Should Teens Contribute To Saving for Education?
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Should Teens Contribute To Saving for Education?
“While some parents may struggle with feelings of guilt or shame in not being able to afford to pay for college, it is important to practice self-compassion and understand there…
How to Teach Your Kids to Delay Gratification and Why It Matters
If you want your kids to be financially successful later in life, you may want to teach them delayed gratification. Joyce Marter was recently interviewed about the benefits of delayed…
Parents Are Quitting Social Media For the Holidays and Not Looking Back
If seeing other people’s picture-perfect depictions of life on social media is enough to send you spiraling, then you are not alone! This can be triggering, especially if you’re coming…
Emotionally Immature Parents: Signs and How to Cope
Emotional maturity and emotional intelligence involve self-awareness, empathy, and emotional self-regulation as well as conscious communication, collaboration, creative problem solving, and effective conflict resolution. When we work on ourselves through…
20+ Signs of Emotionally Immature Parents
The phrase “emotionally immature parent” is used to describe parents who are unable or unwilling to support their children emotionally. These parents can be controlling, demanding, and unreliable. They may…
How to Raise Financially Responsible Children
There are many different ways to approach money with kids. Some people say having children earn money is good while others may suggest that it creates the wrong incentive. Beyond…
THE ULTIMATE PREGNANCY MONTH-BY-MONTH SAVINGS GUIDE
If you know you’re going to need extra money for your baby fund, now is a great time to consider new sources of income that might work well with your…
Your Beliefs About Money Are Affecting Your Kids
According to Joyce Marter of Psychology Today, children develop underlying beliefs about money based on early life events. Unfortunately, these beliefs, or “money scripts” as many experts call them, usually…
How to Talk with Your Partner About Money
If you know you’re going to need extra money for your baby fund, now is a great time to consider new sources of income that might work well with your…
How To Handle Tricky Matters That Come Up When Kids Ask You for Charity Donations
Joyce Marter, a licensed psychotherapist and author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life, recommended preparing a short and sweet response to have on…