“Stop the car! I just have to dance!” exclaimed our 3-year-old daughter Edith as she looked out the window and took in the baby grand piano, speakers and cushions set up for an outdoor concert on the front steps of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Our family was rushing home …
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I tried to hyperventilate as quietly as I could as I stood outside the door of the 1930s-era brick school building. The crackling, indecipherable voice on the intercom system must have approved my entry because I was buzzed in. As I stepped into the fluorescent-lit front office, three women looked …
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As we enter the hustle and bustle of the 2021 back-to-school season, I expect we all are feeling a bit world-weary. After all, the world is heavy right now: globally, locally and, for many of us, personally. In such troubling times, I like to double down on a few favorite …
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In WalletHub’s new list of best and worst school systems across the country, Maryland ranked in the top 10. To determine the rankings, a team of researchers compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 metrics of quality and safety. They also took into account performance, funding, …
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By: Farrah Elsamaloty, B.A. and Vincent P. Culotta, Ph.D. NeuroBehavioral Associates As COVID-19 fades and hope rebounds, it is time for parents to prepare their children to reenter the classroom. With fall quickly approaching, parents are taking the necessary steps to get their children back on track. COVID’s toll is …
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Port Discovery Children’s Museum and Maryland 529 are helping children envision their future creatively and financially. The museum and college savings nonprofit recently launched its “Start Your Journey Sweepstakes” that will reward one winner $529 toward a new or existing Maryland College Investment Plan Account from Maryland 529, as well …
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Children don’t usually start formal education until ages 5 or 6, but the years before this period are critical for brain development and literacy skills. To help set up children on the path to a bright future, Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) has introduced “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten,” a new …
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In May, 3-year-old Eva Oriolo saw her mother leaving for the grocery store and ran to her pleading, “Mommy, please I go with you? I wear my mask? I stay in the car, pppllleeaasseee?” Rana Oriolo, a mother of three, knows only too well what her preschooler was going through. …
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It all started to unravel when the first drop of blood hit the carpet—“it” being my Instagram-perfect, curated vision of what our family’s home-school would look like. The owner of that drop of blood (and several more drops to follow) was my curly-headed, precocious three-year-old, the youngest of our bunch …
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Dedicated to inspiring children to learn and play, the Port Discovery Children’s Museum will reopen to the public this weekend Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18. Port Discovery Children’s Museum, a nonprofit organization promoting children’s development through fun, structured activities, is making every guest’s well-being, health and safety a …
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