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Any parent knows that each child learns in his or her own unique ways, and there is no one way to teach children. For those with special needs, education needs to be even more specialized. For blind and deaf children, Maryland offers top-notch educations at the Maryland School for the …

It’s the most wonderful time of year for nonprofits. After all, with Thanksgiving having just wrapped up and Christmas and Chanukah fast approaching, people are in the spirit of giving. Every year, nonprofits look forward to #GivingTuesday, which falls on November 29 this year. The social media-driven global day of …

SANTA SIGHTINGS AT SPECIAL SITES Santa arrives by locomotive at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore on Nov. 1 to kick off the holiday season with the museum’s Magical Holiday Express, a holiday-spectacular celebration in the B&O Roundhouse devoted to trains of all sizes and shapes, favorite holiday characters and …

Identifying physical illness can be easy—if your child has a fever or rash, you go to the doctor. Identifying mental illness can be much harder, but no less important. Unfortunately, mental health illnesses are not as uncommon as you might think, even among children and adolescents. In fact, half of …

We all have moments where we wish that we had some extra spending money or could afford an indulgence that we may not normally be able to enjoy. However, the situation is completely different when you can’t even afford the essentials—rent or groceries, for example. An emergency fund is designed …

When a major storm strikes, it can leave a trail of devastation and danger behind. Just look at Hurricane Matthew last month. Volatile weather is common when seasons change, so it’s the perfect time to take stock of your emergency resources. Being on the coast, Maryland is no stranger to …

Community Play School: Messy Engagement By Mariglynn Edlins, Professor and CPS Parent We also knew we didn’t want something incredibly expensive or overly focused on traditional learning. In grad school, I’d written my dissertation about children in institutional settings, primarily American education systems, and I couldn’t bear the idea of sending …

Maryland has a long history of producing wonderful writers: Edgar Allen Poe, H.L. Mencken and Frederick Douglass, of course and, more recently, Tom Clancy, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Madison Smartt Bell, to name a few. But our great state’s authorial talent extends much further. Though perhaps not household names, countless Maryland …

Crisp mornings, cozy sweaters and a craving for comfort foods are all sure signs that autumn is in the air. No fall menu is complete without hearty, homestyle dishes that evoke feelings of well-being and warmth, and there’s no better way to capture the flavors of fall than with the …

It’s that time of year again: Holiday season! We want to craft a gift guide that will actually be useful to you, so tell us where you like to shop and the gifts your kids like. We’ll compile the answers and you’ll get to  see the best tips from other …