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How to Teach Your Kids to Be Financially Successful Adults
What is the best way for children to learn about money? Though there is something to be said for teaching by example, it doesn’t happen by osmosis. Although children do not learn to be financially responsible in a magical way, they do not typically learn good personal finance practices in school. Instead, they must be taught the concepts of sound personal finance at home and given the opportunity to put them into practice (on a small scale) from a young age. The Dangers of Not Teaching Your Kids About Money It wasn’t lost on you when you wanted to start a family that it would be up to you to…
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9 TIPS TO BETTER PARENTING
Raising children is one of the most difficult and rewarding jobs in the world — and one for which you can feel unprepared. Here are nine parenting suggestions to make you feel more fulfilled and understand your kids as a mom. Increasing Your Child’s Self-Confidence When children see themselves through their parents’ eyes, they begin to develop a sense of self. Your children pick up on your tone of voice, body language, and facial expressions. More than anything else, the words and behavior as a parent have an effect on their developing self-esteem. Praise successes, no matter how small, and allow children to do things on their own will make…
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What To Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied
No parent wants to think of their child being bullied or, worse, being a bully, but the truth is that more than half of all children are involved in bullying in some way – as a suspect, survivor, or witness. As a result, there’s a fair chance you’ll have to deal with it sooner or later. There are things you can do to assist your child if they are being bullied. Tips to help your child Sandra Hiller, Family Lives, advises, “Listen without being angry or offended.” “Set aside your own thoughts, sit down, and really listen to what your child is saying – and demonstrate that you have done…
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Empowering Children To Protect Themselves
When our children are bullied, we want them to stand up for themselves. However, experimenting and socializing with other children will only take them so far. If they are taught the difference between assertiveness and aggression, they would be caught in a bind. Eleanor Reynolds, a children and families specialist and author, shares her thoughts about how parents can help children learn the difference. 4 Tips To Empower Children To Protect Themselves #1 Teach your child what standing up for themselves looks like Explain how to defend your child’s rights to them. Sticking up for oneself entails not passively allowing others to abuse you; it entails having the confidence to…
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Parenting Helps: Role models and positive influences for kids
– Teenagers look up to their parents as strong role models. What you do and say now and in the future influences your child’s actions, attitudes, and beliefs.– Include your child in family conversations, live a healthy lifestyle, be optimistic, take responsibility for your decisions, and more to be a role model.– You have a big say in your child’s beliefs and long-term decisions. The stronger your bond with your kids, the more power you’ll wield. Parents are role models for teenagers Your job as a parent was to set the groundwork for your child’s behavior when he was younger. You possibly taught your child how to work together and…
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