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Summer Fun for Everyone
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info@thefamilymagazine.com our kids have probably been counting the days
to summer vacation — and there’s a lot to pack
in within a few short months! — but we’ll make
sure you don’t miss out, starting with our Top 20 calendar
with twice as many family fun events.

Local author JoAnn Hill takes the task of summer fun
one step further by sharing what kids might find when
exploring their own city. (Hint: It’s about more than just
finding cool stuff.)
If you’d like to step foot further from home, travel
writer and father Eric D. Goodman digs into the wonders
of a family vacation to Lisbon, Portugal. Can you imagine
a trip where kids can get as much out of cultural marvels
and sights as they would a play park?
Summer also gives us opportunities to learn more
about our passions—and ourselves—which we see with
two Washington D.C. area teens traveling to Houston this
summer for a ballet intensive. Summer travel allows kids
to build valuable skills in independence.

Finally, don’t forget dear ol’ Dad in your summer
fun. Check out our roundup of Father’s Day events and
activities to celebrate the man of the hour as a family. Our
Parent You Should Know, Patricia Tanumihardja, also cel-
ebrates father-son connections in her book about a young
boy who just wants to make ramen as good as his dad’s.

Another theme in this month’s issue of Washington
FAMILY is pregnancy, and we realize not every experi-
ence is without pain. Postpartum depression can take
an incredible toll on mothers. In our feature story, post-
partum experts who are also parents explain more about
this mental health condition in the wake of promising
new research. We also gathered some practical advice
for new mothers from local pediatricians: how to baby-
proof your home.

To celebrate Oral Health Month in June, we included a
fun activity — creating the tooth fairy’s house with your
child — as well as expert advice on how to get kids to take
their dental health seriously.

With it, we hope your kiddos will be healthy, happy and
ready for summer fun. T
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