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Creating a Safe Space for Questioning Youth

3rd Floor Views - July 05, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Pearl Purpose was created as a safe space for queer and questioning youth by Leandra Nichola. It started organically with kids meeting in the Main Street Pearl micro-cafe. Kids came for drinks and vegan food in an environmentally friendly restaurant. They stayed to play games, talk and be togeth...

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How to Get Into Birding

3rd Floor Views - June 21, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Birds of Maryland author and birding expert Marc Parnell discusses how to get into birding and how to set up your backyard for optimal birdwatching. Parnell’s book details the 140 species of bird that are common to Maryland. He follows a day in the life of each bird and also a monthly bird forec...

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Tips to Manage Anxiety in Children

3rd Floor Views - June 11, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This expert panel discusses tips to help manage anxiety in children. Despite recent school shootings that can be very scary for kids and adults alike, we are still sending our kids to school. Some kids may want to stay home and they feel safest in their rooms. Panelists Dr. Shandonna Harris, a t...

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Mom Milestones

3rd Floor Views - June 03, 2022 01:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Motherhood can be an isolating experience, but Mom Milestones will make new parents feel seen, encouraged, charmed, and loved. From the horrors of toddler meltdowns to the sweetness of bedtime kisses. From crying in the bathroom to reclaiming your identity, every new mom will find something to r...

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The Surprising Childhoods of Ten Remarkable People

3rd Floor Views - June 03, 2022 01:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Author and illustrator, Carlyn Beccia takes a look at the childhoods of ten famous people in her book, 10 at 10: The Surprising Childhoods of Ten Remarkable People. Turns out famous people have pretty typical childhoods and at ten, none of the people profiled in the book had any idea that they ...

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Citizen Science in Maryland

3rd Floor Views - May 05, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Citizen science volunteers are often essential participants in monitoring and collecting data. They are also observers for many of the different habitats and species that scientists are studying. Participation in scientific studies allows volunteers to become involved in the data collecting proc...

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Planting a Pollinator Garden

3rd Floor Views - May 05, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Planting a Pollinator Garden introduces children to the their place in the environment. By using native plants in a garden kids learn how their efforts help the birds and bugs that depend on plants for their survival. Pollinators, the critters who travel from plant to plant with pollen on their ...

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Project Clean Stream

3rd Floor Views - April 21, 2022 21:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Kate Fritz, the CEO of Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, discusses Project Clean Stream a program initiated by the Alliance. Over the last 20 years thousands of volunteers have partnered with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay to clean up miles of shoreline. Project Clean Stream offers hands-on...

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Building a Green Home

3rd Floor Views - April 17, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What does Green Building mean? What impact does green building have on your home? Dr. Polly Bart of Greenbuilders discusses what it means to build green. Making green changes in your home, whether it’s a new kitchen or bath, a porch, or an addition, has many benefit and can pay off if you want ...

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Zero Waste Living

3rd Floor Views - April 17, 2022 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What is Zero Waste Living? Rini Saha started a project in 2019 to help the Takoma Park/Silver Spring/DC community approach zero waste. Her business is now a storefront called FullFillery. They sell cleaning products in bulk or without packaging, with minimal fossil fuel use. Local vendors are u...

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How to Overcome Student Anxiety

3rd Floor Views - April 06, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Even as a young boy, Carter Weinstein had to learn how to overcome his student anxiety. Leaving his home and parents, Carter would be anxious. Summer camp was fear inducing. Carter feels that there is a disconnect between the professionals who are writing the books about managing anxiety and th...

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How to Pay for College

3rd Floor Views - March 18, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Get expert advice on how to pay for college from Certified Financial Planner Ann C. Alsina, CFP®, CPWA® of Covington Alsina, and Lee Norwood from Annapolis College Consulting. With tuition for an instate school at $25,000 per year, $40,000 if the student is from out of state, parents need a pla...

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How to Pay for College

3rd Floor Views - March 18, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Get expert advice on how to pay for college from Certified Financial Planner Ann C. Alsina, CFP®, CPWA® of Covington Alsina, and Lee Norwood from Annapolis College Consulting. With tuition for an instate school at $25,000 per year, $40,000 if the student is from out of state, parents need a pla...

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Building a Community of Mom Friends

3rd Floor Views - March 09, 2022 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Building a community of mom friends is essential to overcoming a sense of isolation as well as the negative impact of technology, over-efficient living, and the choices that can root us in chronic loneliness. Social media is no substitute for face-to-face conversations. Mothers are used to givi...

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Wild Kid Acres

3rd Floor Views - March 03, 2022 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Animal care and sustainable farming are just a few of the programs at Wild Kid Acres in Edgewater, Maryland. What started as a small homestead has turned into something so much more including: Farm, animal assisted and horticulture therapy Farm physical fitness (Farm Fit) Educational programs...

