Fri 5 Oct 2007
A lot of teens nowadays do not understand the value of earning and spending money. They were not oriented that investing is necessary even if they are still students. As parents, you play a crucial role in this area.
And in order to learn money management, your kids should probably have some money to manage. Most childhood development experts agree that teaching children money management skills should begin as young as 3 or 4 years old. Since most 3- or 4-year olds do not have jobs, they’re going to need some seed money to get started. Pocket money is the perfect way.
Once your child starts receiving an allowance, consider it their “salary“. That means it’s going to need to be paid on time and consistently. You probably wouldn’t feel so great if your employer was late on getting you your pay cheque.
Your children should be educated of the meaning of money. Once your children have learned how to count, that is the perfect time for you to teach them the real meaning of money. You should be consistent and explain to them in simple ways and do this frequently so that they may be able to remember what you taught them.
· Always explain to them the value of saving money. Make them understand its importance and how it will impact their life. It is important that you entertain questions from them about money and you should be able to answer them right away.
· When giving them their allowances. You need to give them their allowances in denominations. Then you can encourage them that they should keep a certain amount of money for the future. You can motivate them to do this by telling them that the money can be saved and they can buy new pair of shoes or the toys they want once they are able to save.
· You can also teach them to work for money. You can start this at your own home. You can pay them fifty cents/pennies to one dollar/pound every time they clean their rooms, do the dishes or feed their pets. This concept of earning little money will make them think that money is something they have worked for and should be spent wisely.
· You can teach them to save money by giving your children piggy banks where they can put coins and wait until they get full. You can also open a young savers bank account for them and let them deposit money from their allowance. Teach them that they will get interest. Explain to them why they will get this extra money back from the bank. You should always show them how much they have earned to keep them motivated. This will give them that extra initiative to save more.
Get them in the habit of always putting away some money; for something they want to purchase, maybe a toy or any thing else they desired or simply to just save it. This idea of saving will follow them as they get older. You decide how much they need to save so every time they receive pocket money they will automatically know that part of it is off limits.
Now at last your child have saved some of his/her money, it is time to learn how to wisely spend some of it. The “wisely” side may take some time as it is important to let children make their own money mistakes. It may annoy you to watch them spend their money on something that you may know is a poor choice but it is better they make a mistake on a $30/£30 toy that breaks after several days.
Also having your child save up for an item teaches them to live within their means. It also has an added benefit in teaching about delayed gratification. It will be a treat to finally get what you wanted which you have been saving for!!
Now that they know they can achieve a goal, they are more likely to do it again.
Money and saving is not something that is learned by children in one sitting. You should be patient in teaching them and relating the value of money in all of their activities. Children will learn this easily if you are patient and consistent in guiding them and encouraging them in this endeavour.
Teaching kids how to manage money is an important life skill. Giving your child an allowance can help teach this skill. Consider it an investment in your child’s future and what better gift than to make sure your child is equipped with the skills necessary to be responsible, independent, and financially understanding adults! And that is a good thing!
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