covid-19

One Way to Make Quarantine Life More Fun? Bring Home a New Puppy!

If your family’s got puppy fever, you’re not alone! Animal shelters have been reporting an increase in puppy adoptions since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last month. And with all of that extra time at home, experts say it’s the perfect time for many families to bring home a new puppy. “Puppies need a lot of attention, so it’s …

Read More »

Coping with Coronavirus as a Type A Mom

When you’re always in control, the uncertainty of our “new normal” can feel unsettling. One local mother shares her experience. “I am totally flexible … as long as everything is exactly the way I want it.” Does that sound like you? It sums me up perfectly. I epitomize the Type A personality: I thrive on to-do lists, organization, perfectionism and …

Read More »

Pregnant in a Pandemic

Pregnant in a Pandemic: Courtney Levin and her husband, Andy, are the proud parents of an 11-year-old son, whom they assumed would be their only child. Doctors had told them, in fact, that they could not have more children. Imagine their surprise when they learned they would have a baby this year. Now imagine what it has been like for …

Read More »

Two Ways to Help on a Rainy Day

Looking for two ways to help on a rainy day? Sure, crawling under the covers is a great option, as the kids have been home for two weeks now, and many parents have been as well. But here are two more things that families can do today to take their minds of both the weather and quarantines. Write a letter …

Read More »

Side Hustle: Entrepreneurial Mom Cooks Up Project

Jasmine Simms is one relatable mom. First, there’s the story she tells about the time she tried to take a bubble bath all by herself, and her intrepid 2 ½ –year-old daughter broke into the bathroom using only the straw from a Capri Sun. Then there is the title of Simms’ new interactive cookbook, “I’m Not a Chef, I Just …

Read More »

Resources for Parents

We will be updating this list throughout the COVID-19 crisis. If you have information on an important resource for families or ways that parents and children can help their community, please email our editor Jessica Gregg at jgregg@midatlanticmedia.com. School Resources Check these websites for academic information and other resources provided to students. Frederick County Public Schools Frederick Community College COVID …

Read More »

Need even more resources? We’ve got it covered

12 Sites for Homeschooling Parents We know that balancing working from home and working to ensure your children are still learning, active and engaged is not going to be easy. But as parents, we can rise to the challenge. We’ve rounded up a few ideas to help you navigate this unprecedented time with some free resources. Scholastic Learn at Home – …

Read More »

Mothering in Uncertainty

Note: Our staff is currently putting together our April issue, which will focus on sports, health and fitness. As we write, design and edit, much of what we are covering is being cancelled. This is our editor’s letter for that issue. I sat down to write this on Thursday as the announcement came that public schools across the state will close for …

Read More »

Working From Home With Kids

Tips on sharing the space and making the most of the day Starting today, area public schools are closed, and many companies as well as state offices are allowing their workers to telecommute. If you’re going to be working from home with kids in the house, your new normal may be answering emails at the dining room table alongside a …

Read More »

Update: Gym, bars, restaurants closed

Following a weekend spent indoors, away from friends, family and neighbors, Marylanders now face new limitations to help reduce the spread of coronavirus across the state. Millions of students are already out of school while sports leagues, museums and other cultural institutions, churches and mosques and synagogues have suspended their services. Today Governor Larry Hogan ordered all bars, restaurants, movie theaters and …

Read More »