Good Behavior is not Magic, It’s a Skill: The three Skills every Child Needs for Good Behavior

When you have a child who acts out and is disrespectful or disruptive, it’s easy to compare him to the so-called “good kids” who never seem to get into trouble or give their parents grief. Many people feel hopeless about the possibility of ever teaching their child to “magically” become the kind [...]

Anger as a Weapon: Does Your Child Point the Gun at You?

From young children to teens, we explain why your child is in trouble if he or she uses anger and acting out behavior to control others.
When children use anger to get what they want, it can feel for all the world like they’re pointing a loaded weapon at you. As a parent, [...]

Low Self Esteem in Kids Part I: Forget what you’ve Heard, It’s a Myth

Is your child struggling with low self-esteem? As a parent, it’s tough to stand by and see our children feeling like they don’t “measure up” or can’t handle things as well as their peers seem to do. Here we debunk the myth of focusing on children’s feelings at the expense of teaching [...]

Motivating the Unmotivated Child

Getting into the back-to-school routine can be hard for everyone in the house. In the morning, parents are faced with groggy kids who won’t get out of bed and get ready for school no matter how much you nag, bribe and scold. Homework time can be even worse, with nightly fights and [...]

Do You Parent with Your Wallet?

What kid doesn’t love it when Mom or Dad spends money on them? When you can afford it, buying things for your children is fun. But there’s a point where we buy things for our kids for the wrong reasons: to win their allegiance or simply to get them to stop screaming. [...]

Teen Behavior: What to do When Things Get Violent

What do you do with teen behavior like this? He has punched holes in the walls, is mouthy, violent, aggressive, makes his sister cry and steals her Mp3 player. When parents have to deal with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or just simply violent teen behavior, that they do not know where to [...]

Turn a Spender into an Investor

By: Joann Kuster Seymour
Author, Financial Educator
Spending—rather than saving money—is a habit, especially for teens. According to surveys by Teenage Research Unlimited, the average teen has more than $104 a week to spend—five times more than their parents had.
Yet, today’s teens are less savvy about money, and most haven’t learned what to [...]

How are Millionaires Made? by Joann Seymour Kuster

Joann Seymour Kuster
Author, Financial Educator
Much of a young person’s paycheck withers away, because most haven’t learned to pay themselves first. Saving and investing is not a habit yet. But it can become one. Learn to pay yourself as much as you can –invest and grow a nest egg for later.
You don’t [...]

Why Teach Kids to Invest in the Stock Market?

By: Joanne Seymour Kuster
Dynaminds Publishing

Teens—like most of us—practice spending well. Having “stuff” is cool. Sadly, national surveys show that few teens know what to do with a dollar if it’s NOT spent. So, will these youth be financial failures?

Statistics do paint a bleak picture:
• College students average $2,169 in monthly credit [...]

Can You Communicate with Teenagers?

Ever try and learn a new language? Seems hard and you wonder why they say things the way they do. This can be the same way it feels when we try and communicate to a teenager. It can seem we are speaking two different languages. How do we get on the same page?
I suggest we [...]