By Jason Alderman Parents of special needs children have enough on their plates just tending to the health, educational and emotional needs of their kids – not to mention often having to cope with drastically lowered income because of reduced work hours or having to pay someone else for childcare. So it’s not surprising that [...] Read more »
Going Beyond Allowance to Teach Kids Money Skills
One of the most exciting parts of parenthood is watching your children learn as they grow. Of course, life’s lessons can be tough just as often as they can be pleasant. And as you want to protect kids from falling off their bike or scraping a knee, you also want to set them up for [...] Read more »
How to Cope With it All as a Working Single Mom?
My first word of advice is to stop trying to do it all. Yes it’s easier said than done so here is a more realistic piece of advice. Delegate. Maybe that’s not realistic either so here is my final word on how to cope it all as a working single mom. Let it go. Delegate [...] Read more »
Should I Buy Life Insurance For My Child?
Sponsored Post Having life insurance can make the world of difference to a family, if the worst should happen. Life insurance can help to provide financial protection for family members left behind, allowing them to pay funeral expenses, pay off large debts like a mortgage, or cover day-to-day bills. While many people start thinking about [...] Read more »
Check Your Kid’s Fever with Your Cell Phone?
I don’t usually talk about technology or apps even though I love all things techie. But I had to share info about a new infrared thermometer invention for smartphones. Just the other day I wondered if that kind of technology would ever happen. You know like they do it in Star Trek. Seems the inventor, [...] Read more »
Kids and Money
As kids grow older, it is essential that they know the value of a dollar. Usually when people say this they are referring to their kid getting their first job. But in retrospect, kids should be taught the value of a dollar and how to stretch it before their first job! Applying the following steps [...] Read more »
Dealing with Bedwetting Gracefully While Preserving Your Child’s Self Esteem
This is an issue I faced with my son for a while. It was frustrating and discouraging for us both but we finally got through it. There are many reasons why some children wet the bed. The thing to remember is they are not bad or lazy. In my son’s case, he developed slower, he [...] Read more »
5 Reasons Why Fighting for Child Support is a Lost Cause
So you are upset and angry that your ex is not paying child support. It happens, but you are probably a bigger part of the problem than he is. I’ll explain how this is true shortly. I just learned about a Facebook page/group that is focused on exposing deadbeat dads. I will not link to [...] Read more »
