www.FredericksburgParent.NET 5
10 Sister City Seeking Student Hosts
12 DISAPPEARING CHILDCARE: PART 1
Where to Find It and How to Pay for It Where to Find It and How to Pay for It
14 ASK THE EXPERT ASK THE EXPERT
Helping Children by Empowering Parents Helping Children by Empowering Parents
16 Best Camps Around
20 Is the UMW Lab School a Good Fit for your
Student?
21 Local Moms Creating a "Mom's Squad" for All
features features
6 publisher's note
Tackling 2024
8 practical pantry
Easy Ways to Dine
Out Less
22 family money
Invest in Yourself
in every issue
2024
special issue
The cover features artwork by local teen Sophia Pineda, a young
lady with a passion for art, dancing, music, family, friends, and fun.
She also happens to have Down syndrome.
Sophia enjoys ballet, horseback riding and swimming lessons, but it
is art that has most captured her imagina on and given her a way to
express herself. She brings an infec ous sense of joy and exuber-
ance to her art. You can fi nd her art at www.sophiola.com.
on the cover on the cover
