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CONTENTS
washingtonFAMILY.com MAY 2021
Smart. Local. Parenting for the DMV.

WELCOME TO
Teacher Appreciation
YEAR! GIVE YOURSELF
THE GIFT OF
SLEEP Birthday
parties are back
(WITH MASKS, OF COURSE)
Sleep is the gift that keeps on giving. Page 13
FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
9
6 “JUST BETWEEN US”
T he perfect mother-daughter team — on
paper and in real life
11 PRETTY IN PINK ... AND WHITE
The (fl)oral history of carnations, the official
flower of Mother's Day
13
18
A RESTED MOM IS A HAPPY MOM
Wondering what to do on Mother's Day? Let
mom sleep it off.

PARTY LIKE IT'S 2021
Remember birthday parties? They're a
thing again.

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16
EDITOR'S PICKS
PARENT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Payal Thomas of Burke, Virginia, wants kids
to have dolls that look like them
HEALTHY FAMILY
No more nightmares would be a dream
come true.

32 BOOK MARKED
Children's books about inventions
34 MY TURN
Carpool nostalgia
28 TEACHER APPRECIATION YEAR
Creative presents for when a simple gift card
just won't do
DEPARTMENTS 23
PARTY DIRECTORY
25 CAMP DIRECTORY
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