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DECEMBER 2020
How to have a healthier, happier new year. Pg. 13
FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
Holiday gifts for mom
11 HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
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Where to find festive family fun across the DMV
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR
KIDS AND PARENTS
Is your family ready for a fresh start in 2021? Here are
easy lifestyle changes you can make together.

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LETTER TO SANTA
A fill-in-the-blank wish list to tear out and mail to
Santa Claus
18
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2020
Local experts share this season’s hottest toys,
games and books.

21
“COURTNEY MOORE MAKES
ME FEEL OLD”
One mom’s mixed feelings about the newest
American Girl doll
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8 DIY
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Make a clay rainbow ornament
10 RECIPE
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Peppermint shortbread cookies
INCLUSIVE FAMILY
Saving money for your child’s future
HEALTHY FAMILY
Tips for taking medicine
32 BOOKMARKED
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READERS’ RESPONSES
EDITOR’S PICKS
Winter-themed children’s books
DAD LIFE
John Gallagher, a dad of three, is the author and
illustrator of a new graphic novel for kids
DIRECTORIES 22 EDUCATION



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