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Are you looking for a distinctive and affordable way to celebrate your little book lover’s birthday? A book-themed birthday party might be the perfect option. The party ideas suggested below would be best suited for ages 4 to 8. Books such as my picture book “One More Year,” which is all about birthdays, would be appropriate, but you could use …

Rates of anxiety and depression among youth have soared over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last fall, a coalition of the nation’s leading experts in pediatric health declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Due to structural inequities, this mental health crisis is worst among already vulnerable groups, such as low-income youth, LGBTQ youth, youth with …

These past few years have been a real doozy for much of, well, the world. As an adult, the isolation, fear and anxiety of the unknown was at times almost crippling. Now imagine the toll it has taken on our children who do not have the mental maturity to shoulder the weight that COVID-19 has handed them. Building their confidence …

What’s the hardest part about juggling both parenthood and your career? The hardest part about juggling parenthood and my career is balancing the time evenly between the two. Priorities always need to be set in both areas, which often means I must miss important moments in my child’s life or a deadline at work. While I am passionate about a …

Let your children pursue their passions for sports. You’ll find several sports-oriented activities and organizations to choose from in Frederick County. 24/7 Dance Studio Winner of Frederick’s “Best of the Best” and Frederick’s Child Readers’ Choice awards, 24/7 Dance Studio offers the most demanded classes in the area. Keep your kids fit while having fun this summer. Gymnastics classes are …

Spring is here, which means longer days, flowers blooming and holidays such as Passover and Easter. My family normally hosts a small gathering for Easter with my in-laws. Even though it’s an intimate affair, I like to make it feel warm, thoughtful and elegant. If you’re looking for a fun but decorative DIY for a Passover or Easter gathering, make …

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.

Teaching kids with special needs is not just a vocation. It is a specialized skill, and for some, even a calling. After COVID-19 shuttered schools last year, parents of kids with special needs found themselves, overnight, forced to assume the role of special educator, all while parenting, quarantining and, in some cases, simultaneously performing other jobs. Parents faced this learning …

Dialed In Last year, my son’s fourth-grade class went to Annapolis in late May as a part of a school field trip. On the permission form, the teachers said the students would be allowed to bring phones if they wanted to take photos of the sites. As a chaperone, I really didn’t think much of it. I figured there would …

New Motherhood: After 35 Our writer discovers a helpful book from Maryland authors About 11 years ago, after having had two great kids, resulting from smooth-sailing pregnancies at ages 29 and 31, my husband and I realized we wanted a third child. Pregnancy at age 37 actually came easily again but didn’t stick—and we struggled through two miscarriages. I went …