Ann Dolin

When Adranisha Stephens isn’t chasing down a story, she is traveling, blogging, photographing or spending time with family and friends. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Frostburg State University and a master’s degree in journalism/digital storytelling from American University.

Getting It Right

Does your child erase and redo homework over and over again until it’s just right? Is anything less than 100 percent not good enough for him or her? Welcome to the world of perfectionism, where unrealistic expectations are daily and unrelenting. Perfectionists engage in frequent hypercritical self-talk, bringing themselves down …

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Safety Zone

The air is getting cooler, and the holidays are just around the corner. If you are anything like me, you cannot wait to put a few logs on the fire and enjoy lots of time celebrating with family and friends. However, before we jump into the cheer and excitement, it …

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Mom on the Move

Lives in: Baltimore County Children: Isaac, 9; Miles, 6; Elias, 6 Occupation: Director of Juvenile Justice Policy, Maryland Office of the Public Defender Tell us about your work and what sparked your interest in this field. I work for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender and specialize in juvenile defense. …

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It All Adds Up

Back in elementary school, when practicing math times tables, you might remember the common “mad minute” exercise. It was a short quiz of about 20 multiplication problems that you had to try and complete in one minute. For most young minds, those 60 seconds were seriously stressful. Now, imagine doing …

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