In the spirit of Wendy Mogel??s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman??s Nurture Shock?? New York Times ??Your Money?? columnist Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that explains how talking openly to children about money can help parents raise modest?? patient?? grounded young adults who are financially wise beyond their years.
For Ron Lieber?? a personal finance columnist and father?? good parenting means talking about money with our kids. Children are hyper-aware of money?? and they have scores of questions about its nuances. But when parents shy away from the topic?? they lose a tremendous opportunity?not just to model the basic financial behaviors that are increasingly important for young adults but also to imprint lessons about what the family truly values.
Written in a warm?? accessible voice?? grounded in real-world experience and stories from families with a range