looking for her lost possessions. When she could not find them, we had to bear the brunt of her frustration …
Read More »‘That’s So Rude!’
It’s unsettling to hear your children tell you about someone being rude, uncool or insensitive toward them. It hurts you almost as much as it hurts them. But it shouldn’t surprise us. This behavior doesn’t come out of the blue. It starts early. Sometimes it’s modeled behavior from the adults …
Read More »Moms: Share the Load, Throw Away the Guilt
Mothers, let’s admit the to-do list for our household is of our own making. From cooking to shopping for groceries, cleaning and mothering. I tell my daughters to find a man who can cook. I say this because I married one who really will only cook breakfast, canned soup, hot …
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