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Festival Season!
Annapolis Irish Festival Explore Leprechaun Land, enjoy live music and celebrate your Irish pride at the Annapolis Irish Festival. With plenty of activities to keep kids busy (a bouncy castle, special shows and face-painting, to name a few), this family-friendly day will bring the Irish out in everyone. No little …
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Humans and cats have lived together for over 9,500 years and in that time we’ve learned a few things about our furry friends. Take our quiz to see how much you know.
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Looking back, my most memorable field trip was one with nearly no educational value. In sixth grade, our eccentric homeroom teacher loaded us onto the bus with our bathing suits, Super Soakers and bags upon bags of water balloons for a 45-minute drive to Catoctin Furnace. There, we engaged in …
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Lives in: Bel Air Children: Daphne (12), Juliet (6) Occupation: Assistant Provost, Towson University You’ve worked in academia for over a decade. As a mom, how is higher ed as an industry? I had worked in private industry previously. The demands were a little bit greater. I thought: It’s time …
Read More »MOMS: Go Easy on Yourself
A decade or so ago, Facebook came online and forever changed the way users share personal information with friends and family members. Suddenly, the opportunity to reveal the “best of” one’s self and kin exploded, from once-a-year holiday cards to instantaneous image-sharing, 365 days a year. Now, every time Facebook …
Read More »Eight Picture Books You and Your Little Ones Should be Reading
Everyone has a favorite children’s book—and often, those are the stories that are passed on from generation to generation. And while there’s no denying the appeal of decades-old classics like “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Wild Things Are” and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” sometimes they can overshadow the huge crop of …
Read More »Throw a Bash on a Budget
Remember the MTV reality TV series “My Super Sweet 16,” about parents throwing super-extravagant coming-of-age parties for their kids? The show was a hit. But, for the majority of viewers, it hardly represented reality. But you don’t need to go over the top and take a hit in the wallet …
Read More »Solutions to 8 Party Pitfalls
Ah, birthday parties. Cherished milestone marker of another trip around the sun…and the near undoing of some parents. We’ve rounded up some common party pitfalls parents encounter and offer solutions to avoid them. 1. You don’t know where to throw it. Having a party away from home makes for …
Read More »How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol
As parents, we know how important it is to share with our kids the right messages about alcohol use. But too often, we falter. We stumble. We don’t get it right. Fortunately, experts like the staff at Maryland-based treatment facility Serenity Acres Treatment Center know how to approach these tough …
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