Kids are natural entrepreneurs. They have big ideas and the ability to think outside the box when it comes to taking that big idea to market. Continue reading
Kids are natural entrepreneurs. They have big ideas and the ability to think outside the box when it comes to taking that big idea to market. Continue reading
The best parenting advice I ever received was to read to my children. I read to both my girls for as long as they would allow me. We read almost every night. Continue reading
A few years ago our daughters, Allison and Amanda, then ages 12 and 13, began receiving credit offers in the mail. At first I laughed, thinking it was absurd that a middle school child would be receiving such offers. Then I started to wonder why. Continue reading
Right after my girls were born, we applied for a Social Security number for each of them, just as the law required. We had no choice, of course.
The Internal Revenue Service requires parents to obtain a Social Security number for a child before the age of one if they want to claim their child as a tax deduction. News reports of the increase in children’s identify theft cases made me wonder if my own girls were at risk. I have filled in their social security number on many forms. Was this a cause for concern? Not really, said Linda Foley, founder of the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center. However, it’s wise to keep your eyes open for red flags. Flags could be getting a credit card bill in your child’s name when you have not opened one for them or receiving collection agency calls for your child.