Thinking of private school for your children? Better start saving now – The Irish Times
You won’t get much change out of €50,000 for a six-year private education in Dublin these days, while sending a child to college away from home can cost about €60,000. Add on all the grinds, Gaeltacht trips and a possible master’s that are now commonplace, and you could be looking at a small fortune to […]
How to raise money savvy kids in a world of instant gratification
Smiling teen girl holds credit card and searching what to buy online Stockplanets | E+ | Getty Images In the age of instant gratification where Gen Alpha has easy access to instant delivery services like Amazon Prime and Uber Eats, some parents are wondering how to teach the young money-saving skills. Born between 2010 and […]
How to work while the kids are off – The Irish Times
We’re crawling towards the end of the Leaving Cert. With an exam on the very last day (hello politics and society, you seemed like a good idea at the time), it has been an arduous slog to the finish line and I’ve felt every step of it. And, in fairness, it hasn’t been much craic […]
How kids can use AI to become smarter adults
Students that copy and paste ChatGPT answers into their assignments, with little thinking involved, are doing themselves a disservice — especially because artificial intelligence really can help students become better learners, according to psychologist and author Angela Duckworth. Instead of distrusting AI, show kids how to properly use it, Duckworth advised in a speech at […]
I study happiness for a living—4 parenting lessons for raising happy kids
I’ve always looked forward to Mother’s Day. I embrace it as a useful reminder to pause in the tumult of everyday life, to reflect lovingly and thankfully about my mother — and the mother figures in my life — and to tell them how important they are to me. I’m fortunate enough to be both […]
How I taught my kids to solve their own problems
When her daughters have arguments or spats, former first lady Michelle Obama doesn’t want to get involved. Obama used an intentionally hands-off parenting philosophy to teach her daughters Malia and Sasha how to solve their own problems together, she said in an April 30 episode of her podcast “IMO,” which she co-hosts with her brother, […]
Why we mourn childhood stages and how to not dwell in it
As term one commences, my youngest of three children will start kindergarten. When I was deep in the trenches of early parenting, reaching this milestone felt like a mirage of sorts — something far off in the distance that I’d never quite reach. Now that it’s here however, it’s more bittersweet than I imagined. Change […]
Allison O’Brien: How to divorce as allies, not enemies
Ending a marriage doesn’t have to mean ending a family, says communication expert Allison O’Brien, who navigated her own divorce without lawyers or mediators. She introduces a framework for ensuring a divorce remains peaceful, supports children and creates a new family dynamic that nurtures everyone involved. Source link
How to raise a boy: Being an Indian parent means even if you’re laid back, the world around you isn’t
I became a mother 26 years ago. The moment my doctor showed me the barest glimpse of my son before taking him away to another hospital’s NICU because he wasn’t breathing the way he should, was the moment I realised that my entire sanity hinged upon this one small being staying alive. A harrowing 25 […]
How to Raise a Boy: In raising our boys, we must be patient. I’m still learning
My cousin’s house overlooks a broad nala or open sewer here in my hometown Patna. My cousin died a few years ago; he was a doctor and his wife, my bhabhi, is also a doctor. When I visited my bhabhi last night, parking my car perilously close to the dark nala, our conversation turned very […]