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What to Do About a Bad Report Card

Nov 13, 2014 08:23AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

In most local school districts, students are receiving first nine weeks grades about now. Did your student bring home a report card that was less than exciting or not quite what you were...

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Goldilocks

Oct 29, 2014 12:04PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Do blondes really have more fun? As a brunette, I never gave this much thought. Then I gave birth to a blonde daughter and I was suddenly part of a new tribe: the blonde-by-association gang....

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To Hoochie Mama, With Love

Oct 01, 2014 09:24AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becelia Before I had Laura and Joe, I battled infertility. This was an unexpected war with an uncertain outcome. Aside from wrenching pangs of baby lust, the worst aspect to this struggle...

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What to Ask at Your Child’s Parent Teacher Conference

Sep 22, 2014 08:29PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Fall is the time for Back to School Nights and parent-teacher conferences.   You may be wondering what to expect at these events.  At most schools, you will get a chance to walk your child’s...

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The EpiPen Kid

Sep 01, 2014 09:16AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becelia Before I had Joe — well, before I knew Joe had a potentially life-threatening allergy to tree nuts — I was right there with parents who are annoyed at peanut and other nut...

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Is this what your kid's backpack looks like?

Aug 19, 2014 11:33PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

I see a lot of kids whose good-intentioned parents buy them a whole pile of school supplies, only to find that by week two, their book bag is a mess, and they are using none of them.  Seriously,...

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Ten Tips for Tax Free Weekend: Back to School Shopping

Jul 21, 2014 10:52PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

1. Take an Inventory, Reuse, and Recycle Look to see what’s left over from last year. It is likely that there are many binders, pencils, pens, calculators, and other supplies that can be...

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3 Reasons to Encourage Your Kids to Read

Jul 05, 2014 03:17PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

I just finished a fantastic fiction book. It was the kind of story that is totally engrossing, capturing your interest and imagination in such a way that you want to read slower just to delay...

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More Bad Housekeeping

Jun 24, 2014 05:39PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becelia So it's come to this: a recent Sunday morning (day of rest, ha!) found me on my hands and knees, head stuck in my oven (IT WAS OFF, guys!), squirting cleanser and scrubbing while...

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Break Stations

Jun 24, 2014 05:34PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Elaine Stone Motherhood is a marathon; not a sprint, 100-yard dash or baton relay. A mother is a mother for life—even after life, we are remembered as mothers, grandmothers, etc. It is a...

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