By: Andrew Marshall | 2012-02-14 | Parenting Teaching children about money can be a valuable lesson. It can lead to them spending and saving money responsibly as adults. But how can parents help teach their children about this subject? read more
By: Molly Wider | 2010-03-26 | Finance The days of the old Home Economic courses are coming to an end. Learning to sew, bake or jigsaw woodcarvings just does not cut it any more (pardon the pun). Instead, home economics is being converted into personal finance courses and are being taught at many high schools around North America. read more
By: Vince Shorb | 2010-03-29 | Personal Finance The current economy has motivated many to begin to provide their children practical financial literacy lessons. Teaching personal finance and raising money smart kids will help keep America strong. read more
By: OSA Webmaster1 | 2011-10-26 | K-12 Education This generally happens because they haven’t spent quality time in thinking what they want to aspire in their life and haven’t set any goal for themselves. Knowing how to set reasonable goals and determined for them is an important life skill. read more
By: Jay P S | 2010-03-27 | Personal Finance Savings accounts for children are among the best and most important learning tools parents can share with their kids. A saving account is a great place for learning many of the most important lessons of basic personal finance. These lessons when taught early will stick with a child and be used to their own benefit over and over throughout their lives. Even better still - the advance of the internet into online banking and finance provides the opportunity for advanced learning and exploration into available products and services. read more
By: Jack Landry | 2011-04-13 | Article Marketing It is very important to teach your children the concept of taxes and how important it is to file them every year in the correct and honest manner. As you teach your children this concept, you will be ... read more
By: Marshall Littman | 2010-12-04 | Health & Fitness Good dental care is important for overall health and should be taught to young children as early as possible. read more
By: Dr. Gina Rosenfeld | 2011-05-12 | Health & Fitness Good dental care is important for overall health and should be taught to young children as early as possible. read more
By: Assure Assess | 2010-12-13 | Finance They don't teach our children how to manage money and the importance of credit in school, while children have "their own money" from a young age through allowances, part time jobs, bake and garage sales and more. read more
By: Jesse Whitehead | 2010-09-24 | Accounting With the state of the global economy right now, it is more important than ever to teach your children how to budget. Many parents do not realize that children are very open to learning how to use money correctly. The most influential people in most children's lives are their parents, and it is a parent's responsibility to teach their children how to handle money responsibly. read more
By: Derrick Janson | 2011-01-13 | K-12 Education One of the best tools that parents have available to teach their children money skills is the childrens allowance. While you should not use it to reinforce behavior, it can be helpful in teaching your child to be financial savvy. When used to reinforce behavior, it can backfire when the child decides it is not worth the money to have to do chores or do their homework or any other behavior you are trying to reward with money. read more
By: Di Stalter | 2010-03-27 | Parenting From a child's point of view, money comes from Mom and Dad's pockets. The lives of children who understand money and how to handle it, will be far easier than those of children who don't. read more
By: Cindy Jett, LICSW | 2010-11-18 | Parenting Practicing kindness generates good feeling, a broader understanding of the world, and fosters happiness in both the giver and receiver. Most people would agree that it is an important virtue to teach our children. This article explores strategies to encourage kindness in children. read more