Parenting

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

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com It’s not all about me. It never was. However, I’m almost certain there was a time when I thought that

Whoever you are and however you helped children this year, thank you By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com To all of the people who work for

Getting on the same page now will alleviate a lot of problems down the road By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com There are a lot of

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com My kids are good at a lot of things. They invoke joy and laughter. They keep my life lively and

Cleaning out some mental clutter By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Writing about parenting is a lot like actually parenting. There is so much to cover

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com I don’t choose to live in Central New York because of its Februarys. The lack of daylight, unrelenting ice and

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com As far as the Gregorian calendar is concerned, 2020 is officially behind us. Traditionally, we would be focusing on resolutions.

By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com This year, many of us will be robbed of the very best part of the holidays — spending time with