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Our daily blog offers selected news of interest to SmartSAVER’s stakeholders and shines a light on the creative ways that communities are promoting the Canada Learning Bond. Stay up to date, read what others are doing and share your own story.

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IN THE NEWS: November 23, 2016

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Today’s news includes articles about education savings week and financial literacy from various news sources including the CBC News Calgary, the Huffington Post, and The Toronto Observer.

Strangers give away $500 bank accounts daily in #unexpectedexpenses campaign.
CBC News Calgary.  November 23, 2016.

East York children suffer as Toronto remains child poverty capital.
The Toronto Observer. November 22, 2016.

Northerners put ‘first in line’ for jobs with new action plan.
Myyellowknifenow.com. November 22, 2016.

Why You Should Care About Education Savings Week.
Huffington Post.  November 21, 2016.

Books giveaway promote literacy for low-income Niagara kids.
Niagara This Week. November 16, 2016.

Pursuit of economic growth leaving millions of Canadians behind.
Toronto Star Newspaper Ltd. November 22, 2016.

 

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#EveryChildAnRESP Mommy Blogger: Inspiring Our Kids to Chat About Their Future

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This post was originally published on Home with Aneta, October 4, 2016, as part of SmartSAVER’s 2016 #EveryChildAnRESP Back to School campaign. We thank Aneta for participating and amplifying our message to reach more Canadian parents.

When it comes to schooling and careers for my kids I am pretty adamant about my kids thinking about them now. It is never too early and although we know that the actual careers and route they will take is fluid at this point we revisit the topic often.

I found that sitting them down and having “the talk” about what they want to be when they grow up is often met with much resistance. Instead we try to incorporate it through a natural conversation. If there is one way to deter my kids from liking something is to say I like it too, so we usually just try and listen and guide the convo along…

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By Aneta Alaei, creator of Home with Aneta. 

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