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Would You Let Your Teen Run for Governor?

I wouldn’t let my teen run across a busy highway, so I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t okay his bid for public office. Of course, I’m not Jared Christiansen’s mom (a fact I’m sure he is quite happy about), so there’s no telling how far the 17-year-old could go in his quest to be governor of Wisconsin. Though, as a voter in the Badger State, I will have some say in the teen’s future political career. The outgoing high school senior is not even legally eligible to cast a ballot in Wisconsin, yet he is determined to run the state. The … Continue reading →

Teen Saves Bus Full of Kids

The story about the mom who went nuts on her daughter’s school bus driver failed to reassure me that letting my kid ride in a vehicle full of strangers was a stellar decision. Fortunately, I found solace in another bus blurb about a quick-thinking 16-year-old girl, who saved her fellow riders after the bus driver dropped dead while on duty. Rachel Guzy is being called a “super teen” for saving dozens of lives. According to reports, the New York high school student was riding on a bus along with other kids from a local day camp when the driver lost … Continue reading →

The Best Summer Jobs by Age

Kids can learn important lessons outside of the classroom, and summer is a great time to reinforce learning in the areas of finance and managing money. In between trips to the pool or the movies, family vacations and sports camps, consider building in the opportunity for summer jobs. Here is a guideline that will help you with suggestions for the best summer jobs by age group. Junior High and Middle School Age Outside work around the home. Children this age love to be outside, so combine this love with a job doing exterior home work. There are a number of … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of February 20, 2012

Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. You can listen to the podcasts while you are driving, or while you are doing other tasks around the house. Listening to a podcast is a great way to learn something new. The Parents Journal has an episode that was released on February 13, 2012. This episode is called “Practical Tips for Parents Who Work From Home”. It features Leslie Spencer-Pyle, an expert on how to manage a home-based career or business … Continue reading →

The Ultimate Tragedy?

Even if you don’t have kids of your own, you’ve got to feel for 16-year-old Austin Hatch. The standout high school basketball player from Indiana is not only fighting for his life right now, but he’s doing so without knowing that he is an orphan. The teen was critically injured in a plane crash last Friday, which killed his father and his stepmother. As tragic as that may be, there is much more to this horrific story. In 2003, Austin, his parents and his brother and sister were involved in another plane crash. During that accident, Austin and his dad … Continue reading →

When Parents Succeed

When death is knocking at your door, and you’re forced to review your life, what will you consider your single most important success? I know that I will be able to embrace dying much more, provided my daughter has grown up to be a loving, caring, selfless individual. Society is quick to point its collective finger at parents whose children turn into murderers, rapists and thieves, and in some cases, lack of parental supervision is to blame for children who grow up to be criminals. But what about all the kids, who from a very young age, show signs of … Continue reading →