Story times Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. • Center for Jewish Education 5708 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Ages 18 months-4 years. Toddler tales with related music and crafts. Free. 410-735-5011; hcohen@cjelbaltimore.org; www.cjebaltimore.org. • Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Ave. Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Seasonal stories [...]
Archive for April, 2006
Get Up & Go
Friday, April 28th, 2006Corrections
Friday, April 28th, 2006The name of the astronomy club in our April issue was incorrect. The correct name is the Celestial Searchers. For more details, please contact Dr. Joel Goodman, family dentist and club founder, at 410-531-6600 or Stardoc@Goodteeth.com.
Good advice and a great husband helped our children sleep tight
Friday, April 28th, 2006One of the best pieces of advice we ever got as new parents was to let our children cry themselves to sleep when they were 3 months old. It sounds harsh, I know. It’s even harsher to put it into practice. But if you make the decision to start it early and stick to it, [...]
An Amish Education
Friday, April 28th, 2006On any given afternoon you pick up the kids after school in the minivan, drop them off at practice and come home to put dinner in the oven and throw a load of laundry in the washing machine – all without giving it a second thought. Just two hours north there’s a parent just like [...]
What’s Up Doc?
Friday, April 28th, 2006QSummer will be here soon and my daughter has a terrible reaction to mosquito bites. They swell a little for the first hour or so, then reduce down to a bump. The problem is she says they itch terribly and won’t stop scratching. We’ve tried alcohol, cortisone cream and calamine lotion, but nothing stops the [...]
Chart your progress
Friday, April 28th, 2006A Sleep Manners Chart is a sticker chart that outlines the new sleep rules and expectations for the child as determined by the parents. It is used as positive reinforcement. Some examples of rules are “Puts self to sleep without Mommy or Daddy laying down with you” or “Lies quietly in bed” or “Stays in [...]
Midnight Madness
Friday, April 28th, 2006“If I could just get a good night sleep…” is the frequent refrain of parents of infants to elementary schoolers. Getting children to go to bed and stay in bed can be one of the hardest tasks of early parenthood. At Maryland Family we thought it might be helpful to collect some of the worst [...]
VIP Visitors
Thursday, April 27th, 2006With a family of five, it can be expensive to visit area museums, but Tammy Krafft has found a way to cut costs. The Ellicott City mom has family memberships to two local attractions — the National Aquarium and the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. By the time the family makes its second visit to either [...]