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Maryland researchers identify what works to help children avoid obesity

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Maryland researchers identify what works to help children avoid obesity

DC children’s advocacy group calls for extension of current child care subsidy payment

DC children’s advocacy group calls for extension of current child care subsidy payment

Advice for parents on kids’ virtual schoolwork: ‘Leave the quality up to the teacher’

Advice for parents on kids’ virtual schoolwork: ‘Leave the quality up to the teacher’

Parents and other caregivers are more stressed and in poorer health due to pandemic, report finds

Parents and other caregivers are more stressed and in poorer health due to pandemic, report finds

What to do if your kid has a COVID-19 symptom

Probiotics may help manage childhood obesity, study finds

Probiotics may help manage childhood obesity, study finds

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Tips for parents trying to support young adults missing out on college

Tips for parents trying to support young adults missing out on college

What parents need to know about kids learning remotely and their hearing

What parents need to know about kids learning remotely and their hearing

Danger of letting kids spend too much time online

Danger of letting kids spend too much time online

Zooming into kindergarten: What it’s like on first day of elementary school

Zooming into kindergarten: What it’s like on first day of elementary school

Helping kids who are bummed out about the altered school experience

Helping kids who are bummed out about the altered school experience

August 28

Meal planning and more: Nutrition tips to get virtual school year off to a healthy start

DC area is home to more working parents than many other US cities

DC area is home to more working parents than many other US cities

Federal funding will reduce costs of Howard County’s RecZone child care program

Federal funding will reduce costs of Howard County’s RecZone child care program

Montgomery County schools will stop offering free meals to all students

Montgomery County schools will stop offering free meals to all students

Study finds ‘striking’ difference in Black newborn deaths based on doctor’s race

Study finds ‘striking’ difference in Black newborn deaths based on doctor’s race

LCPS expands opening plan to add hybrid learning for some students

LCPS expands opening plan to add hybrid learning for some students

Fairfax County schools emphasizing mental health resources for students

Fairfax County schools emphasizing mental health resources for students

Learning hubs to operate within Montgomery County school buildings

Learning hubs to operate within Montgomery County school buildings

Food safety tips for at-home kids who are preparing school-day snacks and lunches

Food safety tips for at-home kids who are preparing school-day snacks and lunches

How Montgomery Co. schools are dealing with coronavirus

How Montgomery Co. schools are dealing with coronavirus

August 18

Best cars for teens 2020, as picked by US News

Worried about kids’ eye health? How to help prevent myopia

Worried about kids’ eye health? How to help prevent myopia

Virginia parents create learning pod in place of virtual instruction

Virginia parents create learning pod in place of virtual instruction

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