For a parent who has been through a divorce, it’s easy to get your priorities mixed up. There are parents who get lost in the anger and resentment of divorce rather than getting back to what really matters, and that’s giving your kids a better life. If you are serious about giving your kids the best life possible after a divorce, here are some steps to help.
First, you have to make sure you are financially stable. That means that if you have primary custody, you should be getting child support. Child support laws are different in every state, so check the laws of your region. For …
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Giving Your Kids a Good Life
Talking with Your Teen about Divorce
One of the hardest things to do when raising a teenager is talking to them about a divorce. Even if the teenager has known or suspected for some time that the marriage is in trouble, when the decision to divorce is finally made, you will still have to break that news to your teenager.
There are several ways you can approach the subject, but the timing is just as important as how you give the news. So, the first thing you want to do is make sure that your teenager hears it from you, and not someone else. This can be especially true if you live in a neighborhood or community that operates …
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The Perfect Gift for Your Teen’s Birthday
Most parents of teens know that shopping for your teenager's birthday can be a stressful, frustrating time. Teenagers will often give you either a huge list of everything that they want (many of the items costing way more money than you can afford, of course), with exact details on what they can and can't have, or they won't tell you what they want at all. Either way, shopping for a teenager can be a frustrating thing for a parent.
One option that many parents are starting to consider for their teen's birthday is the Tom Joyner Reach Card. This allows your child to get what they want, and …
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Techy Birthday Gifts for Your Teen
When it comes time to buy a birthday gift for a teen, you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed at the number of options and opportunities that are available on the market today. Buying a techy birthday gift for your teen will go over well, so the next step is to decide what type of technology gift your teenager would best enjoy. Here are some of the options that are available to you, depending on what your teenager is most interested in.
Techy Birthday Gift Ideas
Digital Camera: Digital cameras come in a wide variety of different styles, types, capabilities and capacities. …
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Fun Family Nights
Are you looking for a night of family fun, with a little education thrown in?
Here’s a suggestion: Gather the family around the poker table on a holiday and play poker!
Surprised?
Well, first of all, playing poker is an experience where the whole family is sitting around poker tables facing each other for a couple of hours. How often does that happen? Even dinnertime can be nothing but a rush.
Next, poker can be an excellent way to learn to read people. Facial expressions, voice inflections, body language; these things are never more apparent than when one is sitting at a poker …
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Help Your College-Bound Teen Have a Good Year With Great Gifts
A teen that's going off to college is something that most parents find exciting and just a little bit scary. It's great to know that your child has grown into an adult and he or she is ready to get a college education and go out into the world. Of course, it's also hard to let your child go off and grow up, because it always seems like it happens so quickly. You want what's best for your child, and there are several ways you can help make the college experience a good one. It's important that you talk to your children all throughout their formative years, and especially as they head off to …
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Teens: Sex and Romance
Has your child just gone through puberty? If so, you may notice that they are starting to look at other teens as possible love interests. This is unavoidable. They are going to be more interested in sex and relationships than ever before. You as their parent have hopefully already had the sex talk with them; they cannot be in the dark about sex at this point. They have to know why their bodies are screaming at them. Assuming you have had that talk, you can help guide any situation or relationship that comes along. Your teen’s first romantic relationship can be a bit scary for …
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Your Teen: The Next President?
Most parents, those who actually care about their children, want to see them succeed in everything they do. The day that baby is born and wraps their little hands around your finger, you quietly imagine what they will grow up to be one day. Will they be a lawyer, a doctor or even President? We all think that our children will grow up and be the most amazing soul the world has yet to see. But unfortunately without your guidance, they will not grow to that potential. If you are not careful you can hinder what they do with their lives. This is not meant to put more pressure or guilt …
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