Press Release - For Release January 23, 2001

TeachingKidsBusiness.com

Business Teaching Tools For Kids

Markham, Canada and Seattle Washington, USA, January 23, 2001

TeachingKidsBusiness.com today announced several unique and creative new business teaching tools for kids.

 The company is launching  "Doodle Away to Ideas", "Improvisation", "Put Your Thinking Hat On" and "Make Your Job The Right Fit"  on their www.teachingkidsbusiness.com website.   Jeff M. Brown, President & CEO says, "these tools are very interesting and will help engage kids to start their learning of business skills and career preparation.  We continue to take a kid's approach to business learning that has a combination of  learning and re-enforcement activities".

The "Doodle Away to Ideas" is an activity that introduces Doodling for creative development, relaxation and idea generation. Brown interviewed a number of professional cartoonist in developing this tool and found that doodling was widely used in generating ideas.  "It is a natural way for kids to develop skills in a fun and engaging way.  We are also involving kids like the ten year old who developed "Doodle Dude" and who has big future plans to create the character as an ambassador of doodling."

The "Improvisation" section has captured the trend of many corporations who are using Improv as a training tool to develop creativity, team work and presentation skills.  The Improv industry was very helpful in guiding Brown to Viola Spolin's work with Improv for children.  "Improv allows kids to develop in many ways in a fun and engaging way.  This is such a natural tool for kids and we will continue to grow it with the many ideas we have in development."

The "Put Your Thinking Hat On" was inspired by the work of Edward de Bono from "Teach Your Child  How To Think". This is a great tool that will benefit kids as they learn to think in a much broader way.  Brown is a firm believer that if we can improve the thinking abilities of kids then we will have empowered them with an amazing skill that will help them succeed in business and life in general.

The "Make Your Job The Right Fit" tool helps kids begin to understand things that are important in finding a job that fits them right.  The idea of JAM (Job Approach Model) is used to develop a thinking  process. Comparisons of job fit and fitting clothes helps relate to the concept. "Hopefully kids will realize that job fit thinking should not be put off until job time. Thinking about job fit helps you understand yourself, what kinds of things you are suited for and skills you will need to develop for your future."

"These tools and the other exciting tools that we are working on demonstrates a number of creative ways that we can reach out to kids at an early age and help prepare them for business."

TeachingKidsBusiness.com is developing to engage and inspire kids at an early age (8 and up) to develop confidence,  business skills and explore career choices.  The website presents "tools", "experiences" and "community involvement" support in a safe, educational, non-pressure, non-commercial and fun way.

For more information, go to the website at www.teachingkidsbusiness.com, email us at: info@teachingkidsbusiness.com, or contact Jeff M. Brown directly, by phoning 905-830-9936.