Children and ComputersBy Audrey Okaneko
I recently read a piece on the dangers of children and the internet. The article was very strong in keeping children away from computers and not allowing children to become reliant on ease of computer research.
I actually see things very differently. I think computers are a wonderful piece of equipment for [...]
Children and Computers
On February - 6 - 2009
How to Help Young Children Learn to Budget
On February - 6 - 2009
How to Help Young Children Learn to BudgetBy Audrey Okaneko
As an adult, I often meet other adults who struggle from paycheck to paycheck. When I engage in conversation, I find that many times this struggle is the result of not being taught to budget as a child.
I’d like to offer several suggestions on how you [...]
Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?
On January - 9 - 2009
Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?
By Gool Bugwadia
“The true test of any civilization, depends wholly on the kind of men its country turns out.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Honesty is more particularly, a state of mind to be attuned to, at all times and at every stage of one’s life. For to be ‘honest’, is it not first [...]
Teaching Children About Consequences
On January - 9 - 2009
Teaching Children About Consequences
By Audrey Okaneko
I was so fortunate to have had a wonderful parenting friend when my children were young. The one thing she was so strong about was consequences. There are always consequences.
I somehow grew up and entered into adulthood believing that consequences were negative and a bad thing.
This is not true at [...]
The Importance of Healthy Self-Esteem in Children
On January - 9 - 2009
The Importance of Healthy Self-Esteem in Children
By Jayne A. Major
People with healthy self-esteem have an abundance of confidence. Failure does not slow them down. When one direction does not pan out, they look around for and expect a new direction to become available to them. They are tenacious, and their stick-to-it thinking keeps them motivated [...]
About Teenagers and Peer Pressure
On January - 7 - 2009
About Teenagers and Peer Pressure
By John G Campbell
Your children are influenced by the entire world around them and just like peer pressure that influence can be good or bad.
Understandably, most parents will go to any lengths to make sure that their children do not get into any trouble. They have never-ending arguments with their children [...]
How to Teach Your Children Responsibility
On December - 27 - 2008
How to Teach Your Children Responsibility
By Jayne A. Major
What are we striving to achieve when we say that we are raising children? When children can accept full responsibility for the consequences of their choices, they are “grown up.” It takes a long time, at least 21 years, for a child to become an independent person. [...]