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Teaching Kids About Earning Money: 1 Important Lesson from a Lemonade Stand Adventure
Introducing kids to the concept of earning money is an excellent way to foster a strong work ethic from a young age. Whether it’s through chores, entrepreneurial pursuits, or part-time jobs as they grow older, teaching children the value of hard work can have immense future benefits. And sometimes, even the simplest experiences like setting up a lemonade stand can spark big lessons. Let me share a fun story about how my two little girls, ages 2 and 4, had their first taste of entrepreneurship on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
The Best Credit Cards for Teens: Smart Financial Start
Which Credit Card Should Your Teen Get? Just when you thought you were finally getting over the college applications, you now have to think about sending your kid to college and hoping they will make smart decisions - and that includes the money part too. Let’s face it, financial literacy is an essential skill for…
Autism and the Stress of On Line Learning
Autism and the Stress of On Line Learning My son’s senior year is taking place at home with online learning. His school is on a block schedule (Periods 1,3,5 on one day, Periods 2,4,6 on another day). The schedule was sent to every parent at the beginning of the school year, laying out exactly…
Learning About Strangers – Educating Our Children Without Scaring Them
What provoked this “talking to strangers” conversation with my children? It was months ago when a high risk pedophile moved about a mile from our family. The man charged had kidnapped a child and harmed him. As a community we were scared and upset. We started petitions to help tighten Vermont laws that allowed these…
Learning Games for Preschool Kids
Playing learning games with your preschoolers can help to teach new skills and concepts and review skills and concepts he has already learned. Depending on what you play, learning games for your preschooler can help her to learn and review numbers, letters, colors, shapes and the alphabet. They can also help to teach and review concepts like bigger and smaller and less and more. Playing learning games regularly with your preschooler can help her successfully prepare for school.