We have all heard the stories that teenage years can be hard. You might have experienced your own personal struggles during your teenage years. Sometimes these years can be full of self-doubt. Take a look at these 8 Lies Your Teen Believes from iMOM. Some of these lies your teen might be believing are that […]
When Should My Child Get a Credit Card?
Is It Smart to Get a Credit Card for a Child Under 18? Here are three key reasons why you might want to get a credit card for your son or daughter: 1. It Can Help Them Establish a Credit History Any credit account that lenders report to the three credit bureaus can affect your […]
4 Tips to Help Teens Stick to Their Values
Parents and teachers, your teens and students are facing tough decisions every single day, and their choices are only going to get more difficult. Where should they go to college? What should they major in? Should they really go to that party? Should they take things to the next level with their boyfriend or girlfriend? […]
Help Your Child Avoid Cyberbullying with These Tips
Children are facing different experiences of stress. Often there is stress with school academics and sometimes among their own peers. One stress that is becoming gradually more common is cyberbullying. With an increase in technology, such as the innovation of the Internet and several social medias, many people, parents and children, do not know how […]
Parenting Teens: When Things Get Rocky
Every relationship goes through its ups and downs. For parents, the teen years provide more opportunities for conflict and stress within your household. Teenagers are processing a lot (they’re changing physically and emotionally, discovering their passions and goals, planning their future, etc.), while parents are trying to transition from control to influence. Often, a certain […]
Growing Signs of College Unreadiness
Have you experienced something like the following? You’re invited to a high school graduation party brimming with pride and promise. In a few short months, he/she will be heading off to college to fulfill his/her dreams, so it’s a festive occasion. Then, after a semester, a year, or maybe two, we hear the disheartening news: […]
Healthy After School Snacks for Teens
Teenagers can be one tough group of people to please, especially our own! One thing that can be hard to get a teen to do is choosing healthy food choices for them to eat. To get your teen to eat healthier, you need to stash up alternatives that they like. The key to choose healthy […]
Top Ten Parenting Tips to Promote College Readiness (Part Two)
Last week, we shared the first five of our ten best parenting tips to build college readiness and circumvent the “derailers” plaguing college students today. The sooner we can build these skills in our future collegians, the better prepared they will be to succeed! Without further adieu, here are the final five tips: 6. Respect their need […]
How to Find the Best College for Your Kids
A healthy family begins with a healthy mind, and a healthy mind is an educated mind. Making sure your kids are well educated may break your bank but the positive fruits you will reap from it are far too sweet to be compromised. Getting them through kindergarten may be quite easy since it is pretty […]
Top Ten Tips to Promote College Readiness (Part One)
“Don’t prepare the path for the child, prepare the child for the path.” ~ Author Unknown Or, as we say at LifeSmart, “Give them wings, not strings.” Preparing our children for a successful launch into adulthood is one of our greatest parenting responsibilities. And a huge milestone! Unfortunately, as we shared in last week’s blog, many […]
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