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☆ Instead of spending money on camp or day care, I kept my daughter home this summer. We got more quality time, but it was harder to work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Evan Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We'd been too overwhelmed to track down summer camps and get on registration wait lists, and spots were starting to fill up. AdvertisementNo summer camp, no formal childcare at all. Most day camps in our area run at least $200 for a week (and that's being conservative). AdvertisementTo make matters worse, our daughter just didn't seem overly thrilled about most of the camp options out there. The author kept his daughter home from summer camp or day care this summer.

Persons: Evan Porter Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Atlanta

☆ My kids lived in Slovenia for a year. When we returned to the US I felt reverse culture shock.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'd never left the US until I moved to Slovenia, and I didn't have a passport until I was 28. America has a lot to offer kids too, but I'm so glad my kids experienced a new culture. When I first went to visit my kids' preschool in Slovenia, I accidentally wandered through the kitchen instead of the admin office. Parents in Slovenia attend preschool with kids for 2 weeksMy three-year-old, who was in the older kids' class, started two days after my first visit. In Slovenia, parents attend preschool with children for one or two weeks to help them acclimatize.

Persons: —, Britanny McAnally, I'd, We'd, we'd, don't, we're Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Germany, Slovenia, Tennessee, Nashville, Monterey , California, Slovakia, Italy, Croatia, Ljubljana, America, daycares, California, Nevada, Europe, Vilnius, Lithuania's, Garmisch, Zugspitze

☆ Summer is a money pit for parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The 34-year-old mom of four said most of these summer camps were already paid up front earlier this year. AdvertisementMeanwhile, 23% of parents, among those who reported they'd be paying for summer programs, expected to pay over $1,000 a month per child during the summer. Broadly, 61% of parents with kids under 18 years old said it "feels even more expensive to raise kids in the summer months." Bowling, who lives in LA, sends her children to a Jewish summer camp, which has long been held as an important cultural touchstone in the American Jewish community. "At the Y, we really want to make sure summer camp is accessible for all."

Persons: Paige Connell, Connell, Courtney Alev, Tom Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Alex Mnatsakanov, it's, Mnatsakanov, they'd, they're, Alev, It's, Dana Bowling, Bowling, Lisa Garcia, Garcia, doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, American Camp Association, Camp, Intuit, American Jewish, YMCA Locations: LA, American, Greater New York, she's

☆ My nanny share was more expensive than day care — and more work
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Elliott Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A day care would've been cheaper and we would've done less admin work. At day care, she'd be one of 10 babies in a class, which I (incorrectly) assumed would mean a lower level of care. So yes, if we had been set on using a nanny instead of day care, doing a share would have saved us money. Related storiesBut a nanny share compared to day care? For us, that was the final straw on the big pile of reasons to stop the nanny share.

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☆ I never wanted to have kids in the US. Now, I'm happily raising a toddler in Germany.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Susannah Edelbaum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She ended up getting married and having a baby in Germany but has struggled with a lot of bureaucracy. Germany offers excellent maternity care, including postpartum home visits by a midwife, and down the road, various degrees of subsidized day care — the exact setup varies state by state. But in Berlin both midwives and day care centers are in short supply, according to local news channel RBB24. The author says that Berlin is filled with playgrounds and her toddler always wants to stop and play. Susannah EdelbaumI'm thrilled to be raising a toddler in BerlinDespite the late start, I found a midwife.

Persons: Susannah Edelbaum, —, somethings, That's, I'd, Susannah Edelbaum I'm, who'd Organizations: Service, Kita, Bertelsmann Stiftung Locations: New York, Berlin, Germany, Denmark, hitched, Copenhagen, Ærø, Las Vegas, Kita

☆ Opinion: Right now, I’d rather raise my child in Taiwan than America
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Opinion Clarissa Wei | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

My dad still remembers the anxiety that engulfed the island when the United States cut off diplomatic recognition of Taiwan in favor of the People’s Republic of China in 1979. My parents considered America a safe haven and wanted me to grow up with all its comforts. Of course, comparing the United States and Taiwan this way without acknowledging the nuanced socio-political contexts can be misleading. Clarissa WeiThe biggest shift, then, has been how the people of Taiwan perceive the United States. The United States, on the flip side, is the 131st.

