Carve Them With More Fun & Less Fuss
October 2023
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Which One is Best for Your Child?
Halloween is all what you make of it. On one hand, it can be about the frightening ghosts, vampires and skeletons, or on the other hand you can choose to focus on connecting to nature
Christopher Adams’ 16-year-old son has always loved playing hockey. But two years ago, he received his first concussion when he slammed his head against the rink glass even though he wore a helmet. Adams, 52,
One of the biggest challenges parents currently face is how to manage our children’s access to technology. When they are young, we worry about them spending too much time staring at screens and not getting
The average allowance for children in the United States comes to about $30 per week. That’s a lot of spending money! Can offering an allowance help teach important financial lessons? Many parents believe so. Others,
Connection, Creativity, Concepts and Craft
Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. families are invited to be builders for the day at the National Building Museum’s The Big Build. This FREE hands-on festival provides opportunities for kids and
As a self-proclaimed couch potato, whose couch potato-ness only escalated during the pandemic, I must say that the idea of trying to get two children under the age of 5 out the door to any
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Managing Emotions When Children Fly the Coop
Lucky for residents of the DMV, there is a large-scale modern-day event that has built upon a select moment in history and entertained families and guests for 46 successful years so far. The 2023 Maryland
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October Good Stuff
The Big Build is Back! The Big Build returns to the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This hands-on FREE festival provides opportunities for kids
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The teaching of math is fascinating and complex. Math builds on itself and requires a mastery of prior material to fully understand the new material being presented. Solving difficult problems requires grit and patience. Think
