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Forty-seven percent of teens say they are addicted to their phone. On average, kids spend over five hours a day on screens and just 12 minutes outside. If you’re concerned about your kids screen time, you’re not alone. River Mountain Retreat is a new camp experience that helps kids and …

Join us for a day of family fun! Our 2020 Summer Camps and Activities Fair has two different dates and locations to choose from. Our NOVA Camp Fair will be held on Sunday, January 19, from noon-4pm at Fair Oaks Mall. Our Maryland Camp Fair will be held on Sunday, …

What do you get when you cross hilarious pirates with Christmas? The perfect family holiday show: Encore Stage and Studio’s production of “Jingle ARRGH the Way!” What? When you think of the holidays, you don’t automatically think of pirates? I’m not sure I did either, but after seeing Santa singing …

Last Saturday night I experienced a “Shakespeare-gone-south- gone-50’s” rendition of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Sounds crazy, but it worked! This fun, lively and well-acted play was put on by the 12 and 13-year-olds of Westminster School’s Class of 2020. Greeted with an enthusiastic “Enjoy the show!” by a student …

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, a tired young girl climbs into her bed with her favorite, dog-eared copy of “Little Women,” excitedly turning to the chapter where Jo wishes she were a boy and could go fight in the war with her father. This young …

Although a lot of fanfare has surrounded STEM subjects in recent years, a school’s writing program is one of its most crucial assets. Developing outstanding writing skills early on will serve your child for the rest of her life. And being an excellent writer is the key to success in …

As you set your family’s fall schedule, consider this: A 2013 study from the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development found only half of kids ages 11-16 get the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity each day.  Setting goals to get moving as a family can create …

Ticks. Just the word can make your skin crawl. In addition to the “ick” factor, ticks and the diseases they carry can be a serious threat to kids’ health and need to be diagnosed and treated as quickly and completely as possible. BEFORE GOING OUT Use insect repellent and wear …

Matt and Sarah Rodjom of Fairfax, VA were overjoyed when they found out they were expecting twin daughters in the spring of 2011. But at their 20-week checkup, their joy turned to worry and fear. One of their daughters, Marisa, had a cyst where half of her right lung should …

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”- Aristotle The middle school years …