Mom's Corner

Avoid DC Crowds and Head to a Baltimore Museum

The Walters Art Museum is a great place for families.

For parents with kids on the Autism Spectrum, there are many experiences that we have to miss out on due to large, loud crowds. Children on the Autism Spectrum can be over stimulated easily and being put in an environment with a lot of people can lead the child to having a meltdown. My oldest son is on the spectrum and though the meltdowns have become fewer as he’s gotten older, instead over stimulating environments effect his attitude. He becomes “snippy”, short tempered, quick to argue with his brother in other words not pleasant to be around for the rest of the day. We don’t take advantage of the museums in DC as much as we should mainly because of the crowds. Recently we discovered a hidden gem in Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum. …

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International Visitors Touring All Three "Green" Cities

A professor and two students have traveled from Japan to research the Greenbelt communities, starting with Greendale and closing the loop with Greenbelt.

Why would three people travel all the way from Japan to Greendale, Wisconsin for one day? Because Greendale is a great community…duh. Yoshiro Morita, an Associate Professor from Tokyo Polytechnic University in Japan, and two graduate students are doing a dissertation about the success of the Greenbelt communities. Morita first started his research on the Greenbelt communities in 2000 when he first visited Greenbelt, Maryland as a graduate architecture student. He then came to Greendale in 2004 to continue his research. On Monday, he came back to the Village to research the success of the Greenbelt communities. Morita said that in Japan older residents are dying out and moving out of estates and are having a problem attracting younger …

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