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Melissa Fenton

Melissa Fenton is a freelance writer and adjunct librarian at Pasco-Hernando State College. Find her writing all over the internet, but her work mostly on the dinner table. Find her on Facebook 
and on twitter at @melissarunsaway

Recent Articles by Melissa

College Freshman Year

College Kid is Too Busy to Text You Back? That’s a GOOD Thing

Parenting Advice

Your Teens Need to Know That Failure Really Equals Success and Here’s Why

teen in hammock

High School Senior Year

This Is What It Means When Your Teen is ‘Soiling The Nest’

What not to worry about with a high school senior

High School Senior Year

5 Things NOT to Get Stressed About During Senior Year

5 tips for helping students with roommate problems

College Freshman Year

Roommate Problems? How to Help Your Unhappy College Student

college student reading

College Freshman Year

We Still Want to Ask Our College Kids, ‘How Was School Today?’

Parents worry about their college kids.

College Parents

How NOT to Worry About Your College Student

Is it better to be a stay-at-home mom with toddlers or teens?

Parenting Teens in High School

Is It More Beneficial to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom With Toddlers or Teens?

College drop off doesn't have to be filled with dread.

Drop-Off

Not Crying at College Drop Off? GOOD! Don’t Feel Any Guilt About it Either!

There were benefits to being broke in college

College Life

Students Don’t Need Rooftop Pools: Why Being Young and Broke in College is a Good Thing

Some middle school students feel academic stress

Middle School Academics

Middle School is Becoming the New High School and It’s Ridiculous

Here's why moms need a graduation party too

High School Graduation

Moms Of Graduates, Here’s Why You Deserve A Graduation Party, Too

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