CAMP CORNER Worried that you will miss your kids to distraction this summer when they head off to camp and leave you all alone? The American Camp Association suggests that parents “push through the pain” so kids can fully enjoy camp. Here are five tips to help “kid-sick” parents cope: 1. Focus on the positive. [...]

Baltimore County Public Schools received news that is music to the ears. For the second year in a row, it has been named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by NAMM, the international music products association that supports the benefits of music, music education and music making. This year, 110 school districts [...]

Hiring a baby sitter for the first time and wondering what to pay? Better check with your neighbors to see what they are paying before turning to the Internet. According to an informal poll of about 20 families from Columbia to Towson, most pay $10 per hour regardless of how many kids they have. Internet [...]

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore may be fighting to maintain its accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), but it was recently honored as one of Americas Best Zoos 2008 by The Intrepid Traveler, a travel publisher located in Connecticut. The Baltimore zoo, one of the oldest in the country, was cited for [...]

Wild pony lovers take notice. If you never miss the chance to watch the annual wild pony swim from Assateague to Chincoteague, you might consider heading north this month to see wild mustangs and burros looking to be adopted. On July 11, The Federal Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program [...]

If you haven’t already, you better pull that booster seat back out of storage. Starting June 30, Maryland law will require that all children riding in a car must be secured in a car seat or booster until their 8th birthday or until they weigh more than 65 pounds or are taller than 4-feet-9-inches. This [...]