Do your kids complain whenever they have to go with you to the grocery store? What if you could transform a weekly chore into regular special moments with your kids? Any parent can do this. It’s so easy! In fact, Tom from Atlanta, Georgia did created a moment with his nine-year-old son without even trying.
His son had a light-bulb moment while standing in front of all the chips. He told his father that he suddenly understood why there are 15 kinds of potato chips, correctly recalling the term “spontaneous order” from the Tuttle Twins books. And just like that, Tom