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Brrrrring! The alarm goes off, and another day crammed with classes, sports, homework, appointments and sometimes jobs begins. Benjamin Franklin, no squanderer of time, would be impressed by the schedules kept by today's children. But the hectic pace takes its toll. With their kids' lives carved up into blocks of time for soccer, scouts and homework, what should parents do--and not do--to help them manage their time...
...intense pressure, and that is when parents need to step in. Caitlin Nish, 17, of Westfield, N.J., baby-sits 2 hr. every day, tutors three students in math 3 to 6 hr. a week, plays sports, belongs to clubs and edits an award-winning high school newspaper. She does homework for 6 hr. till 1:30 a.m. "Sometimes I am about to break into tears," she says. "Just having my mother put her arm around me and say that it's O.K., that I am doing fine and should not give up is all I need to get back...
...neighborhood is anyone's guess. Meanwhile, demand is building as more Americans get spoiled by fast Web access at work. They would love to have the same thing at home--for online investing, say, or helping the kids find video clips of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches for their homework...
...sheet and shows current rates (including points) for lenders in each state; Bank Rate Monitor bankrate.com for current rates; E-loan eloan.com and Lending Tree lendingtree.com for comparing options. The last two sites allow you to apply for a loan online. But I think once you've done some homework, it's best to turn to a good mortgage broker. I like having someone to make sure I've considered all options, and who will use his relationship with lenders to push along the process. Your broker may be able to cut your costs and hassle time by getting your...
Even outside the recruiting process, the Web page has a list of non-recruiting companies to which students apply directly. These companies, however, require applicants to do a little more homework, finding out for themselves what each company requires...