Well-known international travel/investment guru and Baltimore native, Kathleen Peddicord, took 17 years to thoughtfully process her first overseas relocation for her new memoir, “At Home in Ireland” (Lahardan Books, 2022)—and it was worth the wait for her new perspective on a difficult transition. The travel memoir and cautionary tale reveals …
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How Art Can Offer Healing for Survivors of Child Abuse
As Executive Director of LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope, I have seen firsthand the impact that community violence, trauma and abuse can have on a community. At Center for Hope, we regularly see children and adults who are struggling because they have been witness to homicide, domestic violence, community violence …
Read More »‘Raising a Little Hell’ at Camp Paul Newman
Camper Victoria Saunders loves swimming at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in the summer. It’s not an activity she usually gets to do. Living with sickle cell disease, 12-year-old Victoria can’t jump into a cold pool or lake, lest the sudden temperature change triggers a pain crisis. At …
Read More »5 Educational Summer Programs to Explore
Summertime is for fun, but it’s also a time when academic and social skills can stall out for kids if they aren’t careful. Continuing education over the summer months is especially important for children who rely on routine and structure. Here are five educational summer programs in the Baltimore area …
Read More »Growing Minds Through Outdoor Learning
Kids throughout the Baltimore area are back in classrooms after a years-long disruption that had them largely relying on screens. The pandemic gave schools and parents a new perspective on the impact of children’s environments on the learning process — and the changes being made now are a breath of …
Read More »How to Teach Your Kids Critical Thinking Skills
Kids are inundated with information on a daily basis. So how do they learn to distinguish facts from opinion, fiction and falsehoods? “Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve,” says Roger Lewin, Ph.D., a British anthropologist and science writer. Teaching kids to think critically …
Read More »How Art Illuminates Unsung Heroes in Education
When Terri Downey-Holton, a training specialist in food and nutrition services at Baltimore City Schools, was recognized in a special art exhibit, she felt understood. “To be a part of this, for someone to really acknowledge our work after all these years, is really important,” she says. “We’re finally appreciated, …
Read More »13 Crafts for Little Artists (That Aren’t a Pain to Clean Up)
I think there’s still glitter on my floor. From five years ago. Arts and crafts have a way of sticking around, and while I want to encourage creativity in my kids, I hate cleaning up the aftermath. Yes, we can make them clean up. I know. But seriously, do they …
Read More »6 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Kids
Each holiday brings with it the opportunity to participate in unique celebrations with your kids, and St. Patrick’s Day has no shortage of fun festivities. Whether you are lucky enough to be Irish or you just love celebrating the holiday, try these fun, educational ideas to bring some luck into …
Read More »Wow, You’re Really Flexible: What Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Is (And Isn’t)
Flexibility is usually described as a positive trait in children. They might be able to do party tricks like bend their pinky backwards or always hit a split in gymnastics. But if those skills come with chronic pain, your child could be living with a disability without even knowing it. …
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