Kids and Cell Phones Part ll - Selecting the Best Cell Phone Plan Last time in What is the Right Age to Give Your Child a Cell Phone? we tried answering the “when” question of kids and cell phones. This week we’ll assume the answer to that question is “now”, and tackle some of the mechanical details that come right after that decision. Phone Types Cell phones have evolved … [Read more...] about Selecting the Best Cell Phone Plan for your Child
Is There Anything Wrong With Painting A Boy’s Toenails Pink?
I heard about a recent brouhaha over a J Crew ad that come out in which a designer has painted her young son's toenails pink. In the ad, designer Jenna Lyons says "Lucky for me I ended up with a baby whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon." Over at Fox News, Dr. Keith Ablow criticized the designer's decision to paint her son's toes pink Dr. … [Read more...] about Is There Anything Wrong With Painting A Boy’s Toenails Pink?
Sesame Street and Teaching Kids About Money – For Me, For You, For Later
Who doesn't like Sesame Street? I grew up watching it and now I watch it with my kids (the little one loves singing Elmo's World). Not only is it fun to watch, but they do a great job of teaching children as well. Sesame Street has teamed up with PNC Bank to produce For Me, For You, For Later - First Steps to Spending. Sharing, and Saving™. The site, part of the … [Read more...] about Sesame Street and Teaching Kids About Money – For Me, For You, For Later
Mentioned in The Consumerist and Links
Exciting times here at Parenting Family Money. So we were out all day at a family event yesterday. Later in the evening I check in on the site to do some work (like this here roundup) and what do I find? The Consumerist mentioned my housecleaning service article. Give it a look: Deciding Whether A House Cleaning Service Is Worth It Give it a look. Awesome stuff! I've had … [Read more...] about Mentioned in The Consumerist and Links
What is the Right Age to Give Your Child a Cell Phone?
Back when my kids were still in elementary school, my wife and I fiercely resisted the trend to provide our kids with cell phones. Admittedly, it was a bit easier to do so just a few years ago when not quite everyone had given a phone to every child over the age of five. As it turned out, we got phones for them a couple of years earlier than we planned on doing so, but a … [Read more...] about What is the Right Age to Give Your Child a Cell Phone?