Why is there still such a stigma with mental health? Mental health is not something that is talked about or even focused on much in most homes. Often time when mental health issues arise, they are pushed to the side and minimized because they don’t look like a cut or …

Feb. 4-10 is National Play Therapy Week. What is play therapy? Play is a natural mode of communication for children. Play facilitates expression and exploration of children’s worlds. Young children often think in concrete terms, as they have not yet developmentally mastered abstract thinking. This advanced form of thinking is …

Years before PBS introduced Fred Rogers to a national audience, he was a frequent visitor to my kindergarten classroom at the Arsenal Family and Children’s Center in Pittsburgh. I was 5 in 1964 when the courteous man with puppets became a familiar face in my small circle. Having first dibs …

Lives: Baltimore Children: Billy, 10; Paige, 6 Occupation: Associate Head of School, The Park School of Baltimore What is a typical week like for you? I cannot even define typical! My week is a nice blend of home and Park. Most of my time during the school week is spent …

Sometimes the biggest stars come in the smallest packages. That’s the case with Korie Mitchell and Temperance “Tempie” Oppel, who snagged parts in the Hippodrome’s run of the Broadway smash “Waitress.” The talented tots, both 4-year-old Perry Hall natives, will play Lulu, the protagonist Jenna’s daughter in the Tony-nominated musical, …

Mid-Atlantic Media, LLC, which publishes Baltimore’s Child, Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore Style Magazine, Consumer’s Eye Magazine, and Washington Jewish Week, has expanded its media holdings with the acquisition of the Washington, D.C. metro-based Washington Family. A regional parenting publication, Washington Family was sold by HPR Hemlock, LLC of Fort Worth, …

You know those photo challenges that periodically sweep through social media and require you to take and post a different picture every day? Here’s something much better: The Baltimore County Public Library is launching its #BWELLREAD program that includes monthly reading challenges. Think of it as a new year’s resolution …

Fend off cabin fever with this list of the activities happening at Port Discovery over the next week. The museum is closed on Dec. 24 and 25, but open the rest of the week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Saturday, Dec. 23: Learn yoga or participate in …

Baltimore County Public Library is hosting a series of celebrations on Saturday, Dec. 30 to usher in the New Year. Here is a full calendar of what is happening at each branch and when. Activities include dancing, refreshments, crafts and a countdown to noon. An earlier version of Baltimore’s Child’s …

December finds Charm City Ballet twirling with activity: The dance company is staging its original, full-length ballet, “A Christmas Carol,” Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills. In addition to rehearsing for the big show, CCB recently moved to a new location on Lake …