by Amanda van der Gulik
As a mom who has homeschooled her own kiddos for over 12 years, I can completely understand how time consuming and difficult it might be to find the extra time needed to help your child find a way to make their own money.
People often have this idea that if you home educate your kids then you clearly have a lot of time with them and that it would be easier for you to spend time helping your child find a way to earn their own money over a parent who doesn't get to spend as much quality time with their child because their child goes to school every day.
Well they are right!...and WRONG!
Yup! ;)
As homeschooling parents, it is true that we are blessed with more one-on-one time with our kiddos because we are their teachers. What they miss, however, is that we also spend that time teaching them just like non-homeschooled parents do by sending their child to school.
Trust me, I can appreciate both worlds as a mom who has now allowed her children to try out the public school system for the first time in their lives.
It is true that I definitely got to see my kiddos more when they were home, but trust me, that did not mean that I had more time to do the 'extras' with them, like helping them to earn their own income.
What is true is that as a homeschooling parent we do have the opportunity to choose what subjects to teach our child and one of the subjects that I chose to teach my two kiddos is the topic of money. I wanted them to grow up knowing how to earn their own money, how to manage it and be in control of it.
Now that they are in school, I admit that they don't get to learn about money in school for sure and I don't have as much time with them to continue their money lessons but I still do my best to continue those lessons with them regardless.
What was really awesome about homeschooling my children was that I got to decide what subjects I would teach them and how I would teach them. So what I did was to use their other subjects (Math, Reading, Geography, History, etc.) as tools to teach them about money.
We would read stories or write stories about how kids can earn their own money and how to manage it. We would add, subtract, etc. to teach them their money skills, and on and on.
Now don't get me wrong, it's not all about money. In fact it actually has nothing to do with money at all...what I wanted was to teach my children how to be financially independent so that they won't have to stress about getting their bills paid as an adult.
Money causes the most stress in our lives. It affects everything! It's what causes the majority of divorces too! And it also affects our self-esteem. When we struggle with our money matters, we often find our self-esteem plummets.
I wanted to help my children avoid that by teaching them how to be a master of their money so they could do more good in the world. So they would be great role models and find creative and fun ways to help others.
That's where the magic of money savvy comes in. By teaching our children to be masters of their money, by teaching them how to have a positive, healthy wealth mentality, we teach them how to be responsible, compassionate adults who make a positive change in our world.
So guess what?
After years of teaching my children about money, about giving to others, about managing their money, about getting creative and using their own talents and hobbies to make their own money, guess what my children did?
They created an idea to help other kids!
My kiddos had lost their doggie. She had passed away. As a family we were able to create a loving, wonderful way to remember our sweet doggie and help our kiddos cope with their loss and create incredible, fun, loving memories about her that will last them the rest of their lives.
...so what did my kiddos do next?
They took what we had done and wrote about it so they would be able to help other kids cope with the loss of their own sweet pets.
It's been amazing watching my children take something so close to them, and turn it into something that will help others.
Take a look at the cute video, "Remembering Candy", that they made that tells you about their experience and what they did to make it better. They're incredible and I'm very proud of them.
It's time for us (homeschooling and non-homeschooling parents) to teach our children about money in a new way, a compassionate way. It's time our kids learn that making money comes from finding ways to truly help others, not just to pay the bills.
It's not about finding the time to teach them, it's about making it a priority and finding creative ways to fit those lessons in. Your child is worth it. You are worth it.
Wishing You and Your Family a Very Happy New Year!
Here’s to your child helping others while achieving all of their goals this coming new year!!!
Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast! ;o)
Best-selling author, Amanda van der Gulik, has been homeschooling her own two children for over 11 years. She loves to share her own experiences to help other families and is the founder of www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com. Visit Amanda’s site today to grab your FREE copy of one of her amazing money tools for kids and teens, like her eBook, “Goal Setting for Families” workbook or her “50 Money Making Ideas for Kids and Teens” eBook to help your child find some fun ways to make their own dreams come true!
