Remember Benji, the lovable mutt whose adventure films captivated children in the 1970s and ’80s? He’s back for his first feature film in 17 years, and director Joe Camp says it’s not a moment too soon. Disgusted by the bathroom humor and sexual innuendo that has infiltrated many family films, Camp set out in 2001 [...]
Archive for September, 2004
Benji is off the leash in new family movie
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Send us your kid’s letter from camp
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Summer’s over. The kids are home from camp and back in school. Now is the time to dig out those letters or e-mails they sent home from camp that warmed your heart or made you laugh or just made you glad that they were out of your hair. Share the wealth! Next year we hope [...]
Mall karaoke lets everyone have a turn in spotlight
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Mall karaoke lets everyone have a turn in spotlight If you think karaoke is yesterday’s news, stop by Marley Station any evening and watch the crowd form in front of BGR Karaoke. While the quality can be hit or miss, enthusiasm is never lacking as kids, teens and adults hit the storefront stage to belt [...]
On-line homework help for students
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Photosynthesis … quadratic equation … pluperfect tense … Once upon a time you knew those terms inside and out. But then you graduated and started a family of your own, and those definitions grew more and more obscure. Now your son or daughter is asking for help with the homework. Before you blow a gasket [...]
Smallest patients need special care during emergency
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Members of the Clemens family are no strangers to the emergency room. In fact, between appendicitis, kidney stones, lacerations and such, we have a frequent flier card at Howard County General. Sometimes it’s easy to decide when to bypass the doctor and go straight to the emergency room. Waking up in the middle of the [...]
Pediatric ER
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Cynthia Dennis of Freeland will never forget the day five years ago when her son Marshall fell off his bike and had to go to an emergency room for stitches. “We just held my son down while they gave him, like, six shots in this big open gash,” she recalls with a shudder. “My son [...]
What’s up doc?
Friday, September 3rd, 2004My 2-year-old has a bad case of what seems like cradle cap. Why does he still have this problem most people associate with infants, and what can I do about it? Cradle cap is characterized by oily scaling of the scalp, sometimes associated with red inflammation, according to Dr. Travis Ganunis of Pavilion Pediatrics at [...]
Baltimore book roundup
Friday, September 3rd, 2004Looking for a book that has a Baltimore connection? Local authors have penned an assortment of books for kids and parents in recent months. Pre-teens can delve into mysteries by Reisterstown author TJ Perkins. Younger kids can see what their peers have to say about what it would be like to be the president of [...]