Home Bev and Phil Haas We didn’t make wise financial decisions early on as a couple and now that we have kids we don’t want them growing up and making the same mistakes. How should we begin to teach our kids about managing money? According to Charles Schwab & Company’s recent online survey, many parents […]
Anxiety about the future
Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas My young son seems very sensitive about world events and has begun to personalize them. Now he worries that something disastrous is going to happen to us. What can I do to reassure him? Like adults, children have all sorts of strong feelings about what is happening around […]
What was he thinking?
Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas Our sixth grade son is intellectually gifted but based on his behavior you wouldn’t know it. He’s not mean spirited, but he just doesn’t think and keeps getting into trouble at school. Last year he brought a knife to school to show his friends. Recently he was suspended […]
Is preschool right for my child?
Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas I took the advice of friends and enrolled our 3-year-old daughter in preschool with their children, but now I’m having doubts about the decision. Is it really that important for a child to have this “jump” before entering kindergarten? I’m not even sure this is the right preschool […]
Mistakes or opportunities?
Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas A couple we know have perfect children—or so it seems to us. Unlike our kids, their kids rarely get into trouble and always do what their parents say. Where did we go wrong? Let’s begin by acknowledging no child is perfect regardless of how it may appear […]
