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How do you get kids ready to become entrepreneurs? Journal Report Read the complete Small Business report. The classic answer, of course, is the lemonade stand: Encourage your kids to start a homespun business instead of just bugging you for money. But entrepreneurs and educators say the real solution goes much deeper than that. There are crucial psychological traits an entrepreneur needs to succeed, they say, and parents should help kids develop them at every opportunity. Here's a look at those attributes-and how to foster them.

"Giving kids' allowances raises lots of questions for parents: How much to pay? Should the money be tied to chores - and if so, which ones? Can the kids spend the money freely, or must they save part of it?"

Undeniably, most of us have witnessed kids crying and struggling to go to school. For the first few days these scenes seem very normal to many parents. But we never realise that this fear can actually affect kids' ability to learn and make friends.

Kids attending a preschool franchise for toddlers learn to make choices. They are also able to distinguish between different colors, objects, alphabets, numbers, seasons, festivals etc. In fact seeing other kids do things also encourages them to be participative and being able to achieve success in doing the things that are taught helps inculcate confidence in a child.

One of my favorite Millennials is graduating from college next month, and it occurs to me that he, like millions of others from the so-called Godless Generation, could benefit from some sage counsel before entering the workforce.So while the world may view us crusty Gen-Xers as all but done, holding on for dear life while awaiting our sure and inevitable Millennial takedown (or is it shakedown?), I say "Bah! You've still got lots to learn from us, kids."For example…Follow Instructions. Getting ahead at work is nearly impossible if you can't follow instructi

"Taking time off work when your kid gets the flu or chicken pox is usually a routine matter. But how do you explain your time-off needs if your teen - or spouse or partner -becomes too depressed to get out of bed, or your child becomes too anxious to go to school? Helping out a troubled loved one in such cases poses a dilemma, because the stigma placed on mental illness forces most people to keep it a secret. Yet a new survey shows people are taking off a surprisingly large amount of work time for this purpose. Some 41% of working adults took from four to nine days off work in the past year to deal with a mental-health issue of their own, or of a friend, family member or co-worker, says a recent survey of 669 working adults by Workplace Options."

It's long been known that high-powered careers can hamper or delay women's plans to have children. But a new study suggests the challenges loom especially large for women of Generation X.

Recently, I held a focus group with 12 college students - juniors and seniors. The discussion was around their experiences with college career centers…and it was fascinating. I'm not kidding.

One of the best things about an #internationalpreschoolfranchise is its curriculum. Early education forms the foundation of a child's personality and helps the child to grow socially, physically and emotionally.

Starting a kindergarten business is a good idea as it is not so difficult to start and assures good earning. Moreover, there is another side of this business and that is helping kids get prepared for their bright future.

As a business preschool franchise chain is becoming a popular one. With the rise in the number of young population, the demand of preschools is also rising high. Every parent wants to start early when it comes to education to give the kids the best they can get.

The #bestschoolfranchise for playschools are those that maintain an optimum ratio of 1:10 so that the teacher is able to provide individual attention to all kids under her care.

Are you above 40? Want to start afresh? Are you now free to focus on your career? Love kids? Then why miss the opportunity to work amongst them! And on the brighter side this play school franchise business is proving to be a very lucrative option.

The recession is driving home a bitter truth about the 21st-century job market: A tidy, linear path to a secure career is increasingly hard to find.

I do. I worked in my family business-a funeral home. From the time I was five, my parents found ways for me to "help out." My first responsibility was to collect broken flowers from funeral sprays so my mother could easily vacuum. It might sound morbid-but it was a way for my parents to spend time with me, instead of dropping me off with a baby sitter. And I learned some invaluable lessons about work ethic along the way.

Growing up on a ranch in Iowa, Jessica Utesch spent many a long afternoon mucking out manure. But she was surprised when she came home from college to take a summer job at the ranch-and her dad handed her a shovel.