Our financial consultants say you should have one plan for each child if you have multiples, mainly because if all of the kids attend college at the same time, you will be making withdrawals at the same time and you cannot withdraw from one plan for […]
All animals grow up and leave the nest. They go through their playful phase, practice adulthood, and then are on their own. Human children just play longer and their parents worry more. When children are ready for college, parents want that last time at home to […]
Electronic cigarettes are used by both smoking and nonsmoking teens, and are associated with drinking and other risky behaviors, a new study finds.
“We found that e-cigarette access is strongly related to alcohol use in teenagers,” said study author Karen Hughes. She is a professor of behavioral […]
Many parents allow their kids to take a little sip of their beer or wine from time to time, but it’s not a good idea according to a new report.
The study involved surveys of 561 middle school students in Rhode Island over a three-year period. A little under a […]
Are you constantly checking your phone for messages during dinner? A new study finds that mothers’ use of cellphones and other devices during meals was tied with 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children.
“This study documents what […]