Teaching Teens About Money Setting a good example is crucial to teaching your teen’s good money management. But, if your finances are out of order, how are you to expect that your teens will have theirs in order? However, If this is you; you can absolutely learn together. And it is never too late or early to learn. And teaching teens about money is very important. However, it is important to start as early as you can, to teach your ... Read the Post...
How Does Stress Affect Self-care?
There are way more than 3 reasons why compassion and self-care are crucial yet, lets start with 3 most important ones. Self-care and compassion often suffer in times of stress. In our prior article about what Empty Nest Syndrome is, we determined that a decline in self-care can be a sign of depression. In times of stress, self-care can suffer. Self-care and compassion often suffer in times of stress. Marriages can be stressed also. We live ... Read the Post...
Should You Pay for Your Child’s College?
Whatever your family decides about whether you should pay for your child's college as part of your household budget is discussed with more detail in the link above. It is entirely your own family's personal choice. The question whether parents should pay for their children's college has as many answers as the rainbow has colors. There are quite a few options for families to look at while trying to plan their children's post high school ... Read the Post...
Preparing Your Teens for College
Preparing Your Teens for College Teens need to be ready for college emotionally and academically. Are you dragging your teen to college or is your teen raring to go? It may be surprising to some parents when their teen is not ready for college. “They spent their senior year of high school and usually several years before that hinting, if not skywriting, that they weren’t ready to go to college.” Lisa Damour, Phd If your child has struggled ... Read the Post...