Board/Toddler ‘Mommy, Mama, and Me’ by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Carol Thompson Baby goes through the day, from morning hair brushing to the last kiss at bed time, encircled by the love of Mommy and Mama. Filled with wonderfully expressive faces, vibrant colors and rhyming text, this book shows the …

Krystina Wales is the director of donor relations and stewardship for GBMC HealthCare and lives in the North Harford neighborhood of Baltimore city. She shares a day in the life of her family.   My husband is a stay-at-home dad to our 2.5-year-old and 8-month-old so their lives are virtually …

I was supposed to listen to our class president give her speech. I was supposed to hear our valedictorian commemorate a traditional rite of passage. I was supposed to hear a board member confer degrees on our graduates. I was supposed to have one final opportunity to say each student’s …

Admit it. We could all use a little mental health boost right now. Forced isolation, uncertain finances, disrupted routines, increased responsibility of homeschooling with no childcare. It’s enough to make even the most optimistic and cheerful among us feel downright gloomy. The list of remedies that experts recommend to combat …

Good morning and happy Thursday! This week, our Weekend Family Fun for May 14-17 is divided into three categories—Any Day Fun, events scheduled for specific days and activities just for grownups. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the lifting of the stay-at-home order starting Friday at 5 p.m. Some stores, salons and …

A few months ago, we couldn’t imagine that our children wouldn’t be able to go to parks, playgrounds or nature centers. And yet, here we are. No time like the present to find new ways for them to connect with nature. The benefits of playing outside have been widely studied; …

This weekend, squeeze in some time to get lost in a book. Absent a family outing or day trip on Mother’s Day, reading is the best and easiest way to leave the confines of your home during a public health crisis. “So many of us right now have this ambient …

We didn’t meant to leave out the rest of the family, but Weekend Family Fun for May 7-10 is all about Mother’s Day. As it should be. OK, OK, we did give you a few other options for the rest of the week and we do include some links to …

In our world, Mother’s Day at home means four ways to pamper yourself. Here is our third suggestion for a fab day: an expertly applied manicure. Missing your gel or dip manicures while we’re social distancing? The silver lining is that going a few weeks or—gasp!—months without them will allow …

March 13 is a day that will forever go down in infamy. OK, maybe I am being a bit dramatic. But the girl who left school on that strange Friday thought she was embarking on what teenagers had dubbed “coronacation.” The previous day state officials announced their decision to close …