Becky Gardner’s photography journey began with a few community college classes after her son Henry was born in 2011. In seeking something fun and different from her work in corporate sales and recruiting, she turned to an old love. “I’ve always been really interested in genealogy and local history, …
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Parent You Should Know: Tony Korson Empowering youth through sports and parenthood
“When you’re an athlete, you think you’re going to play sports your whole life,” says Tony Korson, father of three and founder and CEO of Koa Sports. Instead, he turned to coaching and mentoring the next generation after college. This work led to Koa Sports, a Bethesda nonprofit whose …
Read More »Parent You Should Know: Olaolu Ogunyemi
Title: Communications Officer for the U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia; active duty; rank: captain Family: Brea (wife), Brilee (12), Jacob (8) and Eniola (3) Olaolu Ogunyemi was not always the strong and confident leader he is today. This first-generation American of Nigerian heritage had to learn how to be …
Read More »In This Issue: February 2022
In this issue of Washington FAMILY, we explore summer camp choices, from our feature on programs that cultivate a full camp experience for children with special needs to our blog about questions to ask in the camp selection process. You can also begin to explore camps yourself with our camp …
Read More »Parent You Should Know: Jeffrey D. Katz Celebrating ‘magic moments’ with family
You may have spotted one or more of Jeffrey D. Katz’s children in TV commercials, shows or movies such as “Moonlight Suburbia,” “Who Killed Jane Doe?” the “Gypsy” Netflix series and “The Ralph Friedman Series.” With professional mini-actors living in his home, Katz has his hands full each day …
Read More »Parents Respond to COVID-19 Vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old Kids
Two days after Kate Hurwitz’s oldest son turned 12, he was vaccinated against COVID-19. And she said upon approval of the vaccine for younger age groups, she’d be rushing to get her 10-year-old and 6-year-old children vaccinated, too. “It is important that kids can be kids, and vaccines are …
Read More »Discover 7 Family Volunteer Opportunities in the DMV
Volunteering as a family is an extraordinary way to give back to your community while spending quality time together. Many people in our communities are in need of support, and the Washington, D.C. metro region hosts many organizations that provide assistance with everything from food and baby diapers to …
Read More »Top 10 November Activities for Families Explore these fun activities in and around the Washington, D.C. area
Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the November 2021 issue of Washington FAMILY Magazine.
Read More »Arms Around Both Generations: Caring for Teens and Aging Parents
Juggling the demands and learning curve of blossoming adolescents is tough, but just what if this process prepared parents for handling their own aging parents? Understanding where similarities lie between teens and aging parents puts a new twist on the popular theme of feeling “sandwiched” between these two lovable but …
Read More »How I Learned to Tolerate ‘Frozen’
When my oldest daughter was born, and even before, I worried about princesses the way people worry about bedbugs. I was afraid that once they got into our lives, they would never leave and that the child would be obsessed by the celebration of wealth, beauty, privilege and the need …
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