Christian parents can make money lessons fun with a mini economy at home

Andrea Zanin valued Stephen Day’s book which inspires families to teach saving, generosity, and practical life skills,turning everyday moments into valuable money wisdom for kids

We live in a digital world where merely presenting a piece of plastic or a phone gives us food, clothing, tickets, coffee and toys – how awesome! Handing over a £5 note that your dad paid you for washing the car on a Saturday morning, and receiving £3.46 change and a chocolate, is basically archaic. Now it’s all about GoHenry and Revolut – “cyber money” that seems almost antithetical to the very literal way small children perceive the world – there’s the parenting challenge.

How can we motivate our kids to save in a world of right here, right now, next-day delivery, fast fashion and Haribo around every corner? Not to mention being generous with money and even more adult stuff, like budgets, taxes and investing.

Teach a Kid to Save proposes a research-based, family-centric solution to help kids understand how money works in the world

We need to teach our kids about money. Every parent knows it, but it’s difficult for all the reasons, including our own sometimes complicated relationship with money. But fear not, dear mum, dad and carer. Stephen Day’s new book Teach a Kid to Save proposes a research-based, family-centric solution to help kids understand how……