Your Guide to Financially Intelligent Parenting
Kids aren’t naturally diligent or naturally lazy. A work ethic is learned behavior, and as a parent you’re the one who teaches your kids to acquire it. If you’re like most parents, you want your children to work hard and derive meaning and satisfaction from what they do. Unfortunately, you may be sending them another [...]
In Part One, we looked at the importance of helping our kids to develop a work ethic. We explained that there are three areas that provide parents with opportunities to teach kids to be industrious and responsible for their work: Chores, School and Jobs. In this Part, we are going to look at the role [...]
Schoolwork and extracurricular activities are two of the three basic building blocks that help your children develop a work ethic. The other is family chores. When it comes to schoolwork, let’s start off with a surprising truth: Pressuring your children to get straight A’s does not develop a work ethic. It may increase their stress [...]
“Helping families cope psychologically is essential for developing the refined financial intelligence most clients are seeking today.” –Eileen Gallo, Ph.D.
Eileen Gallo is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Los Angeles, where she assists individuals and families with the psychological and [...]