Steven A. Melnick ⁽¹⁶⁾

It's been a while since I have written about dinnertime conversations with your children (CLICK HERE). Recently, particularly in light of the frequency of school shootings and cases of sexual abuse, as parents, we simply need to know more than just our child's academic progress and…

The following video was shared by a friend on Facebook and I thought it so important that I wanted to post it here. Please watch and learn the lesson it teaches.... Lollipop Bait

by Steven A. Melnick - You can't help hearing that our schools are failing. All you need do is tune into the evening news, pick up a newspaper, or listen to talk radio. The outrage is everywhere and the blame is being placed squarely on teachers,…

Recently I attended an event with a group of friends that was family-oriented--children, parents, grandparents alike. About 20 of us gathered for a picnic where each family contributed the usual potato salad, cheese dip, chips, crackers, along with some more substantive hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. We all…

by Steven A. Melnick – When my brother and I were little, you could almost set your watch by when we sat down to eat dinner. Each evening, when Dad returned from working in the steel mill, dinner was on the table at 4:30pm, promptly.