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Sometimes less is more when it comes to parental involvement, say the experts. "We have to separate our children's responsibilities from our own," advises Nancy Samalin, author of Loving Your Child Is Not Enough. "If you're more involved in your child's report card than he is, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: First-Term Report | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

In today's global village, observes David Johnston, the president of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, "borders are less and less barriers and more and more invitations." Those who accept may find they learn as much from living in a new country as they do in their classes. Attending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: College Abroad | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

For 11-year-old Carolyn Cross of Palo Alto, Calif., shopping online is way cooler than your average trip to the mall, and for one very important reason: "You don't have to get your parents to drive you, which they, like, never do," she says. Carolyn's dad Peter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Electronic Allowances | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

These aren't big-ticket items, and the shoppers are incredibly cost-conscious. (Wouldn't you be if your disposable income came from babysitting twice a week?) But Internet entrepreneurs and marketers are attracted to the potential of the teen consumer: teens control or influence $457.9 billion in consumer spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Electronic Allowances | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

Still, not everyone is happy about the move txzo make e-shoppers out of kids. "By bringing shopping into the home, you're giving your kids a chance to spend instantaneously and impulsively," says Betsy Taylor, executive director of the Center for a New American Dream, a nonprofit group that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Electronic Allowances | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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