Andrea Stetson writes for Southwest Florida Parent & Child magazine, Grandeur Magazine, The News-Press, Naples Daily News and The Banner. She has also been a news producer and writer at television stations in Fort Myers, Miami and Scranton. Her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and her master’s from New York University are both in broadcast journalism. Andrea lives in North Naples with her husband, daughter, dog and eight bunnies. Her son is a student at Georgia Tech. She enjoys traveling, swimming, boating, pickleball and being with family.
When teenagers are at your home, you know where they are, you know they are safe and what they are doing. Yet making a home teen-friendly can be a balancing act of supervision, things to do and sometimes just plain luck of where teens want to grav...Read more
Theater, sailing, art, music, play groups, horseback riding. The menu of activities for children with special needs spans a wide variety of things to do in Southwest Florida.Read more
The corn mazes and zombie paintball are just one of dozens of Halloween and autumn-themed events this month. There’s everything from the spooky and scary to the sweet.Read more
Some 70,000 children will ride school buses this year in Lee and Collier counties. The deaths of two students, in two separate incidents, have put the spotlight on bus stop safety.Read more
Like a bus or taxi, the Naples Bay Water Shuttle takes passengers to numerous locations, only via waterways, and for less than the cost of a cruise or charter service. And kids love it.Read more
A Naples teen who teaches chess to kids at the regional library won the state championship in blitz chess in March. He ranks among the top chess players in the U.S.Read more
Free Forest School starts with a healthy picnic. Children munch on pineapple, strawberries and other snacks before taking a hike, on this day at Bonita Nature Place in Bonita Springs.
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Joe Mitchell eats lunch at Cypress Lake Middle School with his children, Finley, right, and Stellen, and Stellen’s friend Alivia Mehalik.
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The goulash at Alpine Restaurant in Naples
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Alpine Restaurant in Naples
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Laura Barnard gives laptops to Marvin’s sons to help them keep in touch with their dad.
