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How to Create a Sensory-friendly Haircut Experience

Going to get a haircut for the first time can be a scary experience for kids, but the fear tends to subside with more visits. The same cannot be said, however, for neurodivergent kids, who have unique sensitivities that make any visit to the salon or barber a challenge. Being …

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Poetry Connections: Social Emotional Learning

If you’ve noticed colorful poetry displays popping up in bookstores and classrooms, abundant as spring daffodils, there’s a reason. April is National Poetry Month. The Academy of American Poets has been running National Poetry Month since 1996, in recognition of “poets’ integral role in our culture.” Schools and libraries, families …

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Parent You Should Know: Tara Gillespie

Full-time artist and full-time mother Tara Gillespie works to bring her dreams into reality, both on and off the canvas. At her Dream Topography studio in Timonium, she works with paint, resin and sculpture to create her abstract art. She lives with her daughter, Alice Fae (7), her boyfriend and …

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Snack Time as a Vehicle for Culture Sharing

By Jackie Beach Much research has been gathered regarding the development of racial and ethnic biases in children. For one, we know that children as young as 3 months old can show a preference for own-race faces, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine. While that …

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40+ Ways to Fill Easter Eggs (Without Using Candy)

  Our family loves an Easter egg hunt, but as the mother of a child with food allergies, it is always a challenge to find items to fill all those plastic eggs with that are not candy. Whether, like me, your child has a food allergy, or you would just …

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