Tips to Teach Kids for Saving & Sharing

Lebaran is usually synonymous with handing out money to children. So that the little money is not squandering the gift that, start to teach him to save and share.

 

Teach children to save and share certainly not easy. Moreover, if the child feels he gets the money Lebaran it is her right. He certainly wants to use the money as he wishes as buying his favorite toy.

 

But that does not mean there is no solution to begin teaching your child to save. Children will understand the usefulness of saving if you could tell that the activity has great benefits.

 

Here are some ways you can do to teach it to save and share, as quoted from About:

1. As soon as children can count, introduce them to money. Give as many children as possible the information you want to know. Notice and repeat, that's the best way to make children learn.
2. Make a child's piggy banks or traded them in savings accounts. This second way seems to apply if the child is old enough. For children who were aged pre-school and kindergarten, you can begin to teach him to put money in the piggy bank.
3. Ask Kids Create Wishlist
   Given a list of his desire that the child could be more motivated to save. Make children understand there is a fun way to spend the money, with the wish list.
4. Create Image
   If the child's saving to buy a special thing, it never hurts to ask for pictures to put these objects in his room. Picture hanging it so that he always remembered the purpose of saving.
5. Give examples
   Of course as a parent you have to give an example about saving this activity. You need to have their own piggy bank, and taking him to the bank when you will be saving. When doing so, explain to your child's savings goal. By providing these examples, children can learn from their parents.
6. Remind Children
   In some children, they may be too focused on saving money, so do not want to spend the money for anything. If that happens, remind and assist them to return to enjoy his money such as buying small items. You can also buy her surprise him with something he likes.
7. Teach Sharing
   Besides saving money, do not forget to teach the child share since childhood. When you give alms, or donate money to an orphanage for example, you could take him. Gift of money, have the children put it aside to give to those less fortunate.