Parenting

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   Speaking of trending topics, right now is the perfect time to talk about consent and how to teach

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   As a middle-aged woman with two kids, I have a bona fide mom-bod. On two different occasions, my

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   Somehow, the 2026-27 school year is upon us. So, it’s time for our kids to return to a

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   There is a lot of advice available to help parents deal with big feelings from their little people.

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   I think there is a lot to be said for modern parenting. So many of us are working

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   Summer is almost here. For the health of our kids, some people think screens should be banished until

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   There are a lot of things our kids are not an authority on. They aren’t authorities on finances,

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   Most parents do too much for their kids. Sometimes, I’m one of those parents. There are days when

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Most parents think about whether or not their approach to child-rearing is effective. But, given the circumstances of our

By Melissa Stefanec  |  MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com   I’m one of those Xennial parents, one born in the early 1980s who was heavily influenced by Gen-X