As a mom who has homeschooled her own kiddos for over 12 years, I can completely understand how time consuming and difficult it might be to find the extra time needed to help your child find a way to make their own money.
People often have this idea that if you home educate your kids then you clearly have a lot of time with them and that it would be easier for you to spend time helping your child find a way to earn their own money over a parent who doesn't get to spend as much quality time with their child because their child goes to school every day.
Well they are right!...and WRONG!
Yup! ;)
As homeschooling parents, it is true that we are blessed with more one-on-one time with our kiddos because we are their teachers. What they miss, however, is that we also spend that time teaching them just like non-homeschooled parents do by sending their child to school.
Trust me, I can appreciate both worlds as a mom who has now allowed her children to try out the public school system for the first time in their lives.
It is true that I definitely got to see my kiddos more when they were home, but trust me, that did not mean that I had more time to do the 'extras' with them, like helping them to earn their own income.
What is true is that as a homeschooling parent we do have the opportunity to choose what subjects to teach our child and one of the subjects that I chose to teach my two kiddos is the topic of money. I wanted them to grow up knowing how to earn their own money, how to manage it and be in control of it.
Now that they are in school, I admit that they don't get to learn about money in school for sure and I don't have as much time with them to continue their money lessons but I still do my best to continue those lessons with them regardless.
What was really awesome about homeschooling my children was that I got to decide what subjects I would teach them and how I would teach them. So what I did was to use their other subjects (Math, Reading, Geography, History, etc.) as tools to teach them about money.
We would read stories or write stories about how kids can earn their own money and how to manage it. We would add, subtract, etc. to teach them their money skills, and on and on.
Now don't get me wrong, it's not all about money. In fact it actually has nothing to do with money at all...what I wanted was to teach my children how to be financially independent so that they won't have to stress about getting their bills paid as an adult.
Money causes the most stress in our lives. It affects everything! It's what causes the majority of divorces too! And it also affects our self-esteem. When we struggle with our money matters, we often find our self-esteem plummets.
I wanted to help my children avoid that by teaching them how to be a master of their money so they could do more good in the world. So they would be great role models and find creative and fun ways to help others.
That's where the magic of money savvy comes in. By teaching our children to be masters of their money, by teaching them how to have a positive, healthy wealth mentality, we teach them how to be responsible, compassionate adults who make a positive change in our world.
So guess what?
After years of teaching my children about money, about giving to others, about managing their money, about getting creative and using their own talents and hobbies to make their own money, guess what my children did?
They created an idea to help other kids!
My kiddos had lost their doggie. She had passed away. As a family we were able to create a loving, wonderful way to remember our sweet doggie and help our kiddos cope with their loss and create incredible, fun, loving memories about her that will last them the rest of their lives.
...so what did my kiddos do next?
They took what we had done and wrote about it so they would be able to help other kids cope with the loss of their own sweet pets.
It's been amazing watching my children take something so close to them, and turn it into something that will help others.
Take a look at the cute video, "Remembering Candy", that they made that tells you about their experience and what they did to make it better. They're incredible and I'm very proud of them.
It's time for us (homeschooling and non-homeschooling parents) to teach our children about money in a new way, a compassionate way. It's time our kids learn that making money comes from finding ways to truly help others, not just to pay the bills.
It's not about finding the time to teach them, it's about making it a priority and finding creative ways to fit those lessons in. Your child is worth it. You are worth it.
Wishing You and Your Family a Very Happy New Year!
Here’s to your child helping others while achieving all of their goals this coming new year!!!
Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast! ;o)
Best-selling author, Amanda van der Gulik, has been homeschooling her own two children for over 11 years. She loves to share her own experiences to help other families and is the founder of www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com. Visit Amanda’s site today to grab your FREE copy of one of her amazing money tools for kids and teens, like her eBook, “Goal Setting for Families” workbook or her “50 Money Making Ideas for Kids and Teens” eBook to help your child find some fun ways to make their own dreams come true!
