Should school buses have seat belts?
Archive for January, 2005
Seated for safety
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005Catholic School Guide
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005A complete list for the Baltimore area
Surfing for camps?
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005Find the perfect summer program for your child in our annual guide
BUCKLE UP?
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005It seems crazy. For the first years of your children’s lives, you would never drive anywhere without buckling them carefully into their car seats. They’re so well trained about the importance of seat belts that they’ll cheerfully nag any adult who forgets to wear one. But on that first day of kindergarten, the school bus [...]
When summer camp becomes a Traditio
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005You’d think that Lisa Band’s summer camp days would be far behind her. After all, the 41-year-old special education teacher who lives in Thurmont is well beyond camp age. But ask Band how important nearby Camp Louise was to her and she fairly bubbles with enthusiasm. “It was a huge, huge part of my life.” [...]
New year brings new ways to help
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005The holidays are behind us, but local volunteer agencies are hoping the good will doesn’t end when the Christmas tree gets tossed out. Whether it’s taking pets to visit the elderly, reading to preschoolers or scores of other possibilities, volunteers are needed year-round, local volunteer specialists point out. And best of all, kids can help. [...]
Author sees ‘good’ in turbulent teens
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005Materialist, self-absorbed, combative _ and perfectly normal. At least that’s what Dr. Brad Sachs of Columbia wants parents of teens to know. In his new book, “The Good Enough Teen: Raising adolescents with love and acceptance (despite how impossible they can be)” (HarperCollins, $13.95), Sachs makes it clear that exhibiting such qualities is to be [...]
Tune in your teen to Beatles’ legend
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005Your older kids groan when they pile into the car and you declare that you’re in charge of the radio. After all, to them, “oldies” means anything earlier than 1990. To try and reach some common musical ground with your kids, or maybe to help them gain some appreciation of “your music,” consider taking them [...]
Jewish families have new resource
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005Interested in taking childbirth classes, joining a playgroup or taking parenting workshops _ all with a Jewish perspective? Jewish Family Services is now offering these programs and more through its new Parent Resource Place in Howard County. Now open in Columbia, the new center came in response to the growing number of Jewish families in [...]
My No. 1 snowman wears a parka and a wedding ring
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005For more than a year I’ve been sharing stories about my family, and without fail each editor’s note prompts my older children to whine either, “Stop writing about me,” or “You never write about me.” There’s also the regular chorus of, “You embarrass us but you never write anything embarrassing about yourself.” Well, Danny and [...]