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Fort Howard Haunted Dungeons 9500 North Point Rd. Fort Howard, MD 21052 haunteddungeons.com Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. until full. All ages, not recommended for young children Open for more than 30 years, the Haunted Dungeons combine spooks and scares with some true-to-life harrowing history: Many soldiers died here during …

With about a million students across the state of Maryland, it’s safe to say there are a lot of families out there making decisions about school. Do you want your kids in the local public school? Maybe a private would be better fit, but doesn’t that get expensive? Or perhaps …

There’s a gray area in child development—an area where difficulties in behavior, attention or academic skills reveal early risks for long-term challenges. These early challenges can easily develop into lifelong disabilities in some children; however, when environments nurture brain health, more of these children will succeed like their typically developing …

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. About 22 percent of women and 14 percent of men have reported severe physical violence from spouses or partners in their lifetimes, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey. That doesn’t event take into account abuse that is emotional, psychological, verbal …

Crisp air, stunning foliage, spooky decorations, creative costumes—whatever you like best about the season, there are so many ways to make the most of autumn’s bounty in the Baltimore area. Just beware of disappointing your trick-or-treaters: Take the time to verify the events listed! BALTIMORE CITY Fall Festivals 9th Annual …

As kids get older, the books they read have fewer and fewer pictures—and by the time they get to young adult fiction, the number of illustrations is next to none. One notable exception to this rule? Graphic novels, or stories told in comic-book format. Unlike comics, however, which focus on …

Americans waste an estimated 40 percent of the food they buy. In fact, the average person wastes an estimated 25 pounds of food every month, and dairy products are thrown out more than any other foods, even produce. Learning kitchen tricks and strategies to store dairy products properly can help …

“My turn!” Just two small words—one phrase—can say a lot about a kid. They could be learning how to share a new toy or video game with others. They could be taking turns on the swings at the playground. But in Lydia Neher’s classroom, “My turn!” is a groundbreaking phrase. …

Jenny Diener-Grille of Pikesville has seen friends and family alike graduate from college and struggle to keep up with student loan payments, drowning in thousands of dollars of debt. So Diener-Grille, 46, wants to help her three children — who range in age from 11 to 14 — avoid a …

It’s time for one of my favorite weeks of the year: Banned Books Week! As a kid, books were among my prized possessions and I would yell at my brother regularly for what I thought was his careless disregard for the pristine nature of my books. Thankfully, I’ve mellowed out …