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The life-long benefits of teaching children good money habits make it well worth the effort. Children who are not taught these lessons pay the consequences for a lifetime. It provides an overview of the topic as well as teaching suggestions for addressing earning, spending, borrowing, sharing, and saving. It also includes a quick self-evaluation and developmental charts that discuss specific teaching activities parents can do for kids at different age levels. This resource would be an invaluable tool for parents and would make a great “give away” for schools, parent educators, and other service providers.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Using a Consistent Approach
• Teaching Children About Money
• How Children Receive Money
• Teaching Money Concepts
  • Earning Teaches...
  • Teaching Aids for Earning
  • Spending Teaches...
  • Teaching Aids for Spending
  • Borrowing Teaches...
  • Teaching Aids for Borrowing
  • Sharing Teaches...
  • Teaching Aids for Sharing
  • Saving Teaches...
  • Teaching Aids for Saving
• How Are You Doing?
• Developmental Chart
  • Preschoolers
  • Early Elementary
  • Middle Elementary
  • Early Teens
  • Middle/Late Teens
• References

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