| How the three principles that I have share the | | | | themselves that your experience would have |
| last time help you in engaging your teen's interest | | | | saved them |
| in financial literacy? | | | | 3. Be genuine and keenly interested in sharing |
| Below are the other three principles that help to | | | | great new financial tips with your family and when |
| engage or re-engage teens in the interest of | | | | your children come to you with new ideas, return |
| financial literacy strategies. | | | | their excitement. Treat the negative experiences |
| 1. This principle teaches us that we must talk to | | | | as learning opportunities. |
| the kids in the interest of their financial ideas and | | | | I do hope that the 6 principles that I have shared |
| not ours. When trying to motivate children to | | | | will help you to create your teen's interest in |
| learn don't think about what you want. Think | | | | financial literacy. |
| about what they want and help them get it by | | | | These principles will help you to engage your |
| offering them opportunities and options. | | | | teens as our own parents weren't able to pass |
| 2. Be prepared to relinquish power or delegate | | | | their financial knowledge and skill base to us. |
| whenever possible or in other words throw the | | | | Please do not feel embarrassed about having |
| teens a challenge. For safety, you have to be | | | | holes in our own financial literacy because you'll be |
| careful what decisions you allow them to make | | | | learning new things from your teens as they |
| and how far down the wrong path you'll let them | | | | progress through each challenge. It is my hope |
| go before they get into trouble. But if you can | | | | that this discovery with your teenagers will help |
| stand the nerves, let them set off in the wrong | | | | you rediscover your own aspiration for financial |
| directions for a while before they discover for | | | | literacy. |