Tips On Teaching Kids About Money

How do you teach a three year old about money? What about a newly adopted pre-teen? Stephanie Pyke from MoneyLit talks with Laura Coleman on The Adoption and Fertility Finance Show about how to teach children about human capital.

Stephanie separates jobs into “household jobs we do because we all live here” and “extra jobs”. In her house, the “extra jobs” are an opportunity for children to earn their own money. It’s so hard to get a pret-teen or teen to listen, even when you have fabulous knowledge to teach! Stephanie exposes her kids to books so that they can learn from her in a roundabout way, and she recommends a few great books for teens. 

Laura and Stephanie talk about how to change the money habits of older children, and how to use short and long term goals to teach about delaying gratification. 

Using a physical savings account is more impactful when children are between 3-5 years old, and by about 6-7, they should go out and get a savings account. Stephanie recommends using a mobile app to help them see their savings grow, and they talk about teaching kids about the physical money behind a debit card.

Stephanie’s been using the app Stockpile to teach her kids about investing in stocks. She’s designed her summer program for grades 3-8 to teach children about financial literacy and basic economic concepts. It’s taught locally in Chattanooga, TN, but you can follow her on Facebook for more resources on how to teach kids about money.

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Links Mentioned in the podcast:

Stockpile.com
MoneyLit on Instagram

MoneyLit on Facebook

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