Category: Teens
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Tips for Getting Kids To Clean Their Rooms
Making your children do the chores can be exhausting and overwhelming but it is crucial to teach them from an early age about their responsibilities and obligations. It is important for them to learn to clean after themselves and to participate in tiding up. The good thing is that there is no need to make…
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Smart Money Tips for Teenagers (Parents Too)
My daughter has been working for several weeks and just got her first paycheck. I saw a sparkle in her eye as she showed me how much money that she already earned working. It makes me remember my very first job and earning my own money. I remember it was one of the best feelings in…
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6 Things Teenagers Need to Know Before They Start Their First Job
Do you remember getting your very first job? I remember getting my very first job when I was 16 and now days it seems like it is so much harder for teenagers to get a job. I have noticed over the last several years that some business are choosing not to hire teenagers anymore. They…
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11 Ways to Keep Your Preteen and Teenagers Occupied This Summer
I have two teenagers in my house and they have only been out of school less than a week. I have already heard the “im bored” statement a few times. This drives me completely crazy considering there is a ton of things around the house that they can do on a daily basis to occupy…
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How Finding Books for your Kids can Make them Fanatic Readers
Reading has become a rare endeavor. Nowadays, kids would rather play video games or spend hours surfing the web on their new tablets rather than relax with a good book in their hands. Like it or not, kids don’t read because this activity is not supported enough by the parents. A lot of these parents…
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Planning For Summer Camps With Food Allergies
The excitement of summer time for kids of all ages begins weeks before school lets out and as final preparations begin for a summer by the lake, with fellow friends and days of planned activities. Summer camp. Kids wait all year for the chance to venture away from home to spend a week or two…
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How to Help Our Troubled Teenagers {Infographic}
Being a teenager is often a difficult time for some children as they are trying to figure the world out. Being a teenager today is pretty stressful compared to the days when I was growing up. Back then you often dealt with face to face problems, school pressure, possibly conflicts with your parents, and we…
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15 Things Your Child Should Know Before Owning a Smartphone
Many parents let kids use their smartphones without considering the actions a child might take, such as accidental pocket dialing, visiting inappropriate websites or dropping the phone into the toilet. Before handing over your phone or buying one for your child, consider whether it’s a need versus a want. Another consideration is whether your child…
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Garden Activities for the Children this Summer
A garden is a place where the grownups work hard the whole day to get some food on the table. Not the most interesting place on the earth right? Although gardening is a serious work, you can also make it fun and exciting for the kids. They are curious and like to play in the…
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Tips for Throwing a Graduation Party
May brings many exciting changes. Summer weather starts to really set in, vacations are just around the corner, and for many, graduation is the main event. Soon everyone will be caught up in pomp and circumstance as they watch their loved ones walking across the stage to pick up their diplomas. An event such…