About Parenting Teens: Money Saving Tips

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Parenting Teens Parenting Teens Teens Today High School 101 Fall/Halloween From Denise Witmer, your Guide to Parenting Teens Money Saving Tips: Taking Leftovers for Lunch School lunches are often thought of as a affordable meal for families to purchase, but that isn't necessarily so. High schools that offer nutritional items like a salad bar, do so at a price. Parents who need to offset that cost, even for just a few days a week, can by sending their teens in with leftovers from their family meals. But before this will happen, you need to do a bit of planning as your teen is not going to bring just any old leftovers to school. When creating a dinner meal plan for the week, plan on a day or two of portable foods your teen finds 'yummy'. My daughter enjoys pasta salad. Therefore, I make one every other week as a side dish to a meal. She takes the salad leftovers to school for lunch and is very happy with the deal. A teen who brings one lunch from home a week can save you $90 to $120 a year! More: Teens and Money Articles and Resources | Parenting Teens Contracts: Teen Spending Follow the About.com Parenting & Family's Thrifty Thursday Parenting Quiz - Is your teen over-scheduled? Many teens take on too much without knowing that they are doing so. they sign up to be in a club one day, join a sport the next and then expect to have time for their part time job and homework. Is your teen over scheduled? Find out now. Parenting Troubled Teens Parenting trouble teens can seem like an impossible task, but parents can help at-risk youth become successful adults. Here you will find resources to help you identify and find help for your teens on behaviors like drinking, drug use, sex, violence, running away, and more. Family Therapy for Troubled Teens: Getting Started How to find a family therapist, get family members to agree to participate and prepare for the initial session of family therapy for a teen. Parenting of Adolescents Ads Help for Depression Parenting Adolescent Defiant Teenagers Raising Teenagers Teenage Behavior Featured Articles Crafts, Projects and Ideas for Teens What is Youth At-Risk Behavior? Real Parenting Questions What Do I Do If My Teen Lies to Me? Family Life Setting Limits and Rules   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Denise Witmer Parenting Teens Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting Teens newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads How to Get Your Teen into College Is your teen confident? Find out now! How to Raise a Drug-Free Teen Help Your Teen Handle Peer Pressure Learn to Talk to Your Teen in 5 Days Advertisement