Gluttony and Money: How to Teach Kids Restraint
Although the American economy is still recovering from the Great Recession as of 2012, many families still have a high standard of living. Kids in the United States might not…
Strategies for Steering Kids Away from the High Cost of Convenience
Modern Americans live lives of speed and busy-ness. This can mean high productivity, but it also can translate into a dependence on convenience items. (Gas station coffee or granola bar,…
Shopping Addiction: Not Just an Adult Problem
Living in one of the most industrialized nations in the world, American kids are some of the world’s strongest consumers. For them, shopping is as commonplace as brushing teeth. Without…
Does Gender Matter in Lessons for Financial Literacy?
Biologically and socially, boys and girls are completely different creatures. This isn’t necessarily bad, but gender differences seep into financial situations, too. It can mean your child is at a…
Presenting at the Parenting 2.0 International Conference
Do you still believe children learn what they live? Heed this call to update your paradigm with cutting edge tools, concepts, and collaborators. Join Life Skills Educators from four continents…
NEW!! bankaroo App for Android + a new tutorial
The bankaroo App for Android is available for FREE! We are so excited to announce the new amazing and long anticipated bankaroo App for Android. Thank you to all our…
Making Money Lessons Memorable
When any parent or caregiver approaches their child with lessons about money, the underlying hope is always that the kid remembers at least some of what was taught and applies…
Should Your Child’s Allowance and Chores Be Connected?
Giving kids an allowance is a tried and true method of introducing children to financial responsibility. At the same time, kids also need to learn how to perform basic self-help…
Watch out! Ways Kids Get Defrauded
Scammers have been around since…well, pretty much since the time people had anything they thought was valuable. Modern scammers don’t just target adults to get money. They go after kids,…
bankaroo in your language – call for translators!
Families from more than 30 countries are using bankaroo to teach their kids about money and making smart financial decisions. We are announcing a new project, “bankaroo in your language“, to…