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5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way

5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way

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Turns out, we can actually teach in a way that’s compatible with our brain.   And when we do, interest level increases, retention improves, and confidence builds all leading to more complex learning.  That’s the conclusion of decades of research about how our brain works. The good news is, brain-compatible teaching is not that difficult to do.  It all begins with designing an effective learning environment.  Here are 5 easy steps you can take to create an environment conducive to…

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Teaching Kids the Price of Luxury – A Teachable Money Moment

Teaching Kids the Price of Luxury – A Teachable Money Moment

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It’s our job as parents to provide food, shelter, and clothing to our kids.  But no where in the manual does it say that our little cherubs need to be clothed in the finest of linens. So the next time you’re out shopping with Junior, and he is just drooling over those $100 Lacoste shoes that “everyone is wearing”, remind him that you will always make sure his toes are dry and comfy, but your shoe budget taps out at ($60)….

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Teaching Kids Money: Embracing Mistakes

Teaching Kids Money: Embracing Mistakes

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Nobody likes to make mistakes. They’re annoying, frustrating, and sometimes even embarrassing.  And they often make us feel like we’ve done something wrong.  Unless we change the way we think about them.  And when we do, we can discover that mistakes are one of the most powerful teaching tools we have. Consider your child being in charge of making a class poster for the school play.  He brings home the poster board and stencils and begins to work.  “Do you…

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Teachable Money Moment: Needs vs. Wants

Teachable Money Moment: Needs vs. Wants

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Needs vs. Wants:  Let’s say you’re in the dentist’s office with your child and you’re waiting for your “turn”.  🙂  You pick up a magazine and start flipping through it. This is the perfect opportunity to play the needs vs wants game. By the way, this works best if you use a child-friendly magazine like Parents or FamilyFun. “Hey, look at this cool yo-yo. I like the designs on it. What d’ya think? Would they be a need or a…

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Oil. It’s Important.

Oil. It’s Important.

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My niece stopped by for a quick visit on her way through to Burning Man.  She was driving my sister’s 2003 Honda Accord. “Yup, it’s my car now,” my niece smiled. I knew she had been having problems with her 1993 Toyota Tercel .  But I didn’t know what the problems were. “So what happened to your car?” I asked. “I ran out of oil.” Really?  That’s what the problem was?  Not an old transmission or faulty spark plugs?  But…

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