How to Teach Your Kids About Money

A lot of parents grapple with how to talk to their kids about a certain sensitive topic. They want to know: Are the kids old enough to understand? Am I too late? And will I explain things right?  We refer, of course, to money.  Takeaway contributor Beth Kobliner has been working with the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability on this very topic. She joins us from Washington DC, where she’s been on duty.  Chuck Kalish is also here. A professor of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he researches and develops financial literacy curriculum for preschoolers.