Next time you go to the zoo, don’t forget your camera. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is holding a monthly digital photograph contest for anyone 14 and older who has taken photos at the zoo. The photos can be of the animals, people, scenery or buildings. The first, second and third place finishers each month [...]

Wondering what to do to ensure a healthy pregnancy? Has your child just been diagnosed with autism? Want to know how much calcium is in a serving of broccoli? Now there’s one place to go for all this information and more — the new National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Web site, [...]

CICI’S PIZZA All you can eat pizza and pasta My husband was late getting home, my son had Cub Scouts in an hour and nothing was thawed. What to do? Head to CiCi’s Pizza on Route 40 in Catonsville, where we ate and had time to spare. Cici’s is quick because it’s a buffet, and [...]

On-the-go medical clinics are popping up in pharmacies and stores all around Baltimore and the rest of the country. While such sites offer weekend and middle-of-the-night alternatives to the emergency room, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is cautioning parents that they are no substitute for having a family pediatrician. The AAP issued a statement [...]

With video games appearing on the vast majority of wish lists this season, it’s important for parents to understand the rating system that appears on almost all computer and video games sold in this country. Since 1994, the non-profit Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has assigned these ratings to help parents make informed choices based [...]

Olney Theatre Center is parting its curtain for the pint-sized crowd. Earlier this year the theater kicked off its new family entertainment series, and some fun productions are in the works for the fall and winter, according to Jaya Prasad, the theater’s director of public relations. “It’s something we’ve been talking about for a couple [...]

You start the month eating Halloween candy and end it buying Christmas presents. Everyone knows Thanksgiving is celebrated this month, and you may even know that November is also Adoption Awareness Month, Child Safety Month, Diabetes Month, Epilepsy Month and Native American Heritage Month. But did you know it was also Apple Month and Drum [...]