Is money a taboo subject at home?
There are so many false myths about money that many parents avoid talking about it in front of their children. There is a fear of excessive interest in money that could transform them into usurious, greedy and materialistic people.
However, we cannot ignore the importance of money and an education that teaches how to manage it properly. It is enough to look around us to corroborate that most people lack adequate preparation in this area, regardless of their income level.
Will we continue to bury our heads in the sand or will we make an effort to provide our children with a sound financial education that will give them the tools and skills necessary to have a secure financial situation in the future?
Do you talk to your children about money?
Or do you consider that it is not a topic that should be discussed in your presence, especially when you are children?
Careful with this! Children perceive much more than parents believe and are learning by observing their attitudes, even though they do not talk about it. Over the years they draw their own conclusions and fall into the same mistakes that their parents made.
The result is that they are ignorant on the subject and poorly prepared to face the ups and downs of adult life.
How much easier would it be if we could provide you with a sound financial education by speaking openly about it!
When I was a child they taught me that the subject of money was taboo. It was in bad taste to talk about her at the table and anyone who violated this rule received looks of disdain and was judged as greedy, new rich or simply in bad taste.
Many years later I realized the hypocrisy of this attitude. If money was such a despicable topic, why did adults spend so many hours of their day, month, and year trying to get it?
He listened: "It is a necessary evil!"
So why were they so happy when it unexpectedly fell into their hands?
I think, for the good of ourselves and our children, it is time to clarify the misconceptions that have formed around the issue of money.
We are so afraid that our children will fall into greed and materialism that we do not tell them about it despite the fact that the subliminal message of our activities shows that it is an issue of great importance in our lives.
At the same time we urge you to study and get good grades so that in the future they have better opportunities… to earn money.
Wouldn't it be better to talk openly about it, instead of burying our heads in the sand and ignoring that money does not play an important role in our lives?
The reason we treat money so carefully is because we perceive its power to magnify what we have in our hearts. And that is not always helpful, depending on what is in the heart.
A greedy person with little money is going to get more greedy when they have a lot of money. Instead, a generous person who uses money to do good, will also give more when she has more in her hands.
The point is that money itself is not bad, it is just a tool that can be used for good or bad purposes. In the Bible it says that the root of all evils is the LOVE for money, not money itself. (1 Timothy, 6:10).
And it is precisely this that we must teach our children. A solid financial education and nurturing your entrepreneurial skills is an essential component of your comprehensive education if we want you to succeed in your adult life.
If we accompany financial education with the formation of strong values, the possibility that they fall into greed and materialism is reduced.
So that money does not become the central axis of their life, it is important that parents set a good example, since "preaching without practicing" will not bear fruit.
Let us teach them to use the resources that fall into their hands with responsibility and generosity.
Thus they, their families and many other people will be blessed, since a good administrator before God will always receive more.
