Research indicates that families who have dinner together develop emotionally stable children. Dinner can be space where parents and children talk about their day as well as share, acknowledge and self regulate feelings together. Dinner can also be a time to talk about money and economics. Money is usually taught in schools but it is helpful for parents to expand the topic and improve thoughts and feelings about money. However, it is also important for parents to check in on their own beliefs about money to avoid contaminating the discussion with negative beliefs and thoughts.
Negative beliefs and thoughts can be generational and you as a parent, if aware of your own, can break the generational habit and distil new and healthy beliefs about money to your children. Money is invisable now as finances are distributed through online transaction or cards. Giving children pocket money and encouraging them to distribute it in money jars can help them see the money, learn to budget and also possibly give away some to a charity to learn about caring for others and other people's needs beyond their own can help build financial literacy and improve their relationship with money. Bring money into family discussions and check in with yourself to ensure the conversation is healthy rather than negative. If it is negative you may need help through counselling to improve the way you see money so you can create a healthy money story with your own children.
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