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Learning History in a Kitchen

3rd Floor Views - March 02, 2022 02:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Turns out that learning history in a kitchen is a great way to get students immersed in a particular period of time. Adults and children alike can learn a lot from Riversdale Kitchen Guild & interpreter Marvin-Alonzo Greer, and Maya Davis - Director of Riversdale House Museum.  They regularly gi...

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Stories Celebrating Black Culture Throughout the Year

3rd Floor Views - February 15, 2022 22:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Black History stories celebrate, recognize, and represent Black people. Black History has historically been saturated with stories of the pain and suffering of Black people, but none of the success or happiness. Award-winning filmmaker and poet, childhood sexual abuse survivor, and author of But...

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How to Deal With Challenging Behavior in Kids

3rd Floor Views - February 04, 2022 01:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Learn how to deal with challenging behavior in kids from Karin Jakubowski, Ed.D. She provides parents, caregivers and teachers with problem-solving tips to help kids cope with the challenges they are faced with every day. Dr. Jakubowski demonstrates some simple breathing exercises which she has...

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Beachcombing Tips

3rd Floor Views - January 29, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Mary McCarthy is an expert at beachcombing and finding treasures. She shares some of her beachcombing tips for finding the spots that are more likely to reveal fun artifacts. While she won’t tell us her favorite hunting spots, she does say that the sandy beaches that everyone visits in the summe...

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Talking to Kids About Puberty

3rd Floor Views - January 20, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Talking to kids about puberty and their body changes can be a squirmy proposition. The traditional puberty education in school has involved splitting kids up according to gender. It often does not include all kids' experience of puberty, fostering shame and secrecy and alienating kids who may be...

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Raising Good Humans

3rd Floor Views - January 16, 2022 19:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Kids can push parents to the limits of their patience. Mindful parenting helps parents learn how to overcome stressful, emotional and impulsive responses to their kids’ behavior so that their communications are effective and skillful. Author and Mindful Mamma Mentor Hunter Clarke-Fields’s non-ju...

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Dealing with Family Stress

3rd Floor Views - December 23, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dealing with family stress over the holidays can be overwhelming. Moms take on a superhero sized list of tasks that they feel need to be done. There are events to attend, presents to buy and family members to please. The “Holiday Blues” are a real thing. Dr. Shadonna Harris provides tips for su...

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Best Books for Gift Giving

3rd Floor Views - December 20, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What are the best books for gift giving this holiday season? Librarians from Anne Arundel County Public Library, Rachel Myers, Rebecca Hofleitner and Aurelia Larrimore reveal their picks for the best books for kids, teens and adults in this lively discussion. During the pandemic readers have tr...

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Free Coats and Legal Services

3rd Floor Views - December 09, 2021 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Maryland Legal Aid distributes free coats and legal services to Maryland residents at local clinics. Along with Clothes4Souls, Macy’s, and community volunteers, Maryland Legal Aid has been distributing brand new coats donated by Macy’s, to children and adults in need at events throughout Maryla...

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Baltimore Women’s Circle

3rd Floor Views - December 02, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The Baltimore Women’s Circle was created by Rachel Graham as she found herself craving friendship & sisterhood. Her background in yoga and interest in hiking led her to start the group. Having just moved back to Baltimore from Texas, Rachel was looking for deeper connections to her community.  ...

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Holiday Things to Do in Maryland

3rd Floor Views - November 17, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The holiday season is ramping up. Find out about holiday things to do in Maryland. From ice skating and holiday performances to where to see lights and cut down a tree. You’ll learn about some favorites events and holiday activities. Volunteering After almost two years of the pandemic there ar...

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Talking About Death Won’t Kill You

3rd Floor Views - November 10, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Talking about death won’t kill you. Everyone needs to have those conversations since we are all going to die. We just don’t know when. It’s usually uncomfortable to talk about death, but it’s an important discussion to have, especially with young children who might not understand what has happen...

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COVID Vaccination Update for Ages 5-12

3rd Floor Views - November 04, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What is the latest COVID vaccination update for ages 5-12 now that the FDA has approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations for kids? What should parents do? Medical Director, Dr. Edwards and Partner Pediatrician, Dr. Turner from Annapolis Pediatrics will gave us the latest information and answered que...

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What is Benchmark Testing?

3rd Floor Views - October 27, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
What is Benchmark testing and how can it help your student? After 18 months of an atypical school experience for most kids, is your student’s achievement at grade level? Or perhaps your child says they are bored in school. Is the coursework too easy? This discussion is lead by Dr. Leslie Eget, f...

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Building Kids’ Confidence

3rd Floor Views - October 20, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Building kids’ confidence is the underlying motivation behind the two books that author and preschool director, Mary Ostrowski has written. We talked to Mary about her books Drip, Drop and Drizzle: A Journal to Grow Your Child’s Creativity and Drizzle and the Letter. Whether it’s a story kids h...

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