The Baltimore Orioles announced this week that children ages 9 and under can attend games at Camden Yards for free this season as part of a new initiative called Kids Cheer Free. The program is unique in Major League Baseball and aims to bring more families to the park. Adults …

Four years ago, I knocked on a nondescript office door tucked away in the basement of a brick building. There was no sign and I hoped I was in the right place. I was newly pregnant, and making a first-time visit to my certified professional midwives (CPMs), or midwives trained …

Baltimore’s Child received 13 awards from the Parenting Media Association (PMA) at the group’s annual conference on March 2. Included among the honors was a Bronze Award for Overall Excellence for parenting magazines with a circulation of 25,000 to 50,000, effectively naming Baltimore’s Child one of the top three parenting …

Talk about a cute birth announcement: The new arrival is fuzzy and fidgety, and also historic. This month, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore welcomed its 1,000th African penguin chick. The babe is the lucky 13th penguin to hatch during the Maryland Zoo’s 2017 to 2018 breeding season, but more importantly, …

When it comes to becoming an elite athlete, there are differing opinions on what it takes to win gold. Sports analysts and commentators often reference sprint times, body weight, height or age as differentiating factors, but Dr. Steven Stein, CEO of Multi-Health Systems and emotional intelligence expert, has a different …

If you’ve got kids, you’ve got slime. Sure, there’s a general stickiness that comes with parenting, but we’re talking about the global DIY slime craze dominating social media and store shelves, and most likely, your kitchen. The craze began in mid-2016 and shows no signs of slowing down. Kids and …

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 …