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Office workers want flex ��� and free food 02/26/2018 08:53am • WASHINGTON ��� Pay may be first, but perks are important, and flexible working hours are now the most sought-after perk employers can provide, according to a survey by D.C.-based B2B research firm Clutch. Clutch said more than 40 percent of the full-time U.S. employers it surveyed say flex time i Children's National renovates psychiatry unit, approach to patient care 02/26/2018 04:28am • WASHINGTON ��� One in five teenagers in the United States will struggle with a mental health issue. As a result, Children's National Health System has revamped its inpatient psychiatry unit. "We've redone all of our other medical units in the new wing of the hospital, and so it was psychiatry's t How to Keep a Child With ASD Who Wanders Safe 02/25/2018 07:00pm • On a cold day in March 2017, Sahara McCallister, 7, slipped away from her home in Germantown, Maryland, while a babysitter was caring for her. The babysitter found Sahara, who has autism and is nonverbal, at a park, but when she called for her, the girl ran away. After more than an hour, the babysit How to Customize a Healthier Approach to Screen Use for Your Family 02/25/2018 07:00pm • There are valid reasons for parents to be concerned about kids' screen time. Smartphone use seems to hurt a child's ability to maintain attention and bond with parents. When kids substitute device use for real-world interaction, they miss out on learning important language, problem-solving and soci Maryland lawmakers want to streamline aggressive driving laws 02/25/2018 12:13pm • WASHINGTON ��� Some��Maryland lawmakers are trying to streamline Maryland law to make it easier for police to stop aggressive drivers. ���In the law, aggressive driving is the requirement of three concurrent, or in a short period of time, offenses,��� said Frederick County Delegate Bill Folden, w Trial delayed again for boyfriend of murdered pregnant Md. teacher 02/23/2018 02:20pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. ��� Tyler Tessier, the boyfriend charged with shooting his pregnant girlfriend, Laura Wallen, in the back of the head has been granted a five-month delay in his murder trial. Tessier's public defender, Allen Wolf, made the request in front of two Montgomery County Circuit Court jud Virginia advances bill to ban lunch shaming 02/23/2018 10:44am • WASHINGTON ��� Virginia is joining the list of states that are cracking down on "lunch shaming," the practice of schools singling out students because they owe money for food or do not have enough cash to pay for lunch. A lunch shaming ban passed through the state Senate's Education Committee Thu Saudi Arabia steps up response to Yemen 02/23/2018 04:56am • WASHINGTON ��� Yemen���s civil war has ripped the fabric of the historic nation apart since it started in 2015 and it shows no signs of ending. As a coalition led by Saudi Arabia fights on behalf of Yemen���s internationally recognized but deposed government, the human toll grows. According t Virginia children could get more recess time under new bill 02/23/2018 04:47am • WASHINGTON ��� Kids throughout Virginia could be getting more playground time as local efforts to allow recess to be counted as instructional minutes advance in the Commonwealth's General Assembly. When parents in Fairfax and Prince William Counties asked local school boards for more recess time, Tell Yourself This Before Making a Healthy Change 02/22/2018 07:00pm • "You'll be fine!" "Piece of cake!" "Come on, lightweight!" "Just do it!" The messages we tend to receive in advance of a difficult task can be confusing. The assumption is that claiming we'll be fine (when failure is a potential option) will make us feel more comfortable, or that claiming the task PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) Will Be Just Fine Without eBay Inc 02/22/2018 07:00pm • PayPal Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: PYPL) stock took quite a hit earlier this month when former parent company eBay Inc ( EBAY) announced it will be dropping PayPal as its primary payment processor starting in 2021. But after initially plummeting more than 11 percent, PayPal stock has since stabilized, an 5 Things Every Parent Must Know About Kids and Taxes 02/22/2018 07:00pm • Raising children is expensive. That's why, when it comes to filing your taxes, it's helpful to take advantage of beneficial deductions and credits. However, with the new tax code that was passed by Congress last December, there are a number of changes that will affect taxpayers, particularly when y Maryland bill calls for investigations when children are threatened 02/22/2018 06:50pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. �����The 2014 murders of two children by their mother still haunt Prince George���s County State���s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks, and she hopes that a proposal before state delegates will prevent such tragedies from ever happening again. The bill, which has been presented before the 'List of grievances' in Clarksburg High gun case is false, lawyer says 02/22/2018 12:08pm • WASHINGTON����� The lawyer for the Clarksburg High School student who brought a gun to school has filed an emergency motion to reconsider bond, saying the prosecutor's argument that Alwin Chen had a list of grievances is wrong, but that that claim influenced a Maryland judge���s decision. Attorne 9 healthy ways to address childhood aggression 02/22/2018 09:30am • A mom told me that her son's teacher says he bullies a classmate and deliberately slams and trips other kids. "He denies it and doesn't behave like that at home," she said. "My husband says it's just a phase, so who do I believe?" My advice to the mom: Listen to the teacher. Aggressive behavior i