Top 10 Family Events for April
Hop-hop-hop into spring with fun family activities abound! See how your family can learn, grow and fall in love with this season of growing.
Learn a Skill This Summer
With many summer camps closing their registration period only a few months into the year, you might be feeling the pressure to narrow down...
5 Educational Summer Programs to Explore
Summertime is for having fun, but it’s also a time when academic and social skills can stall out for kids if they aren’t careful....
My Turn: Never the Right Numbers
By Patricia Velkoff
What is lost when young people become too focused on numeric feedback? Here in Northern Virginia, a number of the high school...
Education’s Unsung Heroes Honored Through Art
When Terri Downey-Holton, a training specialist in food and nutrition services at Baltimore City Schools, was recognized in a special art exhibit, she felt...
WATCH: Mad science, backbends, arts & crafts at MoCo Camp Fair
A little girl walks up to a bubbling chemistry flask with soap oozing over the sides.
“Do you want to wash your hands like a...
Meet the Camps! Washington FAMILY Summer Camp Fair: Bethesda, MD
With sunny skies on Sunday came nearly a dozen camps and summer programs at Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda.
The 2023 Washington FAMILY Summer Camps...
Editor’s Picks: Balance bike, party games and more indoor and outdoor fun
By Elena Epstein, Director of the National Parenting Product Awards. All images are provided.
Bunny Hopkins Swing Collection
A unique handmade wooden disc swing for indoor...
Coding: A Good Career Path for Autistic Children?
For parents of autistic children, “learn to code” is not a snarky rejoinder to the absence of computer skills. It’s a legitimate suggestion for...
You ‘Odder’ Know Katherine Applegate
You might know Katherine, or K.A., Applegate from the popular young adult series Animorphs, which she co-wrote with her husband Michael Grant. Its 1996...