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Saturday Reading # 5 « Vik Dulat - Success, Money & Self-Improvement — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:05:22 +0000

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By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:42:41 +0000

Hi, Great post although things are considerably different here in the UK. One thing I think is helpful (although I only have tiny tots at the moment) is the idea of preparing them for independent living and managing their expectations of what life will be like at college. Talk as much as you can about cooking, shopping, laundry, etc., and also who they will turn to in times of trouble. Some of this might be stuff you talk about all the time anyway, but the move to independent living is a big one and a bit of preparation can go a long way. Or am I stating the obvious?

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:18:44 +0000

#Paul L’Acosta→
Good point. Very good point. Thanks for adding it!
Back in my day we didn’t even have chat … come to think of it, we didn’t even have laptops, and Comp Sci was a class that went through some punch cards … things have changed for the better, that’s for sure.

By: Paul L'Acosta

Paul L'Acosta — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:06:20 +0000

Hi Ron,
Very interesting checklist for future professionals and their parents. But where do you fit “Dump your MySpace and create a FaceBook profile”? I think it’s very important for the upcoming member of society to have ready a network he/she could turn to when in need! I know I’d have appreciate it in college (but we only had “chat”)…