Melissa Martin publishes a picture book for early literacy: ‘Those Are Not My Underpants’
Melissa Martin, an author from Appalachia, a counselor and columnist, has a new picture book for children, Those Are Not…
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Melissa Martin: Add some Ho-Ho-Ho to mitigate your holiday stress — and little laughter for all!
Instead of a frazzled freak-out around the hectic holidays, what about trying laughter. Not hysterical ‘lose your mind’ chortling or…
Melissa Martin: When adults bully, kids suffer; it’s malicious — how can we create a world without it
Adult bullies can be found and seen everywhere. How can we create a world without this awful behavior? “Every day…
Melissa Martin: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children is a mental health issue and it can be treated
Shawn’s mother brought him to therapy because she noticed he began to squeeze his head in the mornings before school….
Melissa Martin: Love can overcome hate, light can drive out darkness — and we are the answer
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion….
Melissa Martin: Summer is a time for children to have fun — and we need to be sure they are safe
Summer is a season for running in the yard, swimming, and playing in a tree house. But for some children…
Melissa Martin: Profanity has trickled down to the playground; is pottymouth really the new norm?
Kids cuss behind the teacher’s back. And the playground is the opportune place for potty-mouth. No adults listening. That’s what…
Melissa Martin: Reading is a human right and literacy is for all — coming up, Children’s Book Week
Reading is a human right People in all countries around the globe deserve the right to learn to read. Literacy…
Melissa Martin: It’s a cup of ambition and a whole lot of other things, but we do love our coffee
Coffee is a celebrity “Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition. And…
Melissa Martin: An alternative history of Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte, a rebuttal to ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
The Appalachian region, defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, includes 420 counties in 13 states in the United States. All…
Melissa Martin: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock — looking back so we can look forward to do more, be more
So long 2018 — Hello 2019. Another year (2018) has departed — 12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 days have…
Melissa Martin: Five things to say every morning to start the way you want to think, feel, act and react
I am alive, I will choose my attitude for the day, I will be kind to myself, I will be…
Melissa Martin: The tragedy of suicide when veterans who fought for us die by their own hands
Those who fought for our freedom are also dying by suicide on American soil. “On the battlefield, the military…
Melissa Martin: Technology has changed our world but, parents, are you paying attention to dark side?
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Tumblr, Flickr, Reddit, WhatsApp, Google, and all the other techno companies have produced products that…
Melissa Martin: Vacationers, beware of umbrella attacks at the beach — Who knew?
Another summer vacation at your favorite beach. Sand, surf, and sun. Family, friends, and fun. Sunscreen, a first-aid kit for…
Melissa Martin: Stop hating all carbs — some carbs are ‘good guys;’ avoid fad diets and seek a balance
Carbs or fats? Muffins or bacon? This or that? I’m befuddled when fad diets pull the wool over American eyes—common…
Melissa Martin: Whoa, you crazy drivers — road rage we don’t need; could you please exercise control?
Rude driving, aggressive driving, and road rage driving Eeeoooeeeooo! Sitting at a red-light, I observed other drivers getting out…
Melissa Martin: Getting caught up in the darknet; devices often misused for illegal activities
Whenever a device (Internet) is developed for the good—there are those who will counterfeit it for bad. World Wide Web,…
Melissa Martin: More than 40 years after war ends healing, recognition for Vietnam veterans still needed
In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson called for more ground troops to be sent to Vietnam. I was a child in…
Melissa Martin: Do you own your stuff or does your stuff own you? May be time to step away
Humans love stuff—all kinds of stuff. Small, medium, large. We love different sizes of stuff. We just love our stuff….
Melissa Martin: The drug addiction monster attacks in many ways, all are dangerous
There are three types of drug dealers. The ones that sneak around under the darkness of night in alleys and…
Melissa Martin: Human rights and human wrongs — Kim Jong-un is on the wrong side of these issues
Evilness and goodness walked together at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Kim Jong-un, dictator of North Korea, decided his team…
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