Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the April 2022 issue of Baltimore’s Child.
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New Digital Health Platform Opens Discussions About Puberty Among Kids and Parents
Early in her practice as an OB-GYN, Dr. Melisa Holmes was shocked by how many women didn’t understand their bodies and how they worked. She wanted to change that, not just for adults but for young girls, too, so they could grow up armed with both facts and confidence to …
Read More »Promoting Resilience in Children
The COVID-19 pandemic has created new and unprecedented challenges for children—from quarantines and new protocols to illness in families and the loss of loved ones. A U.S. Surgeon General report found that between March and October 2020, the percentage of mental health emergency department visits for children ages 5 to …
Read More »Get the Facts About Brain Injuries in Children
The Hearne family was returning home from prekindergarten with their 3-year-old son when the unthinkable happened. A stumble on the sidewalk sent Emmett flying 5 feet from his father’s arms. He landed headfirst on the concrete. Emmett had always been an active child. He loves to climb on play …
Read More »Summer Camp Isn’t a Break from Learning. It Is Learning.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, children (and people in general) already spent hours a day at their desks. Our brains are more active when we are able to be active ourselves. This solitary lifestyle has grown through virtual and remote learning, streaming networks and endless video games—even videos …
Read More »The Arts Are for Everyone
Children who have sensory processing disorder (SPD) do not always get to enjoy art the way their peers do. Bright lights, movement and noise can be too disturbing, or their physical and vocal reactions to those stimuli might be deemed too disruptive. Common for children on the autism spectrum, …
Read More »Childhood 2022
Kids today are growing up in an age defined by access to the internet, online devices and an increasingly connected world through social media. Parents navigating this world must make difficult decisions about what online activity to allow their children to partake in and how to protect kids from …
Read More »March DIY Family Craft: Leprechaun Handprint
Get in the spirt of St. Patrick’s Day all month long with a downloadable PDF of this DIY craft.
Read More »Family Entertainment Directory: Play
Looking for somewhere to let loose and play with your child? These creative experiences from the Family Entertainment Directory in the March 2022 issue of Baltimore’s Child will keep your children and teens active. A safari-themed indoor playground, Hyper Kidz Baltimore has age-specific features that range from birth to …
Read More »5 Fun Places for Family Outings
Clark’s Elioak Farm Experience one of Maryland’s oldest family farm operations—224 years and seven generations of the Clark family. Admission to the petting zoo is $8, and special rides—the cow train, pony rides, Enchanted Express train and wagon rides—are $2.50 each. Buy fresh vegetables and herbs or stop in …
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