I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. I don’t usually make them, because I rarely keep them. Someone told me recently that resolution failure isn’t really a will power or self control issue, but actually how our brains are wired. I did a bit of research and found this interesting article from the Wall Street [...]
Archive for December, 2009
A good resolution excuse
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Family Favorites 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Here are the winners of our 8th Annual Readers’ Choice contest. Howard County Winners: [ Best Story Time ] Howard County LibraryColumbia, Ellicott City, Elkridge, Savage, Cooksvillewww.hclibrary.org Honorable mention Bedtime [ Best Museum for Families ] Maryland Science Center601 Light St., Baltimore410-685-5225www.mdsci.org Honorable mention Port Discovery Children’s Museum 35 Market Place, Baltimore410-727-8120www.portdiscovery.org [ Best Family [...]
Events, story times and programs for parents in January
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Below is a listing of story times, events and items for parents in January. For more listings visit our online events calendar here. STORY TIMES Note: Story times are free and require registration one week in advance unless noted. > Arbutus Library 1582 Sulphur Spring Road. 410-887-1451 Tuesdays 10:30 a.m. Ages 2 to 5. Jan. [...]
Mom: The family radar locator
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009This blog was written by my co-editor Cheryl Clemens: Why is it that I can remember where just about everything in the house is, but no one else can? All day long I hear: Where are my purple shoes? Where’s my DS? Where’s the remote? Where are the Pop Tarts? Where are my keys? The [...]
Old Lang Yawn
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Here’s the question. When do you start letting your kids in on the New Year’s Eve celebration? In the past, my husband and I have always employed my father-in-law to sit with the kids while we’ve headed over to a friend’s house for a relaxing late dinner and drinks to welcome in the New Year. [...]
Young Inventors Can Win $2,000
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Kids, get your inventor caps on. If you can create a new toy, game or piece of sporting equipment, you could win a $1,000 prize pack, a trip to California, a $1,000 gift card for a toy shopping spree and more. By Kids For Kids Co., JAKKS Pacific and Toys R Us are sponsoring Invention [...]
New Book About Basics of Autism
Monday, December 28th, 2009In the 20 years she has worked on behalf of children with autism spectrum disorder and their families, Dr. Clarissa Willis has heard many of the same questions over and over. She’s assembled these, and the answers, into “My Child Has Autism: What Parents Need to Know,” a guide for parents after their child is [...]
Are we all equal?
Monday, December 28th, 2009A friend recently sent me a link to a song. It really got me thinking about our country and standing up for freedom. Does everyone have the rights our forefathers hoped for us or are we moving farther away from that ideal? Is there more we could be doing to make sure that our children [...]
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 25th, 2009A white Christmas in Maryland — what a treat! Hope your day is full of peace, joy and contentment. From our Maryland Family to yours, have a very Merry Christmas! Betsy Stein and Cheryl Clemens
The Harlem Globetrotters
Friday, December 25th, 2009Catch The Harlem Globetrotters 2010 World Tour Dec. 26 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore. The “Magicians of Basketball” will entertain at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets range from $24 to $119. For tickets visit www.baltimorearena.com. The arena is located at 201 W. Baltimore St. 410-347-2020