Money Talk
What the research says, what actually works at home, and how to handle the conversations nobody prepares you for.
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Why AI can’t replace real teachers
It marks in seconds and answers anything instantly. What it cannot do is notice that a child has gone quiet — and that is most of teaching.
Read →Summer camp budgeting: money away from home
Camp money is exactly the right size for a useful mistake. How to set the amount together, break it down by day, and debrief afterwards.
Read →Half of UK children never get a proper money lesson
The Money and Pensions Service asked nearly 5,000 children what they’d been taught. The answers explain a lot about British adulthood.
Read →Pocket money: how much, how often, and should it be tied to chores?
Three decisions every parent makes, usually without meaning to — and what each one quietly teaches.
Read →“How much do you earn?” — what to say when your child asks
How to answer honestly without handing a nine-year-old information they can’t carry.
Read →7 reasons financial literacy matters for children aged 7–11
Children in these programmes are more likely to make informed financial decisions as adults. Here is what the research actually shows.
Read →What is financial literacy?
What the term actually means, and seven reasons to start teaching it between the ages of 7 and 11 — while money habits are still forming.
Read →Saving is a superpower
The first money skill a child can actually practise. What it really teaches, four things that get them started, and where it usually goes wrong.
Read →Invisible money: what children learn when they never see cash
Children rarely see money move any more. What tap-to-pay hides, and the one habit that puts it back.
Read →Three money jobs to give your child this week
The snack budget, the price check, the found-money jar. Three small responsibilities to hand over, and what each one teaches.
Read →“Why won’t you buy it?” — saying no without the guilt
The checkout no doesn’t have to be a power struggle. Name the real reason, share the trade-off, and let them waste their own money sometimes.
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