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By: Rebecca Post, Guest Blogger

As another school year draws to a close, your children will be taking exams and completing final projects. You may assume that your child would never cheat, but you may also be aware of Americans’ shifting values around cheating. It seems that even some educators cheat. Most recently, 35 educators in the Atlanta Public Schools were indicted for falsely improving students’ test scores. Read more >>

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Talk about money with your kids when the conversations are easy and when they’re tough. When we talk about money with our kids, we teach them how to think about money and how to make positive choices.

Letting your kids be responsible for their own outcomes (even if they’re not necessarily what you want) is challenging, but remember that empowerment is important.

If you expect your teenager to pay for part or all of her further education after high school graduation, be clear about that and look together for ways she can earn that money.

Model healthy, supportive friendships for your children.

Little boys like mine need to move their bodies, to explore and wrestle and chase each other around. They need to shake the ants out of their pants, and city life just doesn't allow for it.

Encourage kids to slow down their spending. For example, if your son gets a gift card or earns cash, try to get him to hold on to it for a while. Help him develop ways to save and to be more intentional about what he spends his money on.

When you feel overwhelmed by the role you play as a parent, remember that you’re not alone in raising your children—they need other caring adults and relatives, too.

I thought it would be great if my children enjoyed watching the films I liked. I was right, until I pushed my luck.

Encourage kids to save money by placing some of their funds in a safe place, such as a savings account, a piggy bank, or a wallet that is meant only for savings.

"Seesaw marriage" means taking turns. But waiting for your time in either the dominant parent or the career-focused parent role can feel more like a tug of war.

At your next family meal, go around the table, each sharing one challenge and one accomplishment from the week.

To be a drunk was one thing. A drunk mommy? That, I decided, was my rock bottom.

Encourage your kids to save for things like a new bike or a concert ticket—and in the long term, for expenses like college tuition or a car. Having a savings goal makes the budgeting process more real and tangible.

Both working parents are equally in need of child care. So why do I suddenly think of my salary as paying that bill?

Standing in the hospital, surveying her former babysitter's newborn son, my daughter declared him so tiny — like she had been, she said, when she "came out of your tummy." But she didn't, and she knows it.

Teach your kids that everybody has personal values, even though others’ may be different from their own.

By: Vicki Bohling

My name is Vicki and I’m a mean mom. Not all the time, mind you, but I apparently have it “in me”.

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Introduce your kids to adults who have solid financial skills. Ask the adults for tips they’ve learned for managing their money well—and some of the traps to avoid.

If you pay a nanny or baby sitter more than $1,800 a year, you are required to be paying employment taxes.