Summer jobs help teach kids a lot of valuable life skills but with so many adults out of work is that really a solution for your family? Maybe.
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Giving “the Right Stuff”
Have you ever met a parent who did not what to do the best they possibly could for their children? Unfortunately, sometimes that beautiful wish gets translated into massive piles of consumer goods. Stuff. And it might not be the right stuff. Our intentions may be good, but over-spending, “over-gifting” behavior can teach our children a number of things we might not want them to learn. I don’t think, for example, that any parent wants our children to define our love for them by the gifts…
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Does Motive Matter?
Sometimes, when the economy adds to the pressure on day-to-day family life, we forget to focus on our values. Sometimes we forget that we have more to give than money. But, when teaching our kids about giving, does motive matter?