Parenting

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Being a woman means being exposed to certain things—certain undesirable things. One of these things is jokes at the expense

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com I had numerous serious topics I wanted to address this month: How to teach your child self care; the weight

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Since becoming a parent, nothing has been the same. My sense of reality has been forever altered. I’ve discovered emotional

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com For many, January is time for reflection and projections. This chance for a fresh start comes with certain anxieties. Many

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com As we embark on the most wonderful time of the year, I want you to think about something: my garbage

By Melissa Stefanec Somewhere between all the obligations, parents lose something really important. We spend our days caught up in a whirlwind of things

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com One thing that bemuses me to no end is the list of things I said I would never do as

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com On my kids’ first day of school, they will walk into their new classrooms in their favorite outfits and with

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com And just like that, pandemic restrictions are fading in the rearview mirror. Life is starting to look more like it