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☆ I'm a mom of 2 and have had a nanny share for 5 years. It makes childcare cheaper, but the logistics can be complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Hillary Bennetts | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A nanny share is when two or more families have one nanny taking care of their kids. Finally, even though you save money compared to a private nanny, shares still tend to be more expensive than larger childcare environments. There are a lot of logisticsYou have flexibility with a nanny share, but that also means you have to sort through logistics. My family loves having a nanny shareAs with most decisions, there are pros and cons to nanny shares. Since we all have different preferences and priorities, whether to move forward with a nanny share will depend on how you personally weigh the pros and cons.

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☆ I'm an American living in Germany. In day care kids here use real utensils and brush their teeth before nap.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Naomi Kaye Honova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As one might imagine, there are a number of significant differences between German daycares and American daycares. AdvertisementThe cost of day care depends on where you liveThe costs for day care differ throughout Germany based on your location. In some areas, day care for children from either ages 1 and up or ages 2 and up is completely free. Another interesting thing is that kids brush their teeth before naptime at German day care — you'll see adorable little toothbrushes all lined up in the bathrooms. I've definitely observed with my own kids how their day care experiences made them more independent at home.

Persons: —, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Germany Germany Locations: American, Germany, German

☆ Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementMindy Wight, CEO of the Squamish development group building Sen̓áḵw, called it "the creation of a modern Squamish village" in an interview with Business Insider. Canada's federal auditor general recently condemned a "distressing and persistent pattern of failure" by federal programs designed to support First Nations housing and infrastructure, among other services. The housing projects aren't the only major developments underway on indigenous land in Canada. There are no housing or infrastructure developments on US tribal land that match the scale of the First Nations projects in Canada. While some Native American tribes have spearheaded significant housing projects, most indigenous-owned land in the US isn't in the most valuable housing markets.

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It would be nice to have a larger apartment, but a larger place would come at a much greater cost. I went from paying a couple hundred dollars a month in rent to around $1,500 to live in the living room of a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. We live in a small apartment that’s in our budgetMy husband and I have lived in the same one-bedroom apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn since 2019. The apartment is under 600 square feet, and the rent is around $3,400 a month. We’d only be able to afford that rent if we cut back in other areas.

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☆ Millennials Are Being Forced Out of Cities and Into Suburbs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Millennial homebuyers aren't just leaving the urban core — they're moving to the farthest reaches of the suburbs. The 'youthification' of cities and far-flung suburbsFor nearly two decades millennials morphed dense, amenity-rich urban neighborhoods across America into exclusive playgrounds for the young and childless. Compared with Gen Xers and baby boomers, a much larger share of millennials moved to cities in their young adulthood — and stayed for longer. The pandemic only steepened a trend that's been ousting millennials from cities for years: rising housing costs in cities. Millennials could help transform suburban sprawl into town-like communities or small cities with more third places and a stronger sense of community, Panova says.

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☆ I moved from the US to Germany 11 years ago. A lot of things have surprised me about living here with my kids.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Naomi Kaye Honova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In Germany, kids are given a lot of independence and they go outside all year. Cargo bikes, which have large baskets or carts, are particularly popular among German families with young kids. In Germany, kids are independent at a young ageGermany has been a culture shock for me when it comes to kids' levels of independence. Preschool isn't super academic focused — and kids learn about taking care of their teethMany kids brush their teeth in German preschools. AdvertisementAnd, in German preschools, kids are taught about dental hygiene.

Persons: I've, —, It's, Elva Etienne Organizations: Service, Child Protective Services Locations: United States, Germany

☆ How concerning is the spike in respiratory illnesses in China? A doctor explains
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Deblina Chakraborty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Hospitals in northern China and Beijing have reported a surge in the number of children with respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia. Why might there be a surge in respiratory illnesses? CNN: How concerning is the spike in respiratory illnesses being reported in China? Dr. Leana Wen: Thus far, based on what we know from WHO, I don’t think the spike in respiratory illnesses should cause global concern. It’s very possible that other areas, especially those with previously strict virus mitigation measures, will see a rise in respiratory illnesses this winter.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, It’s, ”, it’s Organizations: CNN, World Health Organization, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, WHO, People's, Wen, US Centers for Disease Control Locations: China, Beijing, Fuyang, Covid, United States

The requirement could raise wages by as much as $10,000 for Head Start teachers over the next seven years, the agency estimates. Head Start teacher turnover has doubled over the last decade, with the federal government estimating 1 out of every 5 Head Start teachers left their classroom last year. As many as 275,000 infants, toddlers and preschoolers are on waitlists nationwide, according to the National Head Start Association. Taxpayers spend about $12 billion for Head Start to serve roughly 1 million children. Daniel was “jumping up and down” when she read the administration's proposal to raise wages and add heartier benefits for Head Start staff.

