Saving for Tomorrow, Living for Today
Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting!I recently found a free app for my iPad and Android devices that the kids had a great time with. It was Captain McFinn, a story from (Continue Reading…);
The last time I took one of my daughter’s to the doctor for her yearly check up I was told she was due for six – count them SIX vaccinations. How can this be? I’m not a bad mom or forgetful. I stay on top of their medical records and check ups. But SIX vaccinations (Continue Reading…);
With the release of the new movie “Lincoln” and it’s growing popularity it is refreshing to see young readers taking an interest in history and in our former president. Many parents wonder how to get their children to read more often, and one way to do that is to let your children pursue their interest. (Continue Reading…);
Children’s health in the United States is on the decline overall and poor eating habits are largely to blame. Parents may try their best to monitor their children’s eating at home, but what a child consumes at school is often determined by the administrators in charge of selecting the lunch menu. Students will tell you (Continue Reading…);
Disney is extremely popular among kids and adults alike who enjoy its many inspirational movies, its theme parks, its merchandise, and its community involvement. This latter category has received much coverage over the last few years on the Disney Channel and it continues to inspire kids around the world to initiate positive change. It is (Continue Reading…);
Tween twins and Y&R alums Bianca and Chiara D’Ambrosio say boo to bullying with their brand new single available on Amazon for .99 and their video, Let Your Light Shine! In addition to their song “Let Your Light Shine” these enterprising young ladies have designed an anti-bullying T-shirt.A portion of the proceeds earned from all sales of (Continue Reading…);
We have finally had some good weather and cooler temperatures so we could get out and just play. Up until now, if it wasn’t involving water we really didn’t want to do it, which can make summers and finding fun outdoor play activities tough. I was so excited to try out our Chalk (Continue Reading…);
An excerpt from my article posted on Yahoo Shine . . . Recently our school district, like many school districts across the United States, cut back their busing routes. In our school district we have money for salaries and we have buses, but what we don’t have are bus drivers. As a result many (Continue Reading…);
Were you spanked as a kid? Did your school have spankings? Mine did and while I was never the spankee my brother did receive at least one during his high school years. Apparently 19 states still legally permit spankings in schools, while 31 states have done away with allowing schools to legally spank your (Continue Reading…);
Ask parents to name an area that concerns them relating to their kids and the topic they will mention above most everything else is education. There are certainly other topics of concern, but due to its critical role in preparing young people for the future, education is often listed first. One way to size up (Continue Reading…);
ABC Mouse offers a full online curriculum for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten in the subjects of reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. Children can start anywhere and move through the curriculum at their own pace! ABC Mouse has won numerous awards, including the Parent’s Choice, Teacher’s Choice, and Mom’s Choice GOLD awards! Get (Continue Reading…);
Are you looking for some learning activities to do at home, in a playgroup or in your toddler/preschool classroom? Here on Money Saving Parent we will be sharing a selection of learning activities/lesson plans, arts, crafts, books, music and movement for you to enjoy. (It’s time to pull out my old lesson plans since I (Continue Reading…);
If you have kids in school, there is a good chance you have concerns about what they eat in the school cafeteria. There is little monitoring of the food selection process in the typical school cafeteria and no one is going to stop children from making bad food selections. Parents have to offer advice to (Continue Reading…);
Have you or your child ever had an imaginary friend? My youngest daughter does and she has even created an imaginary school that they attend together. Now just imagine that the imaginary friend wasn’t imaginary at all – but a ghost! Now you have “Ghost Buddy” a fun filled adventure series where the ghost (Continue Reading…);
