A Good Start with the Arts
Six-year-old Kathrynn Harrison is constantly creating art.
“She’s very caring and conscious of other people’s feelings, so she likes to give her artwork to others...
Extraordinary Challenges Create Extraordinary Opportunities
The late Rear Adm. Grace Brewster Murray Hopper once said, “The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘We’ve always done it this way.’”...
Finding Their Rhythm: Help Your Child Choose a Musical Instrument
For the Withers family of Abingdon, the house rule is if you want to live here, you have to learn to play a musical...
School-Year Resolutions to Help Keep Kids Healthy
Have you ever noticed that your child feels under the weather around the start of the school year? As students and little ones in...
An Out-the-Door Checklist Gets Your Kids Ready for School on Time!
When your children are first learning to get ready for school, it's easy for them to forget a few things. Your kids can draw...
Top 10 Family Events for August and September
Discover some fun activities taking place in Frederick County and beyond this season. Click below to download the PDF from the August/September 2021 issue of...
After the Bell: The Importance of After-School Programs and Keeping Them Stress-Free
Even though your kids would probably dispute the numbers, 80% of a young person’s life is spent outside of school. The summer accounts for...
The Plight of the Picky Eaters: What Can Parents Do About Their Children’s Eating...
Parents of picky eaters may be frustrated about what foods their children want to eat and how they want to eat them. Some kids...
Preventing Separation Anxiety for Pandemic Pets
As your family returns to work and school, you can help your pets handle the transition.
Whenever Adam Lopuch would leave his house to pick...
Frederick County Public Schools Selects Jennifer Perez Ryan as Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Perez Ryan, a teacher at West Frederick Middle School, has been named the 2021 Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) Teacher of the Year....
