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Don’t Miss These Frederick Festivals

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Check out these celebrations of community and culture! Sunflower Festival Aug. 19, 20, 26 & 27; Sept. 2,3,4,9 & 10 (10 a.m.) Summers Farm | 7503 Hollow Road Middletown, MD 21769 Details: 8-acre sunflower field; thousands of sunflowers in bloom, wagon rides and games $19.50 online, $32.50 gate; free for age 2 and younger summersfarm.com Black Frederick Festival Aug. 26, …

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The Roundup: What’s New in Frederick

A young child with curly hair holds a guitar.

Peabody Preparatory to Offer Lessons at the Y This Fall Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Preparatory — providing the highest level of training for music students in the greater Baltimore area for more than a century — will be adding a Frederick, Maryland campus this fall. Citing a growing performing arts scene in Frederick, Peabody Executive Director Maria Mathieson recognizes Frederick’s local …

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Have You Celebrated National Ice Cream Month?

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Sweltering heat, record temperatures and …ice cream? There’s still time for you and your family to celebrate National Ice Cream Month and beat the heat at the same time. With temperatures reaching the upper eighties and nineties this weekend, there’s no better way to cool off. 3 Ice Cream Fun Facts: July was first established as National Ice Cream Month …

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Postpartum: The Perfect Storm

Researchers from University of Virginia(UVA) Health, John Hopkins Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a potential contributor to postpartum depression (PPD). When autophagy (according to the National Cancer Institute, the process cells use to break down old, damaged or abnormal proteins and other substances within cells) is reduced, there is a direct ink to PPD. Exploring this link between autophagy …

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Reconnecting with Your LGBTQ+ Child: A Q&A with Advocate Kollyn Conrad

Kollyn Conrad grew up in Maryville, a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee. When Conrad came out as gay, he says his mother was confused and afraid—afraid of what that would mean for him in this country, Conrad says. At 18, Conrad moved across the country to L.A., and eventually launched his nonprofit, Publicly Private, in June of 2021. Publicly Private’s mission …

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Planning a Playdate with a Neurodivergent Child

Playdates are an important part of childhood. They offer time for kids to interact socially without the structure of school or extracurricular activities. They also help kids learn to share, socialize and play freely while still having support from their parents as needed. Children who are neurodivergent, or who have developmental disabilities, are no exception. They benefit from playdates as …

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Essential Tips: How to Baby-Proof Your Home

Baby-proofing is an important step in every parent’s journey. As children grow, so does their curiosity. The goal is to make your home a safe place for them to play and explore without risking injuries. To create our baby-proofing guide, we reached out to two pediatricians — Jonathan Miller, who practices at a Nemours Hospital clinic in Wilmington, Delaware, and …

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Behavior Analyst: The Importance of Siblings on the Autism Journey

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect social communication and behaviors. ASD is considered a “spectrum” disorder because it can involve a range of symptoms that can vary in severity, presentation and impact on one’s daily life. When a child is diagnosed with ASD, it is the beginning of a journey that can affect the entire …

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The Tooth Fairy’s House

Where does the tooth fairy live? Is it under the pillow? Is it in the woods? Why not in your house? This Oral Health Month, it’s time to bring the tooth fairy home. By the time your child is 12, they will have lost all 20 of their baby teeth, with their permanent 32 here to stay. As your child …

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Top 20 Family Events for June and July

Check out our SUPERSIZED June and July calendar for extra summer fun! Click on the photos below to read our digital magazine, and send us photos of you and your family enjoying these events at lvanasdalan@midatlanticmedia.com for a chance to be featured on our website.

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