Teaching Children About Money

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25 Mar

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It’s never too early to teach children about money. Using a calm voice when talking about money is the way to go. You don’t want to convey to your child that money creates feelings of anger or stress. Begin the conversation when you child asks, “can you buy this for me”? Share age appropriate lessons when purchasing your child’s favorite cereal, snack, or toys. Short lessons about money can go a long way with setting the tone about how your family values money and what you spend money on. One of the most important lessons we can teach our children is about the use of an “ATM”. Money doesn’t grow on trees or suddenly appear in the ATM machine. Teaching these lessons at an early age will last a lifetime.

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Written by Donna Taylor

Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is the Pastor of Andrew Chapel, United Methodist Church on the Northern Neck in Montross, VA. Rev. Dr. Taylor promotes best practices for financial literacy and financial empowerment in the church and leads workshops throughout Northern Virginia. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the District Finance Committee. In May 2015, Rev. Dr. Taylor received her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, VA. Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is married to Dr. David Taylor, who is also the Director of our church-based free clinic. They have two adult children and three grandchildren. In her leisure time, Rev. Dr. Taylor enjoys traveling, jogging, weightlifting, swimming, yoga, and interior decorating. In May 2015, Rev. Dr. Taylor received her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Dr. Taylor was born and raised in New York City and recently discovered her ancestral roots in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is married to David Taylor and they have a son and a daughter. Their daughter is a educator and son is an Active-Duty Senior Seaman in the Navy married with three children. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling, reading, swimming, writing poetry, crocheting and spending time with her family.