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8 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • January 2017 PUBLISHER Leigh Anne Van Doren Tabitha & Jamie Nelle's mom EDITOR Chris Jones Quincy, Hayden & Olive's dad OPERATIONS Stephanie Maldonado Julia, Tyler & Aiden's mom BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Heidi DiEugenio, President, HD Solutions Duke & Dane's mom ADVERTISING & SALES Julie Brosnan, twins Chris & Finn's mom DESIGN & PRODUCTION Cheryl Carter, President, Carter Creations Alex, Kate & Jackie's mom WEBMASTER Karen Charney Joshua & Spencer's mom SOCIAL MEDIA Brenda Sapanghila Archer, Maddox & Oliver's mom CALENDAR & COOL THINGS TO DO ELETTER Leigha Pecher Jake and Luke's mom EDUCATION ELETTER & EVENTS Debra Caffrey Aidan's mom COMMUNITY BLOGS Mary Becelia Katherine Laura & Robert Joseph's mom FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Pamela Quinones Corinn, Michael, Isabella & Dalton's mom parent fredericksburg & family Entrepreneur of the Year PROUD FOUNDING MEMBER ADVERTISING PHONE 540/374-1495 E-MAIL adsales@fredericksburgparent.net CALENDAR & SOCIAL MEDIA E-MAIL socialmedia@fredericksburgparent.net EDITORIAL PHONE 540/374-1495 E-MAIL editor@fredericksburgparent.net SNAIL MAIL P.O. Box 7884, Fred'bg, VA 22404 www.fredericksburgparent.net The publishers reserve the right to reject any advertisement, editorial or listing that does not meet the publication's standards. No part of this magazine may be reproduced with out permission. Listing and advertising rates are available upon request. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information con- tained herein, however, the publisher cannot guarantee such accuracy. Listings and advertisements are subject to typographical errors, ommissions and/or change without notice. For terms and conditions please visit our website at www.fredericksburgparent.net © Copyright 2016 Nurture, Inc. All rights reserved. WRITTEN BY LEIGH ANNE VAN DOREN LIKE facebook.com/ FredericksburgParent SIGN UP www.FredParent.net TWEET facebook.com/ FredericksburgParent PIN www.pinterest.com/ fredparent FOLLOW @fredparentmagazine When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was really thrown by having to find and hire a pediatrician for her before she was born. Arranging for a pediatrician brought home to me there was going to be an entirely new person in the world and I was going to be responsible for everything about her, especially her health, at day one, hour one, minute one. No pressure. All the baby magazines (there was no internet at the time) recommended interviewing prospective pediatricians and then carefully selecting the one that most closely matched your values. I dutifully began dialing for an inter- view appointment, but figured out fast that no pediatricians in the area had time for that kind of nonsense. I was going to be lucky to be accepted as a patient, not vice versa. And thus began the long journey of navigating the medical system for a child who was eventually diagnosed with a rare dis- ease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth. We don't want any parent to make that same journey unsupported. Chris Jones has put together a terrific issue on children's health to help local par- ents be aware of resources in the community. Check out the valuable infor- mation on post-partum support groups in Fredericksburg, and then read about local mother Dianna Flett's amazing effort to give our daughters a healthy emotional life. If you are looking for pediatricians' listings we maintain a great list of area pediatricians on our website, www.fredericksburgparent.net/guides. Good luck on your journey to giving your kids a healthy start and be sure to email us any resources you think the parenting community should know about. leighanne@fredericksburgparent.net Supporting Parents Still Matters letter from the publisher