Raising smart kids important issue to bloggers

Over the past several months, we’ve seen an increase in stories on financial education and financial literacy for our children in the blogosphere. The tough economy has brought the spot light on our financial practices and how we prepare the next generations to deal with them. It is more important now than ever that we prepare our youth to face their financial futures. Here is a blog where Sharon is mentioned.

Learning to wait can be taught even to kids who aren’t using money yet. If your child requests a glass of milk while you’re sweeping the floor, don’t immediately put the broom aside. Explain that you’ll get it when you finish. If she requests yet another princess outfit (even though she already has several), suggest that she put it on her birthday “wish list.” “Creating opportunities for delayed gratification is one of the best gifts parents can give their children,” says Sharon Lechter, coauthor of Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money.

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