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.
Exploring the psychological benefits of summer camp. Updated June 24th 2021. After the school year ends, the warm, lazy days…
For our digital natives, online interaction is part of the new order. But that doesn’t mean our kids don’t require…
Many families struggle to rouse sleepy children in the morning, but what if you have the opposite problem? If your…
The multitude of day, instructional-based, sleep over, single-focus and specialty camps for K-12 schoolchildren in the DMV are varied and…
Jane and Drew Tamassia love going to the dentist. They think it is fun. Perhaps it’s words like “tickle toothbrush”…
This past Thanksgiving, our family of five and a few friends ate dinner on folding tables and camp chairs alongside…
Parents living in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. have great access to scores of culturally-rich and rewarding opportunities for…
Alarmed by that angry red rash splashed across your child’s body? Rashes run the spectrum, signaling anything from a mild…
Throughout elementary school, Alexis was a star of her community swim team. But after she got her period, she didn’t…
Summer camp is often a place to send elementary-age kids so they aren’t sitting around the house bored and so…
Teachers know that one of the marks of a bright child is the size of his or her vocabulary. The…
Often considered a rite of passage, a teen’s first summer job is not only a way to earn money, but…
All parents have the same familiar complaints about their children’s annoying communication habits: they don’t listen, they argue, they ignore,…
Your next prescription from your doctor just might be a recipe. Until recently, pediatricians and primary care doctors were missing…
“I’m pregnant!” Those are words that for many women are very exciting, but are also words that can instill fear…
What Is Ear Molding? Ear abnormalities may lead to teasing in school, making children, and even adults, feel self conscious.…
