Education. help your child build skills during the summer months with continuing education

where he can hone his inner Van Gogh and

channel his energy into something other than video games and candy. Better yet, if your child thinks he is the next Einstein,

enroll him in a chemistry continuing education class where he can practice the latest experiments under the close supervision

of a real life scientist.

The opportunities to engage your child in education and positive activities during the summer is endless, as long as your

child is a willing participant. If he is adamant that he does not want to participate in anything that does not involve

sitting on the couch or lounging by the pool, let him know that his choices now will affect everything in his future life:

from his future allowance increases to the colleges he can choose from in the future.

He may not react to the college part now, depending on his age, but he will most likely recognize the importance of his

decisions when his allowance is involved! You can use this as a powerful bargaining chip when discussing summer continuing

education options.

This will pay off for you in the future. Your child will no doubt come to you one day and thank you for the extra push you

gave him on his educational path. He will understand how important it was when he realizes how far ahead of his peers he is

and how many more options he will have in his life resulting from the summer continuing education classes