| When I was young I was considered rather stylish | | | | sets at an early age? Why isn't a foundation being |
| and I think I had really good taste in clothing. Of | | | | set for them to build upon as they mature? Let's |
| course back then I was a tall, thin brunette. Now, I | | | | face it, this is the one thing they are really going to |
| am a short, chunky grey haired person. Sometimes I | | | | need as adults. |
| don't even recognize the person I am looking at in | | | | Kids in business is not a new concept and there are |
| the mirror. The looking really swift thing does not | | | | many kids who are successful young entrepreneurs. |
| really matter to me any more as long as I am neat, | | | | These kids are fortunate to have parents who have |
| clean and somewhat color coordinated. It's funny | | | | the foresight to prepare them for the real world. |
| how priorities in life seem to change with age. | | | | There are products on the market that teach kids |
| I now have grandchildren, and I now have more time | | | | these skills that they are not getting in school and I |
| to think and reflect. My grandchildren are a blessing, | | | | cannot understand why parents are reluctant to |
| but I do worry about them and their futures. This | | | | offer this training at an early age. We unintentionally |
| seems to be a much more difficult world than when I | | | | do our kids a disservice by not fully preparing them |
| was growing up. There is so much competition and | | | | for the future. |
| every thing seems to be moving so fast. Will they be | | | | Entrepreneurship isn't limited by age. In fact, the best |
| able to survive when they get out into the real | | | | time to gain business acumen is when kids are young, |
| world? I am concerned. | | | | not just when they reach college age or beyond. Are |
| I see what they are learning in school and I am | | | | you preparing your child for the reality of what |
| impressed, but there seems to be one thing that is | | | | adulthood brings? Are you going beyond the |
| lacking. Yes, they can spot a Picasso, recognize | | | | traditional school curriculum and giving your child |
| Beethoven's 5th and know all the rules of soccer, but | | | | relevant knowledge and skills sets they are sure to |
| they seem to have no clue how to earn a living. Why | | | | use throughout their life? |
| aren't our children being taught basic business skill | | | | |