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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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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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8 Reasons to Eat an Apple Every Day
You’ve always used the phrase “an apple a day.” “Eat an apple before going to bed, and you’ll prevent the doctor from earning his bread,” according to the original, which dates from 1866. This old theory seems to be backed up by science. There are many reasons to eat a healthy apple every day, ranging from cutting-edge medical science to common sense advice. 1. Apples contain an anti-aging compound. Some aspects of our aging are beyond our grasp — it’s in our genes. However, we have some say over how quickly we age — and how well we age. Scientists are still searching for new ways to slow down the…
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Parenting Now: Stressed? Here’s how to support yourself and your kids
We all deal with stress in different ways. And when we know how to deal with it, we all do better. Make Parenting a Pleasure, a service offered by Parenting Now, assists parents who are experiencing elevated levels of stress by assisting them in identifying ways to handle difficult moments during the day. What is stress? Anyone, at any moment, may be affected by stress. A individual can experience situational stress as a result of losing a job, or chronic stress as a result of prolonged exposure to stressful stimuli such as a challenging job or the daily stresses of parenting. Stress, whether minor or major, may have a negative…
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