A Chipmunk Christmas (Paramount Home Entertainment, $14.99 DVD) finds Alvin trying to earn money for a new harmonica before a big holiday concert. Plenty of Christmas songs along the way. Not rated. Now available. Pet Alien: The Lighter Side of Doom (Fox Home Entertainment, $14.98 DVD) features Tommy Cadle and his group of other- worldly [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Holiday videos and more available in stores this month
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Snap Shots
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Send us your snap shot For February we are looking for photos of kids in cute hats (just one per family, please). To enter, send your color photo by Dec. 23 to Maryland Family Snap Shot, 10750 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, MD 21044-3106. Digital images may be e-mailed to bstein @patuxent.com. Format should be jpeg [...]
Kindergarten age gap
Friday, December 2nd, 2005When is a child’s birthday more than just a reason to throw a party? When it could be a predictor of academic success. For years parents have struggled over whether to send a child with a late birthday to kindergarten as the youngest child in the class, or delay school to give the child one [...]
Hot dates in December
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Kwanzaa at the BMACelebrate the African-American family, community and culture during Kwanzaa Family Day at the Baltimore Museum of Art on Dec. 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be a performance of North African belly dancing by Moor Hips, African storytelling, family hands-on workshops and tours of works by acclaimed African-American artists. The [...]
Maryland Family Magazine Favorites of 2005!
Friday, December 2nd, 2005The results are in for the fourth annual Maryland Family Readers’ Choice Awards. This year we received more entries than ever and in many categories it was a tight race. Read on to learn the winners… Best museum for families: Baltimore Museum of ArtThe Baltimore Museum of Art (410-396-3100) showcases masterpieces from around the world, [...]
What does birth order say about your children?
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Oldest: Parent expectations are high for a firstborn, who is often given responsibilities early and is expected to set a good example. They tend to be more self-confident, adult oriented, studious, serious and they often work to keep or regain a parent’s attention through conformity. They strive to please others and can tend toward perfectionism. [...]
The Sibling Psyche
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Anna Quindlen, a Pultizer Prize-winning columnist, once wrote: “I have always been a great believer in birth order. I will chat with someone for fifteen minutes and suddenly lunge at them: ‘You’re an oldest child, aren’t you?’ That means something specific to me, about facing the world and facing yourself.” Baltimore-area moms find birth order [...]
Family Friendly Restaurants
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Low-key fun at the Green Turtle If you’re looking for a relaxed atmosphere to take the kids while shopping or running errands, the Green Turtle in Towson might fit the bill. Yes, that Green Turtle. While the Turtle is a gathering place for students from nearby Towson University and Goucher College, the dinner hours are [...]
Howard YMCA now offers child care
Friday, December 2nd, 2005A longtime family institution in Howard County is now offering child care. The Howard County YMCA has taken over the site once operated as ED-U-CARE in the Village of Owen Brown in Columbia. Though the institution had been looking for a site to deliver child care for six years, it hadn’t found a facility that [...]
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Friday, December 2nd, 2005We might be right in the heart of the holiday season, but there are plenty of other holidays to celebrate throughout the year. You might not get the day off from school, but who could resist acting silly on National Goof-Off Day (March 22) or letting out a hearty “Aye matey!”on Talk Like A Pirate [...]