5 Halloween Safety Tips Families Should Know Before Trick-or-Treating
A beloved tradition for many families on Halloween includes walking from house to house and asking your neighbors for candy. While there really is...
Nextdoor Trick-or-Treat Map Returns for Halloween Season
Neighborhood social network app Nextdoor will launch its annual Treat Map on Thursday, Oct. 8 for its 14th year. This seasonal service allows neighborhood...
Goddard School Students Become Journalists for World News Day
Students at nearly 700 Goddard Schools across the country had the opportunity to become junior journalists for a day, including students at The Goddard...
How To Have A Kid-Friendly Spooky Season
The onset of fall brings changing leaves, colder weather and, most importantly, spooky season. Halloween is the time of year where kids can dress...
The DMV’s Best Seasonal Comfort Foods And Flavors
The calendar has flipped over to October, and it is officially cozy season. Dig out your scarves, your warmest mittens and your cutest knit...
Nearly 300 New Maryland Laws Just Went Into Effect. Here’s How They Affect Families.
Hundreds of new Maryland laws passed during the 2026 legislative session are going into effect today, including updates to existing legislation and all-new laws....
How To Support a Child Whose Parent Has Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More than 5 million children in the U.S. have a parent battling cancer — a population larger than...
Parenting a Child With ADHD
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can affect how children respond to parenting. Here are some ways to address ADHD symptoms like executive dysfunction, rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD)...
Top 5 Things to Know in October
New in Town
Explore Sprouts Farmers Market (Arlington, VA), Tysons Corner Center’s immersive Bluey-themed experience and a new Russian School of Mathematics (Rockville, MD), all...
Survive or Thrive? How Parents Can Help Their Neurodivergent Learner Succeed
For neurodivergent children, such as those on the autism spectrum or with learning disabilities like dyslexia, school can be a struggle. The average school...
