October 2026

In this issue

• 3 Things To Know This Month: Your October highlights — Brandi Calhoun, Assistant Editor
• Step Into the World of Building at the National Building Museum's The Big Build! — By Caroline Morales
• Your kid can play with robots — BY CAYLA GARDNER
• Prince George's County private school guide — BY STEVIE ROSENFELD
• Raising kids who think beyond AI — BY RAY PASTORE, PH.D., FOR VERIZON'S PARENTING IN A DIGITAL WORLD
• Where the DMV's next hockey stars get their start — BY SANYA BATHIA
• The DMV is top choice for early education — BY MIRANDA SIMPSON
• Lauryn Ricketts on motherhood, the second time around — By Brandi Calhoun
• Teen jobs: What rules should we know before they clock in? — By Stevie Rosenfeld
• Books to Help Kids Handle Bullying — By Mary Quattlebaum
• Child care: Find your home away from home — BY DONNA SAWYER
• Rethinking screen time as a reward — BY BEA MOISE, BCCS FOR VERIZON'S PARENTING IN A DIGITAL WORLD
• Fall festival season is here! — By Sanya Bathia
• Ghosts, ghouls and a month full of fun — BY TIFFANY BLACKWELL
• Honoring loved ones — By Sanya Bathia
• Trick-or-treating goes wild at Boo at the Zoo — By Sanya Bathia
• Desserts to die for this Halloween — BY SANYA BATHIA
• ARTECHOUSE brings a new world of digital art to DC — By Sanya Bathia
• DC Events October 2026