Parenting Advice

Every August kids search the mailbox for school room assignments. Before spending time with a teacher, children have formed opinions, and if the card in the mailbox does not have the name of…

By Anna Seip   The teen years are tough enough without having to change schools. But, sometimes a move can't be avoided. Most parents receive plenty of advice when it comes to helping a teen…

By Mary Becelia   Here we are in the dog days of August and many of you, like me, have probably made a trip or two with your kids to King's Dominion this summer.  Have you, by any chance, figured…

Online Resources: The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. The organization is committed to preventing premature births, birth defects, and infant…

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day   Did you know…?* Autism affects as many as 1 in 150 children and 1 in 94 boys Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the world…

by Carol LeMon Houchin, L.P.C., L.M.F.T.
This article was originally published in June 2009.
Walking down the halls of a Stafford County high school one feels the enthusiasm of adolescence, warmth…

Now that school is back in full swing, you may begin to notice that this year seems harder academically for your child than last year. In fact, thinking back, you recall that you child did…

(Words of Wisdom from two Fredericksburg stay-at-home dads) by Cabell Smith Melson   Would you notice a guy hauling a baby in an infant carrier into the bank at 11am on a Wednesday morning? Would…