Written by Carol Bralich, Washington County Human Development & Relationships Extension Educator.

Starting money talks early helps children with basic math and counting skills — a benefit in school. Handling money and experiencing small money successes (and sometimes mistakes) helps children learn about saving and spending. Early opportunities lead to future success.

Read the fact sheet:

• Español – El ahorro y los gastos (2015 version) (PDF, 2 pages, 669 KB)

References

1. CFPB Money as You Grow
   
   https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/money-as-you-grow/
2. Sesame Street: For you, For me, For later: https://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/save