Six ways to talk to your kids about money

Subject: Six ways to talk to your kids about money Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:59 am

One Sunday night over burgers, my husband and I were talking about the logistics of our upcoming week. I was scheduled to teach an evening class on Tuesday, so I asked if he could pick up our two children at preschool, which is usually my responsibility.

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"I can do it, but it will be hard to leave early," he said, sounding stressed. Since he usually has meetings that extend into early evening, my request would mean having to duck out mid-meeting.

Just as I was about to thank him and move on to less anxiety-producing subjects, our 5-year-old daughter piped up. "We have to work and make money," she told us. She likes to resolve conflicts and will often step in to help us do so, whether it's over how to load the dishwasher or how to make scheduling adjustments.

"Thank you!" I said, thinking she was explaining my need to get to my class on time so that I could teach. "You're right, Mummy has to work and make money!"

"No, no, no," she said. That was not what she meant at all. "Daddy has to work! You have to come pick us up!"

So much for my goal of trying to explain that mums and dads both work to support families, I thought. Does she really think only Daddy's work matters?

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Six ways to talk to your kids about money

Six ways to talk to your kids about money

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