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Parenting Pointers: Speech Disorders and Friendships

Motherhood Moments

Children with persistent speech disorder have greater difficulty than their peers in making friends and maintaining relationships, according to new research. Researchers analysed data collected from 7,390 participants of Children of the 90s, who attended the clinic at eight years of age.

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How to Pick A Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I did some research to see what kinds of jobs I could get that paid the most with the least amount of additional training and became a computer programmer. Even if you do research, study and plan your life’s path, it is going to change – probably many times – over the course of your life.

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How can you find the time to help your young child take the right steps towards financial literacy? As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. What Can Young Children (up to age eight) Learn? Around the house.

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Addicted to the Screen

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just as our parents limited the amount of (TV) screen time we kids had, so today’s parents are striving to find ways to anchor their children in the real (as opposed to the virtual electronic) world. If they don’t come with built in software, you can always find it. Are we adults just as addicted? No doubt, on both counts.

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How to Plan a Multi-Generation Family Vacation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even the New York Times acknowledges that: As boomers join the ranks of grandparents, many are financing vacations for their children and grandchildren. A soon-to-be-released survey from MMGY Global, a travel industry research company, finds that around 5.5 Find a general time-frame for the vacation. Start planning early.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. How do you teach your children and grandchildren the benefits of giving? Of course, you can add all kinds of stuff to it to decorate it. Should You Line Dry Your Clothes?

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