The Importance of Play and Neurodiversity
Imagine a newborn lying on a mat and reaching for toys hanging overhead, a toddler building a tower of blocks and knocking them down—over...
Redefining ‘Special Needs’: Does This Often-Used Term Serve, Strengthen and Stimulate Connection?
Humans are perpetually learning. Research indicates that people aren’t limited by the amount of information they can remember. According to the ed-tech startup Synap.ac,...
Eco-Anxiety & Kids
Extreme weather events, a result of human-induced changes to our global climate, are happening more frequently — and they’re causing many kids to worry...
Antidepressants for Children and Teens: What You Need to Know
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...
Fear Less, Know More: Digital Health Platform Provides Puberty and Health Education for Parents...
Early in her practice as an OB-GYN, Dr. Melisa Holmes was shocked by how many women didn’t understand their bodies and how they worked....
Hold Onto the Benefits of Summer Camp Throughout the Year
If you ask parents of children who have attended summer camp, you'll likely hear them describe how more confident and mature their children were...
Our Children Need Role Models Now More Than Ever
Who was your role model? As adults, we can reflect on our role models as children. Maybe it was your mom or dad, a...
Ditch the New Year’s Resolutions and Focus on Setting Sustainable Goals in 2022
Even if, like my husband, you are a staunch contrarian who scoffs at the act of setting new year’s resolutions, the symbolic act of...
Advocate for Adoption Competency
Specialized training helps mental health professionals understand the needs, challenges and experiences of children and their foster, adoptive and kinship families
Family relationships can be...
Promote Generosity and Giving in Frederick County
By Sharmilee Rahman and Michael Vyskocil
Nonprofit organizations across Frederick County work each day to meet the needs of this community. During the holiday season...