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☆ A couple invested $29,500 into buying a soccer franchise in 2018 to start making passive income. They explain how they grew to 2 locations and have done more than $1 million in revenue.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ultimately, they went with Soccer Shots, a children's program that partners with local schools to help kids develop both soccer and life skills. The Halls bought their first Soccer Shots franchise in 2018. They also had to put together a PowerPoint presentation for Soccer Shots' executive team at the headquarters in Pennsylvania. Buying their first Soccer Shots for $29,500 plus additional start-up costsSoccer Shots officially offered the franchise to the Halls in September 2018. On average, they spend one to two hours a week working on Soccer Shots.

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☆ Lebanon daycare abuse prompts alarm as economic despair deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Emilie Madi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BEIRUT, July 12 (Reuters) - The alleged abuse of toddlers at a daycare in crisis-stricken Lebanon has sparked alarm over the physical and emotional wellbeing of children in the country, where a nearly four-year economic meltdown is seeping into all aspects of life. The videos - shot on a mobile phone months ago but only recently circulated on social media - prompted an outcry from parents. Lebanon's health ministry meanwhile said in an online statement on Tuesday that it had shut down the daycare after carrying out a "rapid investigation" into the alleged violence. "This closure is not enough, and the punishment must be a lesson," the statement quoted minister Firas al-Abiad as saying. "That was just the tip of the iceberg, what we saw this week at the nursery," Higgins said.

Persons: Tatiana Tannous Hachem, Hachem, Firas, Ettie Higgins, Higgins, Emilie Madi, Rajaa bint Talal, Maya Gebeily, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Reuters, Internal Security Forces, United Nations, UNICEF, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanon, Beirut

☆ 30-year-old who left the U.S. for Denmark says she's 'much happier' now: 'My salary goes further'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Ilana Buhl | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

She frequently shares on social media the benefits of living in Denmark as an elementary school teacher and mother. Photo: Ilana BuhlOnce we got married, I applied for a family reunification visa in Denmark, which was approved within six months. I had little time for lesson planning, so I had to do it outside of my paid hours. Many Danish people get five weeks of paid vacationWe get a standard five weeks of paid vacation a year, and we use it all. My salary goes furtherA teacher with 10 years of experience in Denmark earns an average salary of $55,805.

Persons: Ilana Buhl, Ilana, Dane Organizations: U.S Locations: Dallas , Texas, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, Texas, U.S, Danish

My family budget has a line item for my income: my paid work as a writer, and my unpaid work as a mom. This budgeting strategy gives my unpaid labor value — it recognizes that I work 12-14 hours a day. This unpaid labor balances out in the expense column, so there's no positive cash flow from it, but it appears on the budget anyway. If stay-at-home parents spoke up more about our monetary value, we might be more accurately seen as aggressively employed. Maybe the judgments would subside if we spoke up more about the monetary value of unpaid childcare, starting at home with our personal budgets.

☆ 3 in-demand side hustles to start in 2023―one pays up to $100 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Side hustles continue to be a popular way for Americans to make some extra cash. Nearly half, 40% of Americans currently have a side hustle, according to a May 2022 Zapier survey of 2,032 U.S. adults. If you're considering picking one up yourself, and 2023 will be your year to start, some gigs may offer more opportunity than others, say experts. "I would classify an entire group of burgeoning side hustles as the 'pandemic hangover side hustles,'" says Angelique Rewers, founder of BoldHaus, a consulting firm that helps small businesses find corporate clients. "They post freelancing gigs for video editing, copywriting, writing, marketing, basically anything that's digital marketing related," they say.

☆ Founder Finances: A comprehensive guide to creating a budget for your business
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This series, "Founder Finances," shares tips on how to allocate money, stabilize your team, and prepare for growth, according to founders who've done it. Read more: Founder Finances: A baker shares the $15K budget she's using to relaunch her business after stepping away to fight cancer. Read more: Founder Finances: How a 30-year-old entrepreneur uses a $2,000 monthly social-media marketing budget to build a thriving side hustle selling loungewear. Read more: Founder Finances: Etsy seller shares the $3,700 monthly budget preparing her business for its busiest quarterCreating company culture in the officeBranden Sewell, the founder of Seal Pro Painting. If you're interested in contributing to Insider's Founder Finances series, please contact Alex York at ayork@insider.com.

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