Parenting Advice
Parenting is the hardest job there is, and you do not have to do it alone. Washington Parent shares trusted, locally relevant parenting advice for families across DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia, covering child development, behavior, family health and early childhood. Browse our latest advice below.
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month.
There are so many great mom and dad blogs filled with articles, parent musings and practical activities for your kids.
So why is it that children are often so different from each other and from their parents, even in cases where the family shares the same genetic makeup?
Nemorin accomplishes his mission to teach children about entrepreneurship in a unique way.
February is American Heart Month, and amid a pandemic winter it is important now more than ever for parents to be aware of their child’s heart health.
Your thyroid is a gland located at the front base of your neck close to your collar bone.
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way.
Whatever exercise routine you chose, it is important to have fun while doing it.
GRACE can help us navigate the difficult month of December and beyond.
Adult and childhood diabetes is at an all-time high.
Mindfulness helps you become actively aware of your feelings.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a huge hurdle before students with disabilities.
Inner City-Inner Child is an outreach arts education program transforming our youth.
If your child is struggling to read, he may have a reading disability called dyslexia.
Maintain your eye health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perhaps you have seen the viral video of the toddler who liberally applied permanent Sharpie markers to himself and then…























