Young children
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Children ages 3 to 5 are usually too young to understand abstract financial concepts. Still, they are building a foundation that can serve them well in the future.
Does your young child focus and keep going, even on hard tasks?
At this age, persistence is one of the money milestones that you can watch for, and help your child reach.
See more about the skills, habits, and attitudes your child is working on in early childhood
Money ideas to talk about and try out with your child
Earning
Say: You need money to buy things, and you earn money by working.
Saving
Say: You may have to wait and save up money before you can buy something you want.
Money skills while you read together
Money as You Grow Bookshelf is a reading program that helps you weave money skills into the time you may already spend reading to your kids at home, in a way they’ll understand. Designed for ages 4 – 10.
The Money Monsters are a group of creatures who are new to our universe. That means they are learning about many important things like school, friendship, and financial literacy.
These Money Monster stories introduce children to ideas, habits, and activities that they'll need as they grow up and start to manage their own money.