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Money Messages We Send Our Kids

Money Messages We Send Our Kids

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Have you ever thought about how kids learn to speak a pretty complex language?  And when I say ‘speak’, I mean all the intricacies that go along with it…body language, inflection, nuance, …in addition to vocabulary and sentence structure.  It’s a pretty amazing feat and, yet, we all learn how to do it pretty seamlessly and without formal instruction. Much of it happens indirectly.  Our kids are absorbing what we do – it’s how they learn to operate in the world.  And while absorbing…

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Teaching Kids Multiplication Facts, Factors, Primes, Composites

Teaching Kids Multiplication Facts, Factors, Primes, Composites

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See how simple objects like tiles, stickers, rubber stamps, dice, and graph paper help teach students important concepts in number theory: factors, primes, composites, and square numbers…not to mention the great reinforcement of multiplication facts. Grades 2 – 5 To get the pdf version, click here. If you do any of these activities with your kids/students, let me know how it goes!

PTA Take Your Family to School Week Grant Money Available

PTA Take Your Family to School Week Grant Money Available

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WooHoo!  Free Money! Okay, so technically there’s a little work involved.  But the kind of money we’re talking about here is definitely worth the effort. The PTAs Take Your Family to School Week is sponsored by the AXA Foundation and includes 45 $1000 grants.  One of them could be yours if you take action before October 28, 2011 by completing the short application. Of course, we’re going to want you to use that money to purchase our Nifty Numbers Family…

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Saying ‘No’

Saying ‘No’

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Saying no to our kids can be hard for a myriad reasons…we don’t want our kids to feel bad, we want to avoid power struggles, we don’t want to feel “rejection” from our kids, we want to avoid conflict.  But, as my friend Kathleen Burns Kingsbury says, saying no is a gift.  It prepares our kids for the disappointments that life will inevitably throw their way, much as we’d like to protect them. When we say no to our kids, we are setting boundaries. …

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Opportunity Cost

Opportunity Cost

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Making decisions can be tough for kids.  Especially when they’re confronted with two very appealing choices.  I can go to my friend’s sleepover birthday party or attend the premiere to the new Harry Potter movie with my family. If they choose to go to the sleepover, they’ll be able to hang out with their friends and stay up late.  On the other hand, if they go to the movie, they’ll be a part of an elite group that has insider scoop on the popular new flick. …

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