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Ask The Expert: Children’s Home Society

Jul 02, 2018 05:41PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

BRENDA SAPANGHILA “Every Child Deserves A Home.” That fundamental belief drives The Children’s Home Society of Virginia. Chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1900, The Children’s Home...

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Dear Graduate, Your Parents Still Know What’s Best

May 28, 2018 01:03PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Chris JonesI shunned college after high school. The thought of going to another institution where I was fed another pre-selected curriculum with limited electives didn’t appeal. My grandmother...

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Letter to the Readers: Lasting Influence

Apr 29, 2018 03:49PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Chris JonesI read the Bible every night as a kid. My grandmother believed it would lead to good character, and she worked to instill solid values in me.As I read the stories—Noah and the flood,...

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Navigating Kids Through Traumatic Events

Apr 29, 2018 03:39PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

LENORA KRUK-MULLANAPHY Electronic warning signs with “See Something, Say Something” and “Report Suspicious Behavior” are becoming as common on school grounds as football fields and yellow buses....

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How to Raise a Resilient Child

Apr 29, 2018 03:38PM ● By Kerrie McLoughlin

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Finding Quiet Time as an Introvert While Parenting an Extrovert

Mar 31, 2018 11:25AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

TONILYN HORNUNG I’d make a good monk. Husband, child and girl parts aside, I’d look great sporting one of those long brown bathrobes. Making me even more fabulous at my new calling would be the...

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Raising Great Children with Good Character

Mar 31, 2018 11:09AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Nikki DucasWe’ve all heard the saying, “All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten.” As parents, we’ve come to realize the information in...

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Pom Pom Easter Bunnies

Feb 28, 2018 06:33PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Devon RiderWhen I visited my sister and her kids Arizona, we had a blast putting these little Pom Pom Easter Bunnies together. Each one took on the creative touches of her girls’ personalities—...

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Creating a Healthy Co-Parenting Relationship

Feb 28, 2018 06:03PM ● By Kerrie McLoughlin

KERRIE MCLOUGHLIN Chris Schauer, father of one, says, “I may not like my ex sometimes, but we are responsible for raising the best person possible.” You may not be husband and wife anymore, but...

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Letter to the Readers: Pop Flies and Changed Lives

Feb 28, 2018 05:43PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Chris JonesI loved playing baseball as a kid. Although when I started playing rec ball, I learned quickly that I wasn’t very good. During practice, coach would send me into the outfield and...

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