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Five Ways to Encourage Children to Save Money
March 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Children need guidance and direction in most all areas but one that is often neglected by both schools and parents is the subject of money management. Schools at all pre- college levels barely touch the subject of personal finance and the topic is often pushed aside by parents because it isn’t considered as immediately pressing (Continue Reading…);
Research study shows correlation between consumption of sugary drinks and premature death
March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sugar- laden soft drinks are something to avoid and based on a research study presented at an American Heart Association meeting on March 19, 2013, soft drink consumption can easily shorten ones’ life span. Based on research data from 2010, the study concluded that there is a link between development of specific diseases and soft (Continue Reading…);
Which Way USA: A Fun Way to Teach Children Geography
February 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Education needs to be broad- based to be most effective. Parents may have their favorite subjects and unknowingly push their children in a certain educational direction, but it is important to expose kids to many different subjects. One subject that is often overlooked is geography but a popular children’s magazine has an excellent learning tool (Continue Reading…);
U.S. Department of Agriculture Proposes Stricter School Snacking Guidelines
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture just recently announced a new set of proposals governing the snacks and other foods sold in public schools. The new requirements would place greater restrictions on the sale of junk foods (high calorie foods with little nutritional value) and require that vending machines offer food and drink with at least (Continue Reading…);
Potty chair plus iPad equals iPotty
January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I have done a lot of potty training, and I mean A LOT! I have four children of my own and I was a teacher then director of a daycare and preschools for several years. Consider this, say I had 12 children each year of approximately 5 years of (Continue Reading…);
Real moms talk about old school versus new school parenting in ‘Parental Guidance’
December 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Opening Christmas Day you may recognize many of these “scenes” as yesterday you spent time together living them for real. What are somethings real live mom’s say about the difference between “old school” and “new school” parenting? With the best of intentions, of course, traditional parents (read: earlier generations) frequently emphasize the need for young (Continue Reading…);
Impress the kids this year by catching Santa in the act and a chance to win an iPad
December 22, 2012 By 10 Comments
Money Saving Parent has 10 codes to giveaway to 10 lucky readers but hurry these will be gone in a “FLASH!” Leave a comment below until midnight on Christmas EVE and get your free code to catch Santa and enter the iPad giveaway when you do. That’s it – first 10 comments – first (Continue Reading…);
Print your FREE passes to a sneak peek of ‘Parental Guidance’ at The Woodlands Tinseltown
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here on Money Saving Parent we are so excited about the release on Christmas Day of “Parental Guidance” starring Bette Midler, Billy Crystal and Marissa Tomei. As the parent of a 24 year old and a 6 year old, I have to say I’ve experienced my own clash of the old school vs new school (Continue Reading…);
The Edible Schoolyard Project: A New and Innovative Approach to Education
November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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…);
Captain McFinn and Friends FREE Interactive Book app For Apple®, Android™, NOOK™ and Kindle®
November 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Are you trying to answer some really tough questions about bullying that your children have? They you will love this free interactive application that is so versatile just about any service from Android to Nook will do. It comes to us from the the original, innovative and educational brand that was developed to teach (Continue Reading…);
Calorie Count: Extensive Online Resource for Improved Health
November 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Child obesity is on the climb and continues to rise across the United States. There has been some effort to educate the public and reduce the instances of child obesity, but the results have been limited at best and parents still need to take an active role in watching what their kids eat and how (Continue Reading…);
Free eBook, “10 Essential Things Parents Needs to Know about Cyberbullying”
October 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UKnowKids is offering parents this free eBook, “10 Essential Things Parents Needs to Know about Cyberbullying” to help them deal with the peer pressures of cyberbulling as well as how to recognize it. There have been far too many cases of children’s lives lost as they experience bullying both in and outside the classroom. Let’s (Continue Reading…);
Parents: What you should know about school spankings
October 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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…);
Greatschools.org: The Web Resource for Concerned Parents
October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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…);
