A lot! Although most of the time they seem like little devils, children are true angels that teach us a lot about how we can better our life. Yes, most of the time they don’t have a clue as to what they are doing, but unknowingly and without a clue they allow us to explore things that we tend to forget as we grow into adulthood.
There is a reason… » Continue
January 25 2008 | By Ritu | Tagged: children, education, learning, perspective | 10 comments»
Today is “Black Friday”, the busiest shopping day of the year in the US and the official start of the Christmas buying season. If you have kids, that most likely means a new crop of the latest toys and video games.
The wholesale (maybe I should say “retail”) celebration of consumerism makes a lot of people anxious, with good reason. What kind of values are we modeling for… » Continue
November 23 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: charity, children, christmas, organization, toys | 31 comments»
After a 10 hour road trip this past weekend, my family and I spent the balance of the weekend puttering around the house and enjoying some of the simple things in life. We have come to accept that we are content spending time at home just being a family. Here are seven simple tips for helping you and your children enjoy time at home.
Establish routine. Whether… » Continue
November 2 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: children, family, life | 8 comments»
7 Key Questions to Answer
My brother’s son is in fifth grade and is starting to think about which high school is “right” for their family. In today’s private school market, the process of choosing the school that fits your family’s needs and style is nothing short of an art-form. Fortunately, this medium can be learned by just about anyone.
What’s your motivation for a private school education?… » Continue
August 14 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: children, education, life, school, study | 7 comments»
Children won’t understand the value of money until they need to, unless you tell them. This article from BankRate.com outlines four lessons to get your kids money smart and in the know.
Today’s parents face many challenges, including teaching their children good financial habits. These four fiscal lessons are a good foundation for your kids’ sound money management in the future.
August 8 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: children, Money, saving | 7 comments»
The biggest change I made this year, and maybe in my life, is becoming a step-dad. Moving in with my partner meant making a commitment to her three children, a commitment that turned out to mean a heck of a lot more after I made it than I had thought it would.
Becoming a step-dad is akin to becoming a father, but there are a few important differences that… » Continue
July 23 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: children, family, howto, parenting | 21 comments»
About two months ago, on a rainy Saturday, my seven year-old son (who is enjoying his budding ability to write) came to me with a small, yellow pad of paper and said, “Daddy, I want to write a list. What should I make a list of?” Suddenly, I recalled reading about John Goddard and the life list he wrote at age 15. His list consisted of 127 things he… » Continue
February 6 2007 | By Rob | Tagged: children, goals, habit, parenting | 29 comments»
When considering a move to a new community, it is very important to learn as much information about the potential surrounding school districts as possible. The following are three sites aimed at providing information to parents who may be considering a move. Each site allows you to search by school name, district, or state:
January 24 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: children, school, tip | 1 comment»
Gretchen Rubin brings us a necessary list of tips to help us deal with those moments in life when our children decide they’ve had all they can stand, and they can’t stand any more.
The secret is to acknowledge the reality of children’s wishes. This sounds obvious, but think about how easy it is to deny their feelings: “You can’t possibly want another Lego set, you never play with the… » Continue
September 27 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: children, Lifestyle, living, parenting, tantrums | 3 comments»
If you pay much attention to media trends (Especially Oprah Winfry and Bill Gates who is king of the geeks) you’ll notice a growing fervor concerning the state of education in America. They site falling test scores and dropping graduation rates as proof of their claims.
Their solution…
Unfortunately they are wrong.
In my opinion Jean Piaget (the late)… » Continue
August 11 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: ability, action, children, mental, thinking | 6 comments»
AlwaysOn has a new installment of their series on the IM Generation (post Gen-X, post Gen-Y, born after 1994) and how they will interact with the marketplace, how they use computers, and how they see the world. It dovetails well with recent articles in FastCompany magazine about how this generation and Generation Y treat work differently, and articles in BusinessWeek also complement these reports.
IMers have an active lifestyle; they… » Continue
May 10 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: children, Lifestyle, networking, social, work-life | no comments»
Over at Parenting Ideas, it has an article series on learning styles. Different people have different ways of learning and getting information. There are four main types of learning style - they are Spatial/Visual learning, Tactile/Kinetic learning, Auditory learning, and Logical learning:
… The same things are true when we try to learn something that requires us to process information through different senses. Different people have different distinct ways of acquiring… » Continue
January 24 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: children, learning, parent | no comments»
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