This was a sweet reminder of how we taught our kids basics of money management in lots of "little lessons" throughout the last two decades. I have noticed some of things we said were "heard" differently than intended as my adult children talk to me about these lessons now. The strangest thing though is how differently each of them digested much of the same info. One kid internalized not getting everything he wanted when he wanted it as scarcity and one learned the value of making choices (like your daughter in the Target aisle). So my one piece of advice is understand that their "nature" will play into how each of your children receives the messages you convey even when "nurtured" similarly.
Great article! I just had a flashback to our kids saying, "Dad, not more boring business stuff!" haha
You can enhance your children's life journeys by giving them the two gifts that will bear fruit for generations to come: your unconditional love and the wealth of your wisdom.
That sounds like a joyful day and a moment your daughter will remember. Real cash in their little hands prompts the thinking/evaluation/decision/consequences chain. I loved just as much what you experienced: observing all this: guiding, facilitating, encouraging the process, admiring the cognitive growth spurt, all the while recognizing that this is but a step in the essential work of preparing them for a life well lived.
This was a sweet reminder of how we taught our kids basics of money management in lots of "little lessons" throughout the last two decades. I have noticed some of things we said were "heard" differently than intended as my adult children talk to me about these lessons now. The strangest thing though is how differently each of them digested much of the same info. One kid internalized not getting everything he wanted when he wanted it as scarcity and one learned the value of making choices (like your daughter in the Target aisle). So my one piece of advice is understand that their "nature" will play into how each of your children receives the messages you convey even when "nurtured" similarly.
Great article! I just had a flashback to our kids saying, "Dad, not more boring business stuff!" haha
You can enhance your children's life journeys by giving them the two gifts that will bear fruit for generations to come: your unconditional love and the wealth of your wisdom.
That sounds like a joyful day and a moment your daughter will remember. Real cash in their little hands prompts the thinking/evaluation/decision/consequences chain. I loved just as much what you experienced: observing all this: guiding, facilitating, encouraging the process, admiring the cognitive growth spurt, all the while recognizing that this is but a step in the essential work of preparing them for a life well lived.
Very well said.