April 22nd, 2025
For every minute you are angry…
Originally posted 2016-06-18 07:02:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
April 15th, 2025
How to stop arguing with your kids
Judy saved her own life. She used to listen when her kids argued with her. She used to fall for their manipulation. When her teen daughter said, “You love Billy more than me!” she used to get upset and insist, “That’s not true! I love you BOTH!”
Now she takes better care of herself. When the arguing and manipulation start, Judy goes brain dead. She doesn’t listen to the words lest she be tempted to do something dumb – like respond.
Originally posted 2011-09-14 16:22:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
April 8th, 2025
How to get a million more dollars
The Free Money Finance website recently reported on a Fox Business article about the value of education. Here’s the average lifetime earnings of a typical worker working 40 years:
- Non-high school graduates: $936k
- High school graduates: $1.1 million
- Some college: $1.6 million
- Associate’s degree: $1.8 million
- Bachelor’s degree: $2.4 million
- Master’s degree: $3.5 million
- Doctoral degree: $3.5 million
- Professional degree: $4.2 million
What the article noticed was that workers graduating from college earn over a million more dollars in their life compared to a high school graduate. It’s the difference between $20,000 a year and $60,000. More than anything, this shows that college pays off. Even though college is a long ways away for 4th and 5th graders, wise students will start to get ready now by making their brains as smart as they can. That means using class time wisely, learning what they need to learn, finishing tasks, fixing problems, and working at home each night a little to get smarter.
A good income is within reach for anyone that works for it. And students can start working for it by getting as smart as they can. Because the best way to go to college is with scholarships earned by great academic performance!
Originally posted 2016-10-27 16:12:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
March 25th, 2025
What to say to your student when things get tough
Has someone ever said to you, “Just try it, it’s easy!” and then you found out the task they coaxed you into trying was painfully difficult? Did this leave you feeling exceptionally capable or downright stupid…and embarrassed?
When this happens to the average adult, it doesn’t take long for them to conclude two things:
- This person who’s trying to help me is nuts…and definitely not to be trusted!
- Why should I try if I can’t even handle the easy stuff?
Quite frequently I overhear well-meaning parents and educators using the “Just try it, it’s easy!” approach in an attempt to urge a reluctant child into trying something they’re afraid of. When the child finds the task easy, all is right with the world. When they don’t, they’re confronted with the pain of seeing that they might be so slow that they can’t even do something really, really “easy”!
Keep reading to find out how to help motivate your student to keep working through difficult tasks.
Originally posted 2011-09-22 16:57:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
