Should school buses have seat belts? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) thinks so. The association released a revised policy statement this summer on school transportation safety, reiterating its support for seat belts in school buses and calling for all new buses to be equipped with lap/shoulder restraint systems that can also accommodate car safety [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Seat belts urged on school buses
Friday, August 31st, 2007Scavenger hunt at museum
Friday, August 31st, 2007Curious kids will become hysterical for history at the Museum of National Hysteria Family Scavenger Hunt this month in Washington, D.C. The hunt will take place Sept. 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Kids and adults will be required to work in teams to decipher a [...]
Words on a wing
Friday, August 31st, 2007Children listen intently to a presentation at Savage Branch Library about Taco, a 19-year old green-winged macaw. Owner Becky McKirahan of Jessup has given numerous presentations about birds at libraries throughout the area. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and a 2006 study by the American Library Association found that 65 percent of those surveyed [...]
Support circle for non-Jewish mothers
Friday, August 31st, 2007Mothers of other faiths raising Jewish children now have another resource available to them. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore is preparing to launch The Mothers Circle, a free program designed to support and educate mothers in interfaith relationships who have made the decision to raise Jewish children. Participants may choose to attend [...]
Do you know next Family of the Year?
Friday, August 31st, 2007Do you know a family that’s practically perfect in every way? A family that loves and supports each other, spends time together and still manages to have time to contribute to the community around them? We are looking for nominations for our second annual Maryland Family of the Year contest. If you know a family [...]
Angels on Ice ticket winners
Friday, August 31st, 2007Maryland Family congratulates all the readers who won tickets to “Kimmie Meissner’s Angels on Ice” at 1st Mariner Arena: > Barker family of Clarksville > Bokoum family of Baltimore > Cascio family of Parkville > Chan-Tack family of Clarksville > Frederick family of Perry Hall > Hart family of Ellicott City > Hlasko family of [...]
Howard County Get Up & Go
Friday, August 31st, 2007The following listings contain events taking place in Howard County, Md. For more listings, including other events in the county and around the greater Baltimore area, click the link at the bottom of this page. Story times Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > B & O [...]
Get Up & Go
Friday, August 31st, 2007Story times Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > B & O Railroad 901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore. Sept. 5 and 19,10:30 a.m. Ages 2-5. Classic railroad children’s books. Train rides included with admission. Adults, $14; seniors, $12; children 2-12, $8, under 2 free. 410-752-2462 or www.borail.org. [...]
Corrections
Friday, August 31st, 2007The illustration, right, which ran in the Hot Dates section of our August issue, should have been credited to Danamarie Hosler. Hosler, a published children’s illustrator, participated in the Harbor East Fine Arts and Music Festival. The listing for Calvert School in the Private and Parochial School Guide in the August issue of Maryland Family [...]
Family meals can make the family
Friday, August 31st, 2007Who knew that a little habit we started eight years ago might end up making my kids less likely to use drugs, cigarettes or alcohol, more likely to get better grades and be healthier in general? What’s the habit? Eating dinner together–at least five nights a week. Recent studies indicate it can be hugely important [...]