Showing posts with label household. Show all posts
Showing posts with label household. Show all posts
Friday, September 18, 2015
How to Make Money Over Spring Break (10 Steps)
Drive your classmates home for cash. If you've got wheels and need to travel a great distance to get back to your hometown, you're in luck if you pass through cities where other students want to visit, but don't have a ride. Post on your college's ride-sharing board and score some cash for the chauffeur service.
Babysit. Have your parents put out the word that you're available to watch the neighbors' children over spring break. If your school's spring break coincides with the public school spring break, chances are parents will be eager for childcare. You can even set up a 'camp' at your parents' house with a few friends and watch several groups of children at once.
Work odd jobs. Offer a handyman an extra set of hands and earn money painting, hanging curtains, re-grouting showers and doing other household tasks. A working knowledge of these skills will, of course, be necessary.
Check with local stores and restaurants to see if they need temporary help while you're in town. If you used to work at a retail establishment over the summer or when you were in high school, this is a good place to start looking.
Detail cars in your neighborhood. For a few hours of scrubbing down cars and cleaning out their interiors, you'll earn a handful of tens, at least. Experience with this type of work is a plus, but if you've always cared for your own car like it was a baby, you'll probably be a natural.
Sign up for temp work. Contact a temp agency like Office Team or Kelly and take a skills test. Soon you'll find yourself answering phones, typing and filing your way to next semester's room and board.
Take surveys. Signs up with research firms to give opinions on new soft drinks, deodorants and other in-development products. The 18 to 24 year old market is in high demand, so you'll be a hot commodity.
Work for your parents. Tell them you need to make money and ask them if they have any odd jobs for you. Perhaps the receptionist has gone on vacation at your mother's office or your dad's willing to pay you to help him repair the roof or alphabetize all of the books in his study.
Sell your stuff on Ebay.com. If you've got designer clothes and accessories that you don't wear anymore, or a PlayStation you no longer have time for now that you're in college, make some money by hawking it online.
Sell your genes. Donate sperm or eggs. Baby-making is serious business, even if you'll never meet the baby personally, but it can earn you lots of money for very little effort.
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
How to Earn a Child's Respect (7 Steps)
Draw boundaries to separate you as the adult decision-maker in the home from your child and his friends. Be friendly, but don't treat your child as your friend. Keep in mind that kids need adults to accept the role of parent, recommends psychologist, Jim Taylor, according to 'Psychology Today.' Host play dates for your children and plan activities with peers so you can establish peer friendships of your own to model respectful adult relationships for your children.
Respect your child's personal space, privacy, opinions and temperament while also teaching your child the household rules of behavior. Even young children like to have special personal items and a personal space such as a toy box reserved for play items. Ask before using these things to help teach your child respect for the belongings of others.
Model respect for members in the community by talking politely to people -- even when you may not agree with the person. Teach your child to respect people, regardless of differences in beliefs, ethnicity and ability.
Demonstrate respect for your parents and grandparents and model the behavior you'd like to see your children use with you as the child ages. Allow parents and grandparents special privileges at family gatherings as the elders, and make a point of asking them to talk about family history and heritage.
Make time to be with your child to enjoy activities together so he can learn to appreciate what parents do to keep him safe and comfortable. Discuss your work with your child and explain the details when your job takes you away from him.
Listen to your child. Avoid immediately accepting viewpoints about his behavior or actions from others, and praise him when he acts respectfully to you or others.
Establish a set of home rules, and be fair and consistent in enforcing these regulations with your child. Uneven and inconsistent enforcement frequently makes your child view your disciplinary actions as personal and vindictive, rather than a learning opportunity to keep him from harm. Fair application teaches respect for the rules and for the rule enforcer.
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teaching,
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