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The opposite of spoiled : raising kids who are grounded, generous, and smart about money / Ron Lieber.

Lippincott Library HG179 .L483 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lieber, Ron.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Children--Finance, Personal.
Children.
Parenting.
Child rearing.
Saving and investment.
United States.
Physical Description:
xii, 240 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Harper, 2015.
Summary:
"We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids much more often. When parents avoid these conversations, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model important financial behaviors, but also to imprint lessons about what their family cares about most.Written in a warm, accessible voice, grounded in real-world stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is a practical guidebook for parents that is rooted in timeless values. Lieber covers all the basics: the best ways to handle the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, savings, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, splurging, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition. But he also identifies a set of traits and virtues--like modesty, patience, generosity, and perspective--that parents hope their young adults will carry with them out into the world.In The Opposite of Spoiled, Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that will help every parent embrace the connection between money and values to help them raise young adults who are grounded, unmaterialistic, and financially wise beyond their years"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Why we need to talk about money
How to start the money conversations
The allowance debates
The smartest ways for kids to spend
Are we raising materialistic kids?
How to talk about giving
Why kids should work
The luckiest
How much is enough?
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.
ISBN:
9780062247018
0062247018
OCLC:
880237207

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