Back-to-school season is here, and with kids almost back in classrooms, Baltimore’s Child Editor Lindsay C. VanAsdalan spoke with local news station WBAL-TV 11 about the items you may have missed during school supply shopping, how to get your child excited about the new school year and what to do …
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Help for Back-to-School Anxiety
It’s normal for students and parents to feel nervous at the start of the new school year. Kids may wonder, ‘Will I like my teacher? Will I make friends? Will I keep up with my studies?’ Parents, too, may echo their kids’ academic and social concerns, as well as feel …
Read More »School Lunch Memories
Every school cafeteria offers a familiar scene. As lunchboxes open, eyes dart from one child to the next, and then comes the classic question: what ‘cha got? School lunches draw up memories even years later of what was traded, of special items brought from home with a note from mom …
Read More »Top 10 Family Events for August
Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the August 2022 issue of Baltimore’s Child.
Read More »Schools Consider Protocols as COVID-19 Cases Rise Among Children
With the rise of COVID-19 cases in Maryland, particularly among children, schools are reassessing their protocols for the start of the new school year. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association released a report earlier this month providing state-by-state data on the number of infections. According to the report, …
Read More »Head Back To School With Books
Ease the return-to-school jitters with stories about schooltime adventures. Board Book “Pete the Kitty’s First Day of Preschool” by Kimberly and James Dean Pete the Kitty is getting ready for his first day of preschool in this fun and colorful board book. Armed with his school supplies, snacks and a …
Read More »Out-the-Door Checklist
When your children are first learning to get ready for school, it’s easy for them to forget a few things. Your kids can draw or snap a picture of themselves and write down that they need to do before they leave the house. Post this list by your front door …
Read More »Dealing with the Chaos Called School Recess
As school commences and kids enjoy the organized chaos on the playground at recess, you’re probably not alone in thinking, “What about my kids playing with kids who don’t share the values we’re teaching them at home?” I’ll never forget my firstborn, a kindergartener, asking after school about the word …
Read More »Messy Rooms, Messy Desks, Messy Backpacks
This month, with the start of school, we turned over this department to Zibby Andrews, a mother and grandmother with 40-plus years in early childhood education. She defines executive function and why it’s a term we hear so much in our children’s lives. You can find another column from Zibby …
Read More »Classroom Stars
What a great way to kick off the school year: This spring, Baltimore’s Child, put out a call for nominations in our second annual Teachers of the Year contest. Through our website and magazine, we sought nominations and asked students and parents to tell us about the outstanding educators in …
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