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JANUARY 2021
Cultivate your green thumb with an indoor garden. Pg. 14
FEATURES 9
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27 INDOOR FAMILY FUN
Banish boredom this winter with creative
at-home activities.

GET GROWING
Indoor gardens off er more than veggies and
herbs alone.

CAMP DURING COVID-19
Camp directors and parents look back at summer
2020 and ahead to 2021. Plus, a teen refl ects on her
sleepaway camp experience.

BEAT THE SECOND-SEMESTER
SLUMP Help your kids stay motivated to learn after
winter break.

DEPARTMENTS 6
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EDITOR’S PICKS
PARENT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Meet Shelly Bell, Founder and CEO of
The Black Girl Ventures Foundation
HEALTHY FAMILY
Learn how to deal with your child’s big emotions.

BOOKMARKED Read about Martin Luther King Jr.

MY TURN
Discover the surprising way that one mom
found peace during the pandemic.

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