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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Cherish Those Chores
Do you want your children to think of themselves as guests in your home or as a vital, contributing part of family life? Sharing household chores is not only a way to get the work done -- it can help parents teach important life skills and attitudes.
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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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Meet the Mayor….
Wow! A friend sent this and I couldn’t resist sharing it with you all. Want a role model for the lifelong impact of hard work and a positive attitude? Meet the mayor. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY79KbCptTo]
