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Family and parenting

    Illustration of parent standing in moonlit bedroom holding a mug of tea. There are paint samples on the wall, opened cardboard boxes on the floor and part of a crib leans against the wall.
    Muted by miscarriage: Why silence is often a first resort
    Being quiet after a miscarriage often helps evade questions from others that make one relive it. But many go through the experience and more of us should share our stories when we are ready.
    Baby Braelyn, born in the early morning hours of February 29, 2024, at Sinai Hospital, is one of an estimated 5 million living people with leap day birthdays.
    Meet the ‘leaplings’: These Maryland babies got a special leap day birthday
    The odds of being born on Feb. 29, which comes every four years, is 1 in 1,461. These Maryland babies beat the odds.
    Panagis Galiatsatos is an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins.
    Commentary: Baltimore’s high asthma rates linked to pollution inside homes
    Baltimore children suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, and pollution inside homes is considered a major cause, Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, says.
    (l to r) Erika Fountain, Ph.D.  Youth Justice and System Innovation Program Manager at OJJDP,  Jeff Kukucka, Associate Professor of Psychology Towson University and Johanna Hellgren, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of New Haven.
    Commentary: With child interrogations, parents can’t take the place of lawyers
    Maryland must reject legislation that would allow parents, instead of lawyers, to act as legal advocates for interrogated children, three psychology professors say.
    Illustration of family with children standing in door of row home in background. In front of them are large hands snipping a corner off a check with massive scissors.
    Maryland promised to give more cash to poor families last year. It still hasn’t.
    Maryland social services said it would end a policy that reduced cash assistance for recipients who live in subsidized housing. A year later, it hasn't happened.
    Children at day care.
    Opinion: When it comes to day care, even 24-hour options don’t feel like enough
    Judgment over the use of 24-hour day care ignores the realities of parenthood — and personhood.
    Baltimore’s early school start times can lead to diminished performance by students and have other detrimental effects, say Bendu Kaba (left) and Victoria Louis.
    Commentary: Early school start times aren’t good for Baltimore students
    The early start times now mandated for Baltimore public school students can be a factor in poor performance and lead to detrimental health outcomes, say two Loyola college students who experienced early start times and long trips to school as Baltimore public school students.
    Pre-vet student Shamia Onley feeds a sheep as part of the UMES Extension and UMES SANS program.
    Maryland is poised to get the nation’s second veterinary school at an HBCU
    The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s plan would make it the second HBCU in the country and first university in the state to offer a stand-alone veterinary school.
    Peerce's restaurant in Towson makes the list of author Julie Scharper's hidden gems in northern Baltimore County.
    9 hidden treasures in Baltimore County
    Lutherville. Timonium. Cockeysville. I never thought that I'd move back to the 'burbs where I grew up, but then I did-- and discovered the area is full of hidden gems.
    Maryland Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Vincent Schiraldi speaks about his department's work during a State House news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Gov. Wes Moore announced public safety proposals.
    Commentary: Juvenile Services secretary takes reform seriously
    Vincent Schiraldi's track record demonstrates he was the right choice to lead Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services, say former directors of the Washington, D.C., and Delaware juvenile services agencies.
    Dr. Frances Draper, AFRO CEO and publisher, moved the archive to a new location. It'll house the archive's treasures and the historical responsibility that comes with record keeping.
    Baltimore’s historically Black newspaper chain is sorting through its archives. Treasures are surfacing.
    A team of archivists is going through the AFRO American newspaper chain’s vast collection of records and artifacts.
    Legislation in Congress would make internet access available to more people in Baltimore, throughout Maryland and elsewhere, Rep. Kweisi Mfume and the director of the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition say.
    Letters: Congress must extend benefit to close the digital divide
    Legislation in Congress would make internet access available to more people in Baltimore, throughout Maryland and elsewhere, Rep. Kweisi Mfume and the director of the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition say.
    Bishop Donte Hickman, pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, asks whether justice would truly be served by sentencing Marilyn Mosby to prison.
    Letters: Is justice being served in treatment of Mosby family?
    Bishop Donte Hickman, pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, asks what purpose would a prison sentence for former State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby actually serve.
    Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller's new puppy, Poe.
    Meet Poe, the lieutenant governor’s new dog
    Poe, an Australian shepherd, is the newest canine member of the Moore-Miller administration.
    Krishanti O'Mara Vignarajah is president and CEO of Global Refuge.
    Commentary: Refugee children need Baltimore foster parents
    People in Baltimore can address an urgent need by becoming foster parents for refugee children, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Baltimore-based Global Refuge, says.
    Maurtice Brown was 17 when he was shot in the face by another boy, a friend, in the basement of his home. He doesn’t remember the shooting and to this day, his family does not know exactly how or why the shooting took place.
    Verdict doesn’t bring closure for Glen Burnie teen shot by his friend
    The recent trial yielded only a legal answer, not the one Maurtice Brown and his family are still looking for.
    Lucia and Alma Korman heading to farm camp at the Baltimore County AG Center last year.
    It’s summer camp registration season. Parents are not OK.
    It is the middle of winter, but many parents are already thinking about summer because it’s camp sign-up time. One Banner reporter and mother of three talks about the stresses of signing up.
    The continuing impact of COVID-19 and other illnesses is an important factor in persistently high absenteeism at Maryland’s schools, a children’s health advocate says.
    Letters: Absenteeism is high because kids are sick
    The continuing impact of COVID-19 and other illnesses is an important factor in persistently high absenteeism at Maryland’s schools, a children’s health advocate says.
    One student stabbed and injured another student Thursday at Kenwood High School in Middle River.
    Kenwood High School student stabbed by classmate in hallway
    The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
    Maryland first lady Dawn Flythe Moore (left) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller.
    Commentary: Moore-Miller administration commits to meeting needs of military families
    The administration is moving to help Maryland’s military families overcome a variety of challenges they face regularly, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and first lady Dawn Moore say.
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