What’s the hardest part about navigating parenthood and the demands of your career? Time! Is there ever enough time? Both working from home and having unconventional, and often lengthy, hours, make my career and life balance challenging. I have to get creative and make family a priority. I’ll let …
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Parent You Should Know: Stephanie Ziman
Title: Director of the early childhood program at Beth El Congregation, Federal Hill Lives: Owings Mills Family: Adam (husband), Isabelle (17) and Arden (20) What’s the hardest part about juggling both parenthood and your career? Time. At any stage, there are certain things that you want to be …
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 »How to Foster Friendship Between Siblings
“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Licensed psychologist Harriette Wimms uses this lyric from Leonard Cohen’s song “Anthem” to think about family conflict. She’s the co-founder and clinical director of The Village Family Support Center of Baltimore. “Even when parents feel …
Read More »Parent You Should Know: Donnita Fowler
Title: Commercial Property Manager Family: We refer to them as The Great Eight: six biological children and two bonus children. Kenneth, Christian, Daniel Jr., Danyelle, Davon, Dominique, Noelle and Brandon Family Favorites Family Meal: Pot roast with carrots and potatoes Dessert: Banana Pudding Book to Read Together: My …
Read More »‘Is My Child OK?’
It’s a question we parents ask ourselves all the time: “Is my child OK?” As parents, we know there are times when our children do not seem emotionally OK. For example, perhaps a toddler seems to be throwing tantrums more often and at decibel levels that surely can’t be …
Read More »Benefits of Co-Parenting in Foster Care
It isn’t surprising to think that the relationship between a foster parent and a primary or biological parent has a direct impact on children and youth in foster care. Regardless of why a child comes into foster care, the family connection is strong and should not be broken. When parents—both …
Read More »Parent You Should Know: Halle von Kessler
TITLE: Creative Director and Founder, 8 Boxwood Lane Creative, LLC LIVES: Sparks FAMILY: Kirby (dad and husband), Stella (16) and Everett (13) What’s the hardest part about juggling parenthood and your career? It never seems like there is enough time for either. One is always waiting for …
Read More »Report Says Kids Spend More Time Watching Online Videos Than Doing Any Other Activity on Their Digital Devices
When children flip open their computers or pick up mobile devices, they spend more time watching online videos than doing any other activity on their screens, a new survey reveals. The survey, detailed in the Common Sense Media report “The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to …
Read More »The Unexpected Journey of an Accidental Home-schooler
It all started to unravel when the first drop of blood hit the carpet—“it” being my Instagram-perfect, curated vision of what our family’s home-school would look like. The owner of that drop of blood (and several more drops to follow) was my curly-headed, precocious three-year-old, the youngest of our bunch …
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