Parent Resources

Resources

• Allowance and Alternatives (publication) — University of Minnesota Extension — Be consistent with children about earning, spending, sharing, saving, and borrowing money.
• Teaching Children Money Habits for Life (publication) — University of Minnesota Extension — How to teach children about money starting when they are young.
• Reading Makes Cents (curriculum and web resources) — National 4-H — A collection of 53 experiential activities developed around exemplary children's literature that explore ideas, activities, and strategies that help children learn how to earn, save, share, and spend money. Designed for youth in grades 3-5.
• Dollars & Cents for Youth (online parent self-study course) — University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service — Helps parents and other adults teach basic money management principles to children.
• Consumer Savvy (fact sheets and web site) — National 4-H — Youth spend $175 billion annually. Help them become informed and responsible consumers.
• Money on the Bookshelf (online guide) — University of Nevada Cooperative Extension — Read children’s book with your child and use Parent Guides to discuss money.
• Money Sense for your Children (home study) — University of Nevada Cooperative Extension — Lessons: allowances, where money comes from, children and advertising, saving, spending plans.
• How to Raise a Money Smart Child: A Parent's Guide (booklet) — Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy — Includes articles on budgeting, allowances, needs and wants, banking services, savings accounts, ...
• Thrive by Five (web site) — Credit Union National Association and Washington Early Learning Fund — Goal is for children, birth to five, to experience positive early learning.
• Money Savvy Pig® Tales (video) — Money Farm — Learn to make smart money choices: save, spend, donate, and invest.
• Money Savvy Generation (web site) — Helping parents, grandparents and educators teach children how to be smart about money.
• Credit Union National Association (web site) — Premier national trade association serving credit unions. Includes Financial Literacy.

Resources

• Allowance and Alternatives (publication) — University of Minnesota Extension — Be consistent with children about earning, spending, sharing, saving, and borrowing money.
• Family Finances (links) — University of Minnesota Extension — A variety of resources for families and individuals on financial management
• Resource Management for Daily Life (web site) — University of Minnesota Extension — Program for trustworthy education for informed financial decisions
• RentWise (web site) — University of Minnesota Extension — Tenant education certificate program using an active-learning approach.
• Financial Security in Later Life(web site) — University of Minnesota Extension — Proven one-hour workshops and “on-your-own” educational resources for employees at work.
• Getting Through Tough Times (fact sheets) — University of Minnesota Extension — How You Can Help Mom & Dad, Deciding if Teens Should Work, and Helping Children Cope
• Teaching Children Money Habits for Life (publication) — University of Minnesota Extension — How to teach children about money starting when they are young.
• Teen Talk:  I Need to Get a Job (fact sheet) — University of Minnesota Extension — Helps parents talk to teens about working and jobs. One of a series.
• Bank It (web site) — Search Institute and Capital One — Delivers real-world financial topics and tools for teens and parents that make it easier to understand, talk about, and manage money.
• Practical Money Skills for Life (web site) — Visa — Includes resources for parents & teachers, including lesson plans, calculators and games

Also check the items listed on the educator resources page, as many sites have special information just for parents.

Resources

• RentWise (web site) — University of Minnesota Extension — Tenant education certificate program using an active-learning approach.
• Dealing with College Debt (fact sheet) — Minnesota Attorney General — Students can acquire excessive credit card debt and mounting student loans.
• Identity Theft on Campus (fact sheet) — Minnesota Attorney General — Thieves steal personal information: ID card, billing statements, or social security number.