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Three-year-old Loki is a Colorado cat who relocated with his family to Maryland. Loki is also our Pet of the Month. Loki is a favorite in his Ellicott City neighborhood because owner Karen Jablon walks him on a leash at least twice a day. (We’re serious!) He also has favorite …

The pressure is on to get your family in shape for going back to school. One of the best things you can do now is to secure your village. Raising a child requires one, for sure. One of the hardest questions I had to fill out on all of those …

by Liz McMahon Flexibility is a “tremendous benefit” when it comes to being a parent and a business owner, says Kelli Gravelle, owner of Kelli’s Sign Painting Parties and Custom Vinyl. Gravelle, 34, of Reisterstown, is the mother of three children aged 6 and under. She had career in law …

I think my wife and I are on the same page about most aspects of raising our daughter, but there is one philosophical schism that occasionally causes trouble. I think of it as the great “That’s Not a Toy” debate. My wife dislikes that phrase, believing that the toddler should …

August is the perfect time to up your grilling game. My favorite part of grilling? Great tasting food AND no pots and pans to clean up! Read on for my tips to become a top-notch griller. Top 5 Grilling Tips: Clean the grill, use cooking spray and preheat for 10 …

As I followed the violence in Charlottesville this weekend, I kept thinking about the parents who are sending their kids to University of Virginia in a few short days—orientation for new students is Aug. 19 and classes start three days later. What must they be thinking? I considered their fear …

It stands to reason that the people in one’s life—be they acquaintances, friends, neighbors, family members, teachers, doctors or baristas—don’t really know what it’s like to raise a child whose needs, challenges and gifts are different from those of the average child. Unless they have walked that path themselves. Baltimore’s …

I’m at the point where I have to run to keep up with my two-year-old charges, Danny and Lucas.  Lucas is my friend’s kid whom I nanny and who has become a second son. As luck has it, the two boys are opposite zodiac signs, so I often manage conflicting …

A few months ago, I read my piece, “Always get back up,” to an audience at “Listen to Your Mother,” a unique nationwide reading series that for four years had a show in Baltimore. The story I shared was about the different takes on mothering I’d experienced in my youth …

I may sound like a dinosaur, but when I was a kid and wanted to watch a particular television show, I had to wait until it actually aired. This torturous interval could last hours, even days, and I had no control over the situation—I was at the mercy of a …