As a high school student in Montgomery County, Erik Kimel noticed something about classmates who were struggling. “Students learn best from other students,” he concluded. “When you put two students together who don’t know each other, grades go up and so does self-confidence.” So as a high school senior, he placed an ad in a [...]
Archive for August, 2009
New tutoring company hires students to help students
Monday, August 24th, 2009Brilliant friends
Monday, August 24th, 2009It’s vacation time at Maryland Family and our guest blogger today is our calendar editor, Laura Barnhardt Cech. Laura’s second child is due Sept. 10 and last week she blogged about revealing names while pregnant: I am thankful for all of my friends– they are source of strength, humor and love. But today, I’m especially [...]
Braxton Hicks
Friday, August 21st, 2009It’s vacation time here at Maryland Family, but luckily we have plenty of friends willing to step in and blog for us. Today’s guest blogger is Maryland Family’s calendar editor, Laura Barnhardt Cech, whose second child is due Sept. 10. With my first baby, my first inclination that I might soon be going into labor [...]
Huge Wee-Cycle sale this weekend in Towson
Friday, August 21st, 2009Don’t miss the opportunity to do some Back to School shopping at the Baltimore County Wee-Cycle Mart and Momsfest consignment sale going on this weekend at the former Scan store at 1830 York Road in Towson. Clothing is available from maternity and newborn through teen sizes, not to mention toys, books, sport equipment, Halloween costumes [...]
The search for a new home
Thursday, August 20th, 2009It’s vacation time, so our guest blogger today is Jennifer Broadwater, who covers education for the Howard County Times and Columbia Flier. She and her husband have started shopping around for a home and are hoping our readers can offer a few tips to make the process easier: After living in an old — albeit [...]
Free family nights at the Y
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Families are invited to get a taste of the Y this summer. On Aug. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m., parents and kids from throughout Baltimore are invited to attend a Free Family Fun Night at the Catonsville Family Center Y. There will be fitness classes to try, the gym and pool will be open [...]
Be a part of history at the Jewish Museum
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Do you remember racing home from school to watch The Buddy Deane Show? Weekend outings to the Enchanted Forest? Did you see the Beatles live in concert at the Civic Center? Did the Freddie Stevens Band play at your Bar/Bat mitzvah? Attend Pikesville or Randallstown High? Have a simcha (special event) at Martin’s West? Do [...]
Scaredy dog
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009As soon as we arrived at our vacation home in Rhode Island, my sister’s golden retriever puppy jumped on my 4-year-old. He’s now petrified of the dog and gets hysterical anytime Chessie comes near him. This is stressing my sister out. The same sister from an earlier blog who isn’t a big fan of cramming [...]
Did you reveal your baby’s name before he was born?
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009It’s vacation time here at Maryland Family, but luckily we have plenty of friends willing to step in and blog for us. Today’s guest blogger is Maryland Family’s calendar editor, Laura Barnhardt Cech, whose second child is due Sept. 10. I almost had a son named Berkeley. I don’t even like California, though my husband [...]
Last call for recipes and tips!
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009We’ve had a great response to our request for tips and recipes to make meal time easier. If you haven’t contributed yet, you have until Friday to send us your suggestions. Read on for more details: I think it’s time I break up with my boyfriend. And by boyfriend, I mean the pizza delivery guy [...]