Pediatric neurologist Carl E. Stafstrom remembers his first experience with Moebius syndrome was with a child’s mother. She had the tell-tale signs: a drooping face, eyes that could not glance to the side—and, most importantly, she couldn’t smile. Without such a simple means of communication we often take for …

Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the January 2022 issue of Washington FAMILY.

Washington FAMILY received 12 awards for publication excellence from the 2021 Parenting Media Association’s (PMA) annual conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 14-16, 2021. Find out which stories and designs won in the categories below.   Column: Publisher’s and Editor’s Note   Former editor PJ Feinstein earned a gold …

  The idea of starting a mentor-mentee relationship can be daunting. Gabrielle Moore remembers it well. She laughs as she recalls the sight of a 5-foot, 10-and-¾-inch woman approaching a petite little girl in a pink jacket holding a puppy dog. Both were nervous, and the transition to what they …

  When Focus Family Martial Arts Academy welcomed children back to camp last summer, staff noticed something odd. Children in kindergarten and first grade did not know how to line up, and they were not sharing toys with other campers—something typical for that age group. In what was the first …

  Mission Partners Founder and CEO Carrie Fox always had a mind for social impact. After starting a communications consultancy for nonprofits, C. Fox Communications, at age 25, she knew she could do more if she focused exclusively on issues of community, such as social justice, sustainability, children’s health, higher …

    When it comes to photographing children, Chris Knowles knows it’s important to be able to adjust on the fly. That’s what happened when the Poolesville-based family photographer worked with the Logans. Their son wasn’t smiling so Knowles had an idea—let the child take a picture of his parents …

  When the Christmas music starts, the lights go up! These holiday light displays in the DMV region are running throughout the month—with some that came to life as soon as bellies were full of Thanksgiving turkey. Grab the family for festive illuminations, from extensive displays you can walk through …

Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the December 2021 issue of Washington FAMILY Magazine.

  By day, Mimi Markopoulos works as a realtor throughout Washington, D.C. and Maryland, but her passion is spending time at home with her family doing crafts, sharing recipes and other lifestyle tips. “You know how some people like to meditate or do yoga? Me … I like to craft …