By eLivingtoday.com | Contributor Get the kids involved with Halloween decorations this year with these easy-to-make “spooky cans” resembling a bat, Frankenstein and a mummy. Spooky Bat 1 soup can 1 paint brush 1 bottle black acrylic paint 1 white fabric marker 1 black foam sheet scissors 1 white foam sheet 1-2 hot glue sticks 1 hot glue…
By Cheryl Maguire My teenage son stood in front of the opened refrigerator, gazing into the abyss. I envisioned dollar bills floating by his head as the cold air escaped, no doubt causing our electric bill to skyrocket. “Could you please close the refrigerator door?” I asked trying to remain…
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. With kids back in school, one of your priorities as a parent is to help them with their homework. But how do you best do that? To be sure they truly understand the material, it’s useful to know how they learn. Researchers have discovered that there…
by Cheryl Maguire Do you feel connected to your teen? My teens are always wearing noise-canceling headphones, which makes it a struggle just to communicate. And it can be hard to connect with someone who seems to be shutting you out. But even though it may be challenging, it is…
Tanni Haas, Ph. D. Most people know that having a mentor is really helpful for the person being mentored – the mentee. But mentoring is also good for the person who’s doing the mentoring – the mentor. Research shows that kids who help other kids improve their own leadership, organizational,…
By Family Features | Contributor For teenagers, retirement may seem like a lifetime away, but it’s never too early to start saving for the future. Because financial habits can be created at a young age, the sooner kids begin to save and learn about investing, the less likely they’ll face…
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. Parent-teacher conferences are one of the best ways to communicate with your kids’ teachers about how they’re doing at school. But what’s the best way to prepare for these conferences? Based on the advice of such well-respected institutions as the National Parent Teacher Association, the National…
Tanni Haas, Ph.D. | Contributor As a professional educator for more than 20 years and the parent of a 15-year-old, I’ve learned a lot about what it takes for kids to succeed in middle and high school and what parents can do to support them. Here are some of the…
By Alicia Thompson I recently ran across a note in the back of a drawer, written in red crayon by a child who was obviously just learning to write that said, “we are not Kis ine mor. We are Big.” (Translation, if it’s been a while since you last deciphered…