More and more young adults are falling into debt. In fact, more students drop out of college as a result of credit card debt than academic failure; they find themselves in debt and are unable to get jobs to pay that debt off.
From the latest electronic gadgets to high-priced clothing and...
Are we as caring parents doing more harm than good by sitting down to teach our kids what we were taught from our school days? Mum and dads want the best for their kids and encourage them by dedicating their free time to help with their sums.
In some cases it is hard for the concerned...
While your child may not type “dadda” before she says it, there’s a chance that she’ll surf before she walks. The fastest-growing segment of Internet users is now preschoolers and an estimated 10 million children are online every day, according to industry statistics....
Teaching children is not an easy task. And yet, it is one of the most important responsibilities you hold as parents. It cannot and must not be delegated to others. But then, you may feel loss, inadequate or ill prepared to teach. Looking at the countless programs and methods available in the...
Parents are teachers, too. When it comes to child rearing, one of the most important lessons a parent can teach their youngster is responsible behavior. This means helping the child learn how to interact with others in a way that displays self-respect, as well as respect toward...
It is a sad fact but many people retire only to live in poverty. After working forty odd years and over that time earning hundreds of thousands of pounds many have very little to show for it.
What happened to it all? Well, most of it would have just slipped through your fingers. Why? ...
I firmly believe that if we’d been taught more about investing and basic money management in high school (and younger!) my generation wouldn’t have some of the financial troubles that they do. I was lucky enough to have parents who taught me those lessons at home, but many of my...
One of the first steps in becoming a successful reader is to learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet. The alphabetic principle teaches that spoken language is represented by written words that are made up of varying combinations of letters, and that these letters and combinations of them...
Phonological awareness skills are key to reading success.
Phonological awareness is an important foundation for learning to read. Scientific research has documented that phonological awareness is a better predictor of reading success than IQ, vocabulary, or socioeconomic level of the...
In recent years, the field of reading education has changed dramatically and many reading instructors have divided it between phonic instruction and whole language. Various reading programs that fall into one of the two camps have spent millions advertising the relative merits of...
Teach Kids About Money And Saving – The 10 Vital Lessons Your Child Must Learn!
Your 5-year-old daughter has started asking for money to buy sweets and toys. She obviously has a good understanding of the concept of exchanging money for items she wants or needs, but what are the...
Talking to Your Kids About Drugs: Why and How to Get the Dialogue Going
When you are a parent, there are many things to worry about. Keeping your kids safe is at the top of the list. First, you worry about the pacifier your infant dropped on the floorso you pick it up and wash it with...