Melissa has been a live-out Nanny since 1997 to eight families and more than fifteen children. She write more than thirty artless for both print and online publications before she began wiring books. She has two to her credit: Inclusive Playgrounds: Play for Every Child and Finding & Hiring the BEST Childcare. When she is not taking care of children or writing, you will find her power walking in races, reading biographies, volunteering in the community, and drinking loose leaf tea. Melissa lives in Kitchener, Ontario.