Parenting

Sometimes the best way to learn something is to teach your child about it.  Just when you think you have a handle on a topic, you talk to your child and he or she comes up with questions you don’t know the answer to.

Teaching by example can cause you to lift your game somewhat in order to be a good guiding light to your children.  If you haven’t saved any money in a while, bringing the topic up in the family is a reminder to get back on track.  Here are other ways to teach your child about money and finances:

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Do your kids remind you of Bart and Lisa Simpson for all the wrong reasons?  Do you have your very own Venus and Serena competing for every last cookie, word of praise and to be first in the bathroom?

Sibling rivalry is your children’s way of asserting their position in the family and it also helps them to develop life skills such as survival, competition, striving for success and dealing with other people.  Unfortunately for hapless parents, it can be a frustrating family issue fraught with varying degrees of severity.

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