Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
I’ve said before that I’m not sure what I think about the day as it has various meanings to different people. I think if you’re truly wanting to expose a young person to work or a particular profession there are other ways to do it.
I’m sure […]
Since I have 2 degrees in nursing and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up, I am hoping for something different for my kids.
I have an 8th grader who will graduate in May and then head on to high school.
In the midst of me trying to figure out, […]
You have a kid and a career, but, what if you have a kid who can’t get a career?
Pete Aldin of Freaked-Out Fathers is hosting a forum, “My Kid Can’t Get a Job“:
A sad reality in the Western World is that smarts and a good attitude won’t guarantee you a job. At the beginning of […]
An interesting article in Britains’s Daily Mail, How a girl’s name can determine what her career will be, offers that girls with “more feminine” names are less likely to be in careers such as science or math, and, are often not encouraged to do so.
It’s an interesting read if you like names, and, their connotations.
I […]
When I was in high school, I wanted to get a job very badly.
My father wouldn’t let me, and, in retrospect this was probably a good idea because I was involved in a lot of activities. But, his primary reason was that, my job was to “be a student”.
But, I went to school with […]
If you, or, your older kids have been hanging around the Internet, chances are, a potential employer would like to know what you or they have out there before hiring you.
Do employers really look at what you’ve said or done online? Can your child’s MySpace page keep him from getting hired?
You bet.
Right or wrong, online […]
As parents, one of our responsibilities is to help our children prepare for their future roles in the work-place, and, as a citizen. My older children are fortunate enough to have attended Exchange City, a city built for kids and run by kids.
It is a hands-on learning experience with a classroom curriculum and a […]
Are you tired of fighting to get your kids to clean up their bedrooms and mow the lawn? Does it often seem like it would take less time and be less effort to just do those chores yourself?
STOP. Do not let your kids weasel out of these tasks.
Chores do more than just make our life […]
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