We’re doubling the summer fun with an expanded calendar of events. Click below to download our June/July event calendar from the June/July 2022 issue of Frederick’s Child. 

Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the April/May 2022 issue of Frederick’s Child.

Dr. Maria Cordero-Ricardo, DMD, MS, MPH Philadelphia Pediatric Dentistry Philadelphia, Pennsylvania When are children old enough to brush their teeth on their own? I use a helpful benchmark of when children can tie their shoes or cut food with a fork and a knife. That’s a good benchmark of manual …

Dr. Peter Markov, DMD VK Pediatric Dentistry Arlington, Virginia How effective is toothpaste containing fluoride for kids? Fluoride in kids’ toothpaste is one of the most effective and important ingredients to look for! In general, as soon as a child has teeth, we want to make sure there’s fluoride in …

Dr. Tracy Bowden, DDS Kids First Pediatric Dentistry Baltimore County, Maryland What’s the best way for children to protect their teeth from injury due to sports and injuries? Many parents bring their children in with mouth injuries for sports, so custom mouthguards or mouthguards that you can buy over the …

We all know that feeling: Uh-oh, my child has a cavity. Was it too much candy? Not enough time spent brushing? Should we have come in sooner for a checkup? Preventive care is always the goal with any dental visit, but many questions abound. What age should my child first …

  Pediatric neurologist Carl E. Stafstrom remembers his first experience with Moebius syndrome was with a child’s mother. She had the tell-tale signs: a drooping face, eyes that could not glance to the side—and, most importantly, she couldn’t smile. Without such a simple means of communication we often take for …

Frederick’s Child received six awards for publication excellence from the 2021 Parenting Media Association’s (PMA) annual conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 14-16. Find out which stories and designs won in the categories below. Profile Editor Michael Vyskocil earned a gold award for his feature story on the founders …

  When the Christmas music starts, the lights go up! These holiday light displays in Frederick County are running throughout the month—with some that came to life as soon as bellies were full of Thanksgiving turkey. Grab the family for festive illuminations. Discover neighborhood displays for charity, extensive displays you …