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.

County Health Resources

Business Resources

Other Maryland Resources

Parenting during this time

Here is a list of activity ideas and fun resources for your family.

NEW: Art Activities from the Baltimore Museum of Art

NEW: Make art from everyday objects with these instructions from the American Visionary Art Museum.

NEW: Aquatic activities from the National Aquarium

Also from the National Aquarium: Three live cams

12 Sites for Homeschooling Parents

Working from Home with Kids

Things To Do with Your Kids at Home

Taking Care of Yourself

Here are self-care tips for parents and personal essays. Take care of yourself, moms and dads!

Mothering in Uncertainty

A Day in the Life of a Quarantined College Student

8 Self-Care Apps for 2020

Unpacking Self-Compassion

Hygge: Tips for Hunkering Down

How You and Your Kids Can Help

Is your neighborhood engaged in an effort to help others at this time? If so, let us know. Again, you can email our editor Jessica Gregg at jgregg@midatlanticmedia.com.

  • #CarryoutWednesday (or any day): Support small businesses by ordering carryout from your favorite local restaurant on Wednesday or any day.
  • The Maryland Historical Society is looking for first-person accounts for their latest initiative, “Collecting in Quarantine.” Here’s how you can share your story.

To all of our readers, please stay safe and healthy! We are thinking of you during this time and will do our best to get you the information you need.