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The Planet Fitness Summer Pass program gives high school-aged students the opportunity to work out for free all summer long. Teens in Maryland can choose from multiple locations throughout the state, including areas such as Reisterstown, Towson, Catonsville, Baltimore City, Columbia Westminster and Aberdeen. In addition to the chance to …

Staying active is an important part of staying healthy, and spring sports are a great way to keep your child on the move. However, there are risks involved. We spoke with Matthew Jepson, a sports medicine physician at The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, the second largest provider of orthopaedic care …

  Board Books   “The Easter Egg Is Missing!” by Cynthia Platt, illustrated by Kathryn Selbert Join children and their sweet bunny companion as they hunt for the prized golden egg that went missing from the Easter basket. Follow the little ones as they look outside in the birdhouse, the …

Board Book   “123s of Art” by Sabrina Hahn Pairing famous artworks and numbers 1 to 20, this book offers opportunities to practice counting and introduces readers to art from around the world. The book is laid out with one page of text per number; the following page offers a …

  Check out our  2022 Summer Camp Directory Spotlights and 5 More Camps to Love for a closer look at some of the region’s camp offerings this summer. Here are five more day camps, academic camps and specialty camps to discover. If your child wants more variety this summer, check …

Looking to shop locally for holiday toys for your children? Explore the world of Wee Chic Boutique and Girlhero at Green Spring Station. Owner Bridget Quinn Stickline shares some of her favorite finds for all the good boys and girls on your gift list.   From Wee Chic Boutique   …

  Bridget Stickline says that when her daughter Elle was young, she had a name for the strong, independent girls they encountered in literature: girlhero. Now she owns a store by the same name in Greenspring Station—an effort to embody that confident, feminine energy through style and self-expression. Girlhero, at …

“Mom, what was the most useful class you took in high school?” “Keyboarding,” I say, without missing a beat. “I didn’t know you played the piano?!” Oy. If there was a perfect moment for a face palm, this would be it. I clarify by explaining how old people used typewriters …

I am writing this from the sofa in our laundry room. You don’t have a sofa in your laundry room? I didn’t either until about five months ago when I got a new couch for the basement, one that better seats the long-limbed children I am raising and their friends …

Last year, when my son was 13, his father and I learned that he had been part of a “group chat” with other adolescents—a handful or so boys and one girl—via some Smartphone app (yes, I’m a bit of a techno luddite), in which the quote-un-quote chatting eventually devolved into …