"At first, it was hard getting the kids on board," Cheryl says. "But after losing my mother at a very young age, I'm very up-front and honest with them."

“一开始孩子们很难接受，”Cheryl说，“但是由于我很小就失去了母亲，我对他们非常开诚布公和坦白。”

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I've had success in getting my kids on board, at least a little bit, with a lot of what I do, and I've also had success in letting them live their lives differently than I lead mine.

我已经成功得到我的孩子们的支持，哪怕是一点点。我也成功地让他们拥有自己的生活，有别于我主导我自己的生活。

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Kids see that list of colleges every time they walk by the guidance office: it's written on a 10-foot board to give students inspiration, the school's director says.

孩子们每天都经过列表上列出的大学的保卫办公室。这被写在了一块10英尺的板上以便给学生鼓励，学校的主人说。

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Leslie Tobakos, mother of two college-aged kids, compared apples to apples on tuition, room and board and fees by making a spreadsheet to track the bottom line for each school.

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The Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star resort put a lot of thought into designing the kid oasis the oceanfront facility is adjacent to the Coliseum Pool (away from adults), where kids lean back on beanbag chairs while playing Wii or one of many board games.

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He decided to focus on board games instead because "I cared more about having work my kids could relate to, " he explains.

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