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...just that he now looks like those guys who hang around the bar in the sort of New York City restaurant I try to avoid. It's that somebody who thinks he can run the country oughtn't to let other people tell him how to dress. I'm pretty close to believing that a candidate who wants my vote has to campaign in his own clothes...
...rare occasion when Erica or Monica flounders? "If they have trouble, I'm there to help them; their father's there to help them; they can go to a coaching class; we can get them a tutor," says Brenda. "They know they're responsible for their grades and their classwork and their homework, but they also know we're here for them." With parents who support them in their struggles and celebrate their successes, Erica and Monica face the challenges of school with confidence and curiosity. Says Brenda: "They'll make comments like, 'This class is a lot of work...
...reinforce the notion that school is the child's job, Samalin suggests leaving the report card on the child's pillow, so he's the first person to see it. When he brings it to your attention and the grades are good, the message should be not "I'm so proud of you" but "You must be so proud of yourself!" If the grades are poor, Samalin suggests asking, as calmly as possible, "What do you think about this report card?" and then, "What are you going to do about it?"--encouraging your child to come up with specific strategies...
...Gray, Me., gets $25 a month deposited into her iCanBuy account in lieu of an allowance. So far Elisabeth has bought some CDs, pencils and shirts. "I've only been on for a couple months, so I don't have much money saved yet," Elisabeth says. "But I'm thinking about saving some more and maybe donating some to charity." Elisabeth has learned one major financial lesson from her online shopping account: "Once it's in there, it's my money, and I get to decide what I want to do with it. That's cool...
Daly knows that their work, first published last year in England, is hard for some people, particularly nonacademics, to handle. "One thing that has fascinated and puzzled us is the fact that people don't seem to like this finding. I'm not sure what that's about," he says. "Stepfamilies are conflictual. Everyone who studies them knows that. But there's a widespread feeling that somehow to make too big a deal of it or to talk about that too much is exacerbating their problems instead of helping them." Still, he holds his ground. "Single parents might do well...