Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) _ where more than 22,000 babies have been born in the past five years _ was recently chosen as the launch site of a program offering new parents a way to highlight the birth of their child while helping to put an end to child abuse throughout the state. Each [...]
Archive for May, 2004
Baby keepsake aims to end child abuse
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Laser lights and skydiving demos at Science Center
Thursday, May 6th, 2004If you’ve always been a fan of the Maryland Science Center, wait until you see what a $35 million renovation and 40,000 additional square feet of space have added to the Inner Harbor landmark. On May 28 _ just in time for Memorial Day _ the Maryland Science Center will celebrate its reopening with The [...]
Baltimore Pride needs host families
Thursday, May 6th, 2004You could have a future Cal Ripken staying with your family this summer. Baltimore’s newest collegiate summer baseball team, the Baltimore Pride, is looking for families to host visiting players from May through July. Players will hit town May 29 and 30 from colleges across the country such as the University of Connecticut, Western Michigan [...]
Music in the making in Baltimore County
Thursday, May 6th, 2004There’s a happy tune being sung in Baltimore County schools. The school system has been named one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America for 2004. The award came after a music teacher at Patapsco High School in Dundalk completed a survey on the Web conducted by a partnership of leading music [...]
Hospital help line now available 24/7
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Your 2-year-old stepped on a bee and his foot is swelling. It’s 11:30 at night and the baby just started wheezing. Your 11-year-old fell out of a tree and he says his wrist really hurts. You used to have three options: call the pediatrician, go directly to the emergency room or just sit tight and [...]
Conserve power, stop Energy Hog
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Don’t be surprised if your kids start searching for the Energy Hog in your home. He’s lurking in your old-fashioned light bulbs, in your outdated refrigerator and even in your shower _ if you’re prone to long hot ones. The Advertising Council and the Maryland Energy Administration have teamed up with other national and local [...]
Conserve power, stop Energy Hog
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Don’t be surprised if your kids start searching for the Energy Hog in your home. He’s lurking in your old-fashioned light bulbs, in your outdated refrigerator and even in your shower _ if you’re prone to long hot ones. The Advertising Council and the Maryland Energy Administration have teamed up with other national and local [...]
Cicadas + lunch boxes = blood curdling screams
Thursday, May 6th, 2004It was the scream that rocked the neighborhood. ……………. I was 5 years old, and I’d spent my walk home from school fascinated by the dozens of translucent, insect-shaped shells attached to the trees lining my street. I’d never seen anything like them, so I did what any curious kid would do _ I plucked [...]
Early Intervention
Thursday, May 6th, 2004By Carol Sorgen Lily Tanenholz turns 3 this month. Like most preschoolers, she loves music, playing patty-cake, being kissed and hugged, and loves all her “people” – her parents, her fraternal twin sister Heidi, and her baby sister, 17-month-old Rebecca. Unlike most other 3-year-olds, however, Lily has difficulty walking and talking, and can’t see very [...]
What’s up doc?
Thursday, May 6th, 2004My 2-year-old only wants to drink milk _ no juice or water _ and she drinks a lot. I know she needs calcium, but I’m afraid she’s not eating as much because she’s filling up on milk all the time. Is there such a thing as too much milk and how much is enough? The [...]