Heart-Healthy Habits for Kids: Exercise
In the second segment of our Heart-Healthy feature for American Heart Month, included in the digital edition of our February 2022 issue, we look at...
Celebrating Innovation, Commemorating Black History
What do you know about Benjamin Banneker? Did you know he was an amazing mathematician, taught himself astronomy and later wrote numerous almanacs? Maybe...
Local Experts on Oral Care: Dr. Michael Virts
We all know that feeling: Uh-oh, my child has a cavity. Was it too much candy? Not enough time spent brushing? Should we have...
Heart-Healthy Habits for Kids: Diet
February is American Heart Month. Now is a great time to think about your child’s cardiovascular health. Eating a well-rounded diet, exercising regularly and...
In This Issue: February 2022
In this issue of Baltimore's Child, we explore summer camp choices, from our feature on programs that cultivate a full camp experience for children...
School nurses reflect on nearly two years of COVID
When Jane Brophy, head nurse at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital, gets home from work, she puts down her bag,...
Spotlight: Living with Moebius Syndrome
Pediatric neurologist Carl E. Stafstrom remembers his first experience with Moebius syndrome was with a child’s mother. She had the tell-tale signs: a drooping...
Common Anomalies
Approximately 150,000 babies (one in 33) are born with a birth defect in the United States each year. Birth defects are a leading cause...
Away At Camp, A Call for Caring
While the COVID-19 pandemic has given summer camps ample opportunity to practice keeping campers safe from illness and looking after their physical health, are...
Find Your Family Fun This Winter
When you need a break from the cold, indoor learning and play—or learning by play—facilities in the Baltimore area and beyond offer myriad options...