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Saving and Banking App for Kids
Teaching kids how to manage money is a vital part of parenthood but most often overlooked. As a means to help inspire kids to learn how to complete chores for money, Homey now released new financial literacy features. It allows parents to transfer kids’ chore earnings to an actual bank account to promote long term saving, enables kids to learn to manage their funds with the help of virtual saving jars, and offers families an adjustable system to track their chores and responsibilities.
Living in the City: Teaching Your Kids How to Use Public Transit Systems
Do you live in a large city? Do you not have enough time in the day to take your kids to school? Perhaps the city’s public transportation might be able to help you out. Teaching your children to use public transportation doesn’t just help you. It also helps them become more confident in themselves. However, it’s important to teach them the proper ways to use it, so they’re safe around others and so they reach their destination without issues. Here are a few ways you can instill these lessons in your children.
Laundry Needs to be Done; The Importance of Teaching Kids Chores Early
Many people don’t realize the amount of work it takes for a household to run efficiently. It takes teamwork. Expecting one person, such as mom, to do everything, is unrealistic. It is vital to teach kids the importance of doing chores early on. You don’t want them to grow up being dependent upon someone to take care of them. It teaches responsibility and giving back to others.
By not teaching kids early on in life how to do chores, it sets them up to have a limited ability to function. They won’t be able to relate to kids their own age. This can cause isolation, embarrassment, and can even lead to depression.
Five Tips to Teach Kids About Budgeting Without Breaking the Bank
One of the most important lessons to teach your children is about how to handle their finances.
But teaching them to budget can be difficult, especially if you don’t have enough yourself to provide your children with a regular allowance that would enable them to learn to manage their own money.
Here are five tips to still teach your kids the basics of this necessary life skill without a weekly allowance.