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Fredericksburg Parent & Family

April 2018

The Freezer is Your Best Friend!

Apr 01, 2018 07:39PM ● By Debra Caffrey

DEBRA CAFFREYI’m not a huge fan of a big “Sunday cook,” where you cook, prepare and store food in advance for the entire week. But that’s just me. I say, whatever works best for you to both...

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Savvy Shopping

Apr 01, 2018 07:08PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

What would you say if I told you that 85 percent of my wardrobe is secondhand? Well, it’s true. Shopping secondhand is easy, rewarding, environmentally responsible and, most of all, savvy! Who...

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Abstract Money

Apr 01, 2018 06:52PM ● By Nikki Ducas

Saving money has interested me since I was a child, but tracking my finances was paramount. How many 12 year olds could say that? Fast-forward 30 years. The way I handled money then was different...

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To Bob Ashcom (and All Teachers)

Apr 01, 2018 06:48PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

After high school, I attended Lord Fairfax Community College. That’s where I met Bob Ashcom. Mr. Ashcom was my English Lit professor. He was a tall, 50-something-year-old white gentleman who wore...

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Preparing for Your Autistic Child’s Adult Life

Apr 01, 2018 06:18PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Area resources and support groups help parents embrace the future Parents of a child on the autism spectrum may have concerns about what life may be like once their child becomes an adult....

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Family Favorites: Farmers Markets

Apr 01, 2018 06:11PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Spring is here and that means our local farmers will be invading Hurkamp Park every weekend! That’s right, the Fredericksburg Farmers Market opens on April 21. There is no better way to spend a...

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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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