The line between articles written by journalists and articles that are really ads paid for by a specific corporation may be blurry but we do not care, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Georgia, San Diego State University and Syracuse University. Turns out, we are totally fine with these articles that [...]
Want to do something for the future of your children and the national debt all at the same time? Get 'em to the playground three times a week. New research shows that if we, as parents, teacher, guardians, whatever, would help increase the percentage of kids who get 25 minutes of physical activity each week from [...]
Ever wonder why you don't have a fancy summer camp fund for your kids? Blame it on your recent last-minute decision at the checkout counter to buy a bag of organically dried, chocolate-coated mango leaves. Impulse purchases, according to a study by slickdeals.net, of items such as food, clothing, and stuff for our homes, are costing [...]
The holidays are over but if you gave your child a tablet, cell phone or laptop, the spirit may just last, well, until the damn thing gets lost or broken. But before then, if we as parents aren't careful about the information we share on apps, there are some consequences we will could suffer for longer. [...]
Most of parents would be happy to encourage our teens' interests entrepreneurship, but according to a new study conducted for Junior Achievement and EY, our teens are not particularly interested. over 88 percent of parents are on board to raise kids who start businesses, but only 30 percent of these kids say they'd be willing to [...]
Alright people: stop shopping for designer items and start paying a housekeeper. Harvard scientists, who have finally turned their attention to the useful and salient matter of freeing up my mornings, have found that if we pay someone to do our annoying chores (basically, if we buy ourselves extra time) we will be more satisfied with [...]
You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars decorating a dorm room. Ah, college; the most expensive and important investment we'll make in our kids. We save, we borrow, we - wait what? - have to decorate their dorm rooms? Not to worry, these homework (yeah right) haves are supposed to be creative, eclectic [...]
Amazon is returning more than $70 million to parents whose children made in-app purchases without getting permission, says the Federal Trade Commission. Yes, if your child was using one of these apps, which asked whether he wanted to, say feed animals or buy ice cream -- questions no child has ever refused. What's more, the ice cream appears [...]
Talk to your kids about money or they'll develop their own, false theories. When family finances change for better or for worse - with bank balances seeming to cause sickness and those reflecting sudden health - it would seem responsible parenting to protect our kids from the details. Why should they worry or - even worse - begin boasting about their family's [...]
You might be able to turn money donated to your kids' school into a tax break. Did you volunteer at a bake sale? Sorry to hear it, that's time you'll never get back. But if you gave money to the PTA, you might be able to take some tax deductions. Tax deductions let you lower your [...]
