I received a message from a mom this week asking at what age she should start talking to her own kids about money.  Here’s my advice:

The child development experts tell us that a child’s money habits are established by age 13 - so start teaching early - and long before 13!
 
From birth, you need to “set the stage” and spark your child’s interest in money: (more…)

When was the last time you read as a family? It’s one of the best ways to spend quality time together and to strike up some meaningful conversations. (more…)

School is out and summer is here. Whether your teens are working to build up their savings, or running around at a summer camp, it’s never a bad idea to encourage them to keep reading. (more…)

The best parenting advice I ever received was to read to my children. Rather than going to a pricey bookstore, I made twice weekly trips to our local library. (more…)

Michelle Singletary, Color of Money columnist for the Washington Post, recommends our Millionaire Kids Club books as a great way to teach kids about money. Read about how her own two kids loved these books!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040400076.html

In my last post I talked about it not being too late to start teaching your teen about money management. But I’ve been asked again and again if children in grades K-4 are too young to absorb the concepts of personal finance. (more…)

Someone recently asked me if it was too late to teach her 13-year old son the concept of save, spend, donate, and invest even though she and her husband had provided for him financially all his life. Here’s my advice. (more…)

The best part of being on the CBS evening news with Katie Couric is all the people you hear from who were watching. Just today, I received a great book in the mail. (more…)