You’ve sent invitations, bought decorations, made a list (and checked it twice) … now you’re ready to throw your child the best birthday party of the season. But the biggest task has yet to begin: hosting the party. Don’t let all your preparation go to waste. Find out how you …
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Editor’s Picks: Here’s What We’re Loving for Kids This Spring
By Elena Epstein, Director of the National Parenting Product Awards. For more product reviews, visit nappaawards.com The Play Kits Discover this subscription, stage-based learning program designed to promote healthy brain development during the early years of childhood. The kits arrive every two to three months and feature age-specific toys …
Read More »DIY: Award Ribbon for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day celebrates motherhood and the contribution of mothers to society. Did you know that the holiday is celebrated worldwide as an international day to honor moms? In addition, Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States every year. It is often marked …
Read More »Leading Their Way Through the Pandemic as Mothers and Teachers: Teresa Pearl
No one needs a reminder of how COVID-19 disrupted nearly every facet of life, especially our educational infrastructure. Teachers and educators had some of the hardest jobs, charged with delivering a full education via virtual learning and pivoting completely almost overnight. In honor of Mother’s Day, we spoke with two …
Read More »Leading Their Way Through the Pandemic as Mothers and Teachers: Emma Auffarth
No one needs a reminder of how COVID-19 disrupted nearly every facet of life, especially our educational infrastructure. Teachers and educators had some of the hardest jobs, charged with delivering a full education via virtual learning and pivoting completely almost overnight. In honor of Mother’s Day, we spoke with …
Read More »Celebrating Excellence: Meet Baltimore’s Exemplary Educators
What makes a good teacher? Is it creative lessons, how they work with students or their lasting impact? Readers of Baltimore Style, our sister publication, praised the teachers profiled on the following pages in the magazine’s 2021 Readers’ Choice poll (read the Winter 2022 issue at baltimorestyle.com). Learn more about …
Read More »Top 10 Family Events for May
Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the May 2022 issue of Baltimore’s Child.
Read More »What Parents Need to Know About Antidepressants for Children and Teens
Rates of anxiety and depression among youth have soared over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last fall, a coalition of the nation’s leading experts in pediatric health declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Due to structural inequities, this mental health crisis is worst among …
Read More »‘Ready or Not’: Parenting in the Modern Age
When psychologist Dr. Madeline Levine’s latest book “Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World” (Harper, 2020) published at the end of February 2020, unbeknownst to her, the book’s material was about to get even more relevant. Levine, a New York Times …
Read More »The Magic of Camden Yards
When Oriole Park at Camden Yards first opened in April 1992, it became an instant success—both for Major League Baseball and for the city of Baltimore. Thirty years later, the magnitude of its magic is still felt more than ever. While the ballpark’s economic and tourism impact on downtown …
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