Independence
The Gift of Independence: An Encore Performance
03/Dec/2011 11:15 AM
Last year, I blogged about giving the gift of independence, by teaching your child basic domestic skills that he will use when he is on his own. I suggested that the holidays was an ideal time to instill these skills, including sewing homemade gifts, ironing the home-made gift, budgeting for store-bought gifts, setting a holiday table, and baking holiday treats.Read More...
The Gift of Independence (Use the holidays to teach independence. Make it fun and profitable at the same time.)
08/Dec/2010 08:02 PM
During this season of gift-giving, why not give your son or daughter the gift of independence? We all know that we should be teaching our children skills to become independent, but the holidays lend themselves perfectly to these lessons. Make it fun now and it should become profitable in the long run. I think back to parents I know who never taught these necessary skills to their kids, and when it was time to go to college, they scrambled to teach them the art of cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and doing laundry. Or they just hoped that their children would eventually learn through others. I think it would be more rewarding to teach these skills through fun activities.Read More...
Taking A Break Could Bring Better Results
30/Nov/2010 02:58 PM
Parents can be fearful of allowing their child to take time off from school, before attending college. I was one such parent. My daughter took a semester abroad in 11th grade and had one of the best learning and living experiences of her young life. Her quote to me, at the end of this experience, was “ it was so great to hear of all the things I should try, instead of all the things I shouldn’t do because I might get hurt (physically and mentally). We learned to push ourselves, take risks, and deal with the consequences, whether good or bad.”
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