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Unlocking Your Child’s Potential
Did you know that raising children is perhaps the most difficult task you will ever encounter in life? It’s true. Worldwide, parents are responsible for preparing our future citizenry, and that is an awesome undertaking. We start out with these precious little bundles of joy, who trust and love unconditionally, only to discover that they turn into awkward, mouthy, know-it-alls who mature and become the human beings we all know as coworkers, friends, relatives and parents.
A Helping Hand – Schools Volunteers
There is no secret that volunteering activities at the school level enable families to share their time and talents to support the school, teachers, and students. It matters not if volunteers are working at the school, in the classroom or in the community, they are essential to promoting parent involvement and student achievement.
Top 10 Home Business Ideas for Single Parents
There is no doubt these are difficult economic times for all parents but particularly for parents who have only one income. I am a firm believer that single parents must have several streams of income and operating a home-based business is one way to increase your bottom line.
“Meth” Still….The New Drug of Choice
When does it all end? Why is there always some foul drug unleashed to eradicate the family unit? Perhaps it was not done by design; however there are some who would probably argue that point. When it comes to drug abuse everyone, including the user, the parents, the children, the grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, everybody suffers, leaving families confused and fragmented.
Child Support: Social Security Benefits vs. Supplemental Security Insurance
The issue surrounding social security benefits and supplemental security insurance continues to be a major question with custodial and non-custodial parents. Let’s clear up the confusion once and for all. Social Security benefits mainly refers to a field of social welfare concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized needs, including poverty, old age, disability, death, unemployment, involving families with children and others.
Child Support: Avoiding Payments at all Cost
There is no secret that some parents will stop at nothing to avoid paying their child support. There are stories of parents moving to different cities, states and in some instances countries. The mere mention of child support payments will cause a parent to indulge in some unethical behaviors. If you suspect the non-custodial parent is trying to avoid paying their child support obligation there are a few things you can do.
Child Support: An Issue of Concern for Foreign Parents
Let there be no misunderstanding about the union of an American parent and a foreign born national when it comes to children born of that union; the American parent is obligated by law to pay child support for the child, whether they live in the United States or not.