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.
Gender incongruence, or gender nonconforming, a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the gender with which that…
How can parents plan for a successful shopping trip or simply get out of the house and enjoy their local…
Eight years ago, the Smithsonian piloted Morning at the Museum, a free weekend morning program for young people on the…
“You need glasses,” the ophthalmologist said to me. I was 12 years old. My mom was shocked since I never…
When summer comes around with its tantalizing warm days, both parents and children breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone deserves…
Question: My second-grader loves reading e-books far more than print books because they have so many fun, interactive features. Are…
As the parent of a picky eater, I tried every trick in the book to get my child to eat.…
Dear Dads-to-Be: What’s in your genes? Things like hair color, eye color, bone structure and height are just a few…
Local Author Makes it Big There is no shortage of child-family-parenting positivity these days. Local author Dave Engledow, originally from…
Keeping our little ones healthy and safe
When toddlers have play dates, territorial battles are bound to ensue. To foster sharing skills in young children, consider these…
When New Jersey mom Suzanne Simon’s son Koray was 8 years old, he wandered unnoticed from the American Museum of…
We have all seen the professional athlete, whom after spending thousands of hours of practice as a kid in the…
In this heartfelt letter, a father tells his soon to be teenage daughter what he hopes she carries into adulthood: that she is capable, loved no matter what and ready to learn the skills she’ll need to thrive on her own.
Years ago new and expectant couples called on their parents and siblings to lend support and assistance during labor, delivery…
In an attempt to break the deafening teen silence during breakfast, I began a conversation. “So I saw a meme…
