Parents have a huge financial burden these days when it comes time for their children to go onto higher education. Unless you are proactive in saving and investing, you may find yourself unprepared for the high cost of college tuition.

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It is widely accepted that once children turn the magic age of five that education becomes a public responsibility. Hardly anyone complains about public spending on education.

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More than any other time in history: a majority of Canada’s children are growing up in child care settings. Like other of the world’s richest countries, Canada is engaged in a unprecedented child care transition.

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We all hope that children have good, strong role models who possess the kind of qualities that make our sons and daughters want to be (and become) better people. While there is some variation in every parent’s definition of what it means to be a good person, the following 7 characteristics of a positive role model remain constant.

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When you’re preparing to have children, likely the last thing on your mind is, “How does this affect my taxes?” What you may not know is that while having children increases costs in your household,

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Parents are often the first to suspect their child has a reading problem. An expert alerts parents to some of the earliest indicators of a reading difficulty…what should you look for?

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