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Parenting Pointers: Gaming and Cyberbullying

Motherhood Moments

60 percent of people aged 13-17 have experienced harassment in online multiplayer games, representing 14 million young gamers , according to data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Parents are looking for ways to help their children navigate the sometimes-cruel environment that online gaming can be.

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FREE Kindle Books: Frugal Family Activities, Dinner Games And More

For the Mommas

Dinner Games shares one mom’s tips and ideas for setting aside dinnertime to create lasting memories. All games are easily varied to accommodate interests and age appropriateness with printables and extra resources to take your regular mealtime to an exciting hour of family fun. Learn the right way of communication with our kids.

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Parenting Pointers: Tips for a Screen-Free Holiday

Motherhood Moments

The holidays can be a period of increased screen time for kids, whether it’s more time playing video games, scrolling through Instagram, or binging the latest series. Spice Up Mealtime Convo Make family dinnertime more interesting with conversation starters and leave your screens off the table.

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Top 5 Must Know Negotiation Tips To Get Anything You Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Negotiation is certainly a tricky game, and a lot of it can depend upon the emotions of the negotiating party. In a way, it can be comparable to a good game of poker, you don’t really know the hand of the other player, and you just raise your bet depending on what you have, and what you think your “opponent” doesn’t have.

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Four Weekend Activities that will Rock Your Financial World

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Our weekends are filled with leisure and required activities – from cleaning house, mowing lawns, running kids to ball games and more. Start with the simple, unemotional money topics and grow your conversations over time. Communicating about money continues to be one of the hardest conversations to have.

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

Family Balance Sheet

And a fierce and entertaining football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos beckoned us to the TV. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. A sunny day in the middle of January called us outdoors.

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How to Say No When a Sibling Asks for Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Plan a Speech Develop an elevator speech – a very short (1 minute or so) prepared speech to control the conversation. Keep it businesslike and a bit formal and use this speech to prevent the conversation from becoming a high pressure appeal to your heartstrings. Take Baby Steps Start by saying no to small things. No related posts.

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