By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Recently, I came across an interesting toy advertisement. It showed a little girl happily tinkering with a 14-piece carpenter’s set.
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Health and Home: A Painful Parallel
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com In an age where Marie Kondo is a household name, the state of our homes has become a very public
Information: Friend or Foe?
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Parents today have access to so much information. Generations before us had to rely on a combination of people, books,
Little Expectations
What sort of expectations do I have for my children? By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com As we make our way through life, we become collectors
Mommy’s Resolutions: The $$ Edition
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com For all of those parents out there who don’t spend their valuable time following the Chinese zodiac, 2019 is the
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com If your kid has access to other children or cable TV, chances are they never stop asking for stuff. It’s
Know Your Backstories
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Parents live in a world of incessant judgment and feedback. We get it from family, friends, acquaintances and strangers. We
Commanding One’s Vessel
It’s time women reclaimed their bodies By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com I am about to write some contentious things. If you are the sort of
The Emergency Column
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Summer — it’s a time for so many wonderful things. Family vacation, time with friends, playing outside, exercise, farmer’s markets,
You Can Learn a Lot From the Animals
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com Recently, my family decided we needed more kittens in our lives. As card-carrying cat people, we already have two lovely