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Misleading Your Kids Through These 4 Behaviors

by Farai | Sep 11, 2018 | Smart Parenting

Did you know that by saying certain things in the name of demonstrating love and care, you pretty much will be misleading your kids? Or, did you know that there are a multitude of things we parents do as we raise our kids that effectively amount to us lying to them?...

Why I Paid $20 For 4 Cups Of Lemonade Sold By Kids On My Street

by Farai | Aug 31, 2018 | Kid Entrepreneurship

I think you’d agree that paying $5 for a cup of lemonade is a bit too much right? True in most cases but not when the cup was being sold by kid entrepreneurs. So the other day I was driving my daughter and her friends to the movie theater as part of her birthday...

Why Its Important For Parents to Raise Adults, Not Kids

by Farai | Aug 13, 2018 | Smart Parenting

Did you know that the mistake of not raising adults but kids is the reason why many parents go through the pain of watching their adult children struggle in life? Or why the emotional anguish by a parent who has to accommodate a 25 year old child moving back into...

20 Ways To Instill A Solid Work Ethic In Your Kids

by Farai | Aug 5, 2018 | Smart Parenting

What’s the one thing that is common in all people who achieve greatness in the arts, business, pro sports, music, religion, philanthropy, leadership, acting or whichever life pursuit you can name under the sun and moon? An insane work ethic, that’s what. The...

Smart Parents Don’t Mislead Their Kids Into Thinking They Are Special

by Farai | Aug 1, 2018 | No Bullsh*t Parenting, Smart Parenting

Did you know that as a smart parent you seriously hurt your kid’s chances of developing kindness,a strong work ethic, compassion, the will to win and drive to become the best he or she can be if you raise him or her to believe that he or she is special? 🤔 And...

Why Teaching Kids Not To Leave Pee On A Toilet Seat Will Make Them Successful Adults

by Farai | Jul 30, 2018 | Smart Parenting

Have you ever gone into a toilet at a friend’s house, a relative’s house or at the mall and came out with the smart parenting urge to give it to whoever was the last person to use that toilet because they left their pee on the seat? Or worse still they did...

33 Things Smart Parents Teach Their Kids That Stupid Parents Don’t

by Farai | Jul 22, 2018 | Smart Parenting

Ever wondered why some kids grow up into adulthood with above average grit, work ethic, determination and the drive to win? Or why some teens as they transition into adulthood seem to be better prepared than their peers to face the harsh realities of life and the...