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What Do You Wish You’d Learned About Money In School?
When I was in school, one of my homework assignments was to follow the price of a single stock for one week. Other than that, I don’t remember having any formal education about money.
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The Best Toys To Make Your Kid Independent, According To A Montessori Teacher
One of the hallmarks of the Montessori method is an emphasis on independence. I’m seeing this firsthand as — I kid you not — my seven-month-old infant came home from his first week of Montessori having learned how to hold his own bottle with two hands like a Stanley Cup champion.
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Stop Asking ‘What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?’
If you haven’t asked your kid — or any kid — what they want to be when they grow up, I commend you. It’s one of those default questions that adults ask kids, a reflex leftover from our own childhood when we were asked ad nauseam whether we wanted to be a doctor, an astronaut…
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How To Advocate For Your Child Without Being Pushy
We know our children best. We know their strengths and weaknesses, their talents and triggers. It can be easy for us, as parents, to see how little tweaks to a schedule or a shift in policy would help our kids to be more successful in school. And it’s our job to advocate for our kids,…