OUR FIRST ATTEMPT to “talk money” to our son was a dismal failure. We had come up with a list on which we had written approximately 100 tasks and activities and each of these had a certain number of points. We didn’t want the list to be too “work-oriented” so we had included multiple activities: • […]
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Why Establishing Family Traditions is Important
I just love family traditions. As a child, I loved listening to my mom talk about all the things they’d do as a family or the things that her mum always did on specific occasions. Years later, she still remembered that stuff. That’s the thing about family traditions – we tend to remember family traditions […]
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Beyond schooling: Getting More Involved in Your Child’s Education
We live in uncertain times. Despite its best efforts, formal education will not necessarily make your children a living, and schools alone will not prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead. The perception of schools as the weakest link in the quest for education is a long-standing phenomenon. Recent debate suggests that schools are […]