Life skills for Teens/Tweens
As parents, grandparents, mentors, and educators, I expect that you are well on your way to helping your teen(s) learn how to manage their finances. Congrats! Hopefully the previous five blogs during Finance February and March Money Madness have helped. Don’t hesitate to consult L.I.F.E.-Independence Readiness for additional content on this subject or reach out … Read more
Part 4 of this series introduced the money management skill revolving around credit. However, one cannot get credit without demonstrating credit worthiness and achieving a solid credit rating (i.e., credit score). So, let’s dive into what a teen needs to know about credit scores! Here is what I know for sure … Even if someone … Read more
It’s been about 2 weeks now since I encouraged you to work on a budget plan with your teen. How is it coming? Did you work on your own budget plan as a result? Has your teen brought up other questions related to money management topics? If so, congrats because this means your teaching and … Read more
Budgeting is the next phase of introducing money management skills to teens and it basically is a detailed conversation about spending and saving (two topics you’ve already mentioned in general terms). I tell teens that budgeting is to financial success like an umbrella is to a rainy day … you may not always need one, … Read more
Where to start … Consider their age, previous knowledge and habits, and desires for the future – Obviously, the age of your teen matters and so does their previous experience with dealing with money. Ask them to define money management and cash flow to find out just what they think that entails. Hopefully, they … Read more
Recently I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about talking to your teen(s) about money. The writer raised a lot of good points for and against and that got me thinking. For me, it isn’t about whether we should talk about finances to teenage children, but when and how? Here is what I … Read more
With the holidays just around the corner, adults tend to start thinking about the spending that comes with this time of year. Whether it is the food, travel, decorations, or gifts … it can be a lot. Seems like a perfect time to get the teens on board with some of the same thought patterns! … Read more
This time of year has always been full of emotion for me … excitement for new beginnings and sad to see summer end. I know other teachers, students and parents feel the same. However, this year is a whole new level of emotion for everyone and so Atl & Co wanted to talk about it … Read more
As a teen, the “no summer bedtime” (or wake-up time) expectations that my parents allowed for my brothers and myself was something I always cherished. However, as with all adult-like privileges in my house, this empowerment to decide when to head to bed and get up existed only as long as I wasn’t late for … Read more
In 2017, I did a blog about teaching children of all ages to send thank you notes as a life skill. This social skill is still a huge passion of mine and I decided to re-post part of that submission and add a few thoughts. This decision emerged as a result of my recent encouragement … Read more