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Kids and Money: From Piggy Banks to Credit Cards

by Anita Gurian, Ph.D.

March/April/May 2008
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Anita Gurian, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, discusses why children think they need money, how to instill personal values and skills about money according to age, the pros and cons of allowances, and ways in which parents can transmit their values and encourage saving.