LifeSkills Point

If your student has grand plans for making money this summer but isn't really sure how to get started -- or maybe you just really want them to have a lifelong mindset of asking great questions and taking initiative -- then check out our LAUNCH LAB Entrepreneur Summer Camp.

Taking place June 22-26 at Young Chefs Academy of Tomball and July 27-31 at Church Project North County. Sign up today at lifeskillspoint.com to reserve your spot - we can't wait to see you there!

Young Chefs Academy of Tomball Church Project North County

The last week of June is fast approaching! Have you got your summer camps lined up? 😳

✅ Join us for LAUNCH LAB Entrepreneur Summer Camp June 22-26 over at Young Chefs Academy Tomball for ages 10+ to learn REAL LIFE entrepreneur mindset, marketing skills and more. Develop an idea and pitch it to a real audience at the end!

Your emerging entrepreneur will come out with skills they can use over the summer...and for life! Sign up at lifeskillspoint.com 🤩

Young Chefs Academy of Tomball

What is an "entrepreneur mindset"? 🧐

Entrepreneurship is usually talked about in terms of small-business owners, but an entrepreneur mindset is more than just that. It's...

✅ a problem-solving attitude.
✅ a determination to identify needs.
✅ creativity for deriving solutions.
✅ innovation for imagining possibilities for new realities.

Psst! Want your child to learn more about entrepreneur mindset? Check out our summer camp offerings at lifeskillspoint.com! 🤩

Happy Memorial Day! While you are (hopefully) enjoying some time off today, your thoughts might turn to summer plans. Sign up today for our LAUNCH LAB ENTREPRENEUR SUMMER CAMP! Two different sessions available.

Use code LLMEM26 for a discount today through Wednesday!

Announcement 👀

SUMMER CAMP 😎 is now up for registration! Visit us at lifeskillspoint.com to register for our Entrepreneur Camp for creative minds age 10 and up! Last full week of June and July both! Check out location and times for the two sessions and other details on our site.

First up June 22-26 is hosted at Young Chefs Academy of Tomball and we can't wait to be there! Check out their amazing offerings for cooking classes while you're at it, too.

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What's that, you say? Haven't filled your SUMMER weeks with enough FUN yet!?!?

Sign up for our LAUNCH LAB - the best 5-day entrepreneurship summer camp out there! From 9-12 every day June 22-26, your teen will gain real-life business skills from local entrepreneurs. They will launch their business idea and learn about problem-solving, marketing, and more!

Sign up at lifeskillspoint.com. Space is limited to only 18 students!

Why can't your straight-A student tell a "Need" from a "Want"?

Hey parents, are you frustrated with your teen's spending habits?

Here’s the truth most schools don’t teach:
❌ Academic success doesn’t automatically build financial wisdom.

We meet brilliant students every week who can solve complex equations, but can’t clearly explain the difference between a need and a want!

❌ Not because they’re careless - it's because no one ever taught them how money decisions actually work in real life.

The gap between classroom success and real-world money skills is serious. And helping your child avoid debt or build savings? That usually starts at home, not at school.

💡 Grades prepare kids for TESTS.
💡 Financial skills prepare them for LIFE.

✅ That’s the missing piece.

👉 Want to help your teen build real-world money confidence (not just report-card success)?

Let’s start the conversation early, before costly mistakes happen. ❤️⭐

Follow us / Link in bio to get started!

RESUME BUILDING WORKSHOP
Ages 13-17
Wed. Apr. 1, 5:30-6:30
KEVIN BRADY LIBRARY

Hey, parents of teens! We have another free workshop at Brady Library-MCMLS this Wednesday. Parents + teens attend TOGETHER so you can take home the info and continue the conversation!

Parents of past workshops have given overwhelmingly positive feedback! Join us for this important step in your child's preparation for "real life," which sneaks up all too soon rather than later.

Sign up directly with the library to register for a spot:
https://montgomeryco-southregional-tx.whofi.com/calendar/event/1313282/

No fooling, we promise! :)

Parents, do you know about the site "Money as You Grow"? This page has good resources for financial conversations at home, ideas for books to read together, and financial topics with age-appropriate suggestions. Check it out!
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/money-as-you-grow/

Story from Anh today!

One day, my nephew confessed he blew through his monthly allowance on Robox’ skins without noticing. "It didn't feel like I was spending that much!"

And that’s when it clicked.

Our kids are growing up tapping screens, clicking buttons, watching numbers move. But money to them is too abstract. Just...meaningless numbers.

That’s when I went old school with my kid. If money doesn't feel real, spending doesn't feel real either. We switched to cash only for one month. Physical bills, counting it out, watching it leave his hands.

And everything changed!

Suddenly, he could SEE his money disappearing. He started thinking twice before buying. He asked, "Do I really need this?" He even started saving without me nagging him.

Here's what I learned: digital-native kids NEED hands-on experience with physical currency to truly understand value.

You can't "feel" a number on a screen decrease. But you can feel your wallet getting lighter.

Cash isn't old people's money. It's teaching money. And our teens need it - even if it's just for practice.

Sometimes the oldest tool is still the best one. 💛 (Psst! It's one of the reasons we practice with "play" cash money in our programs at LSP.)

💬 Are you struggling with the same problem with your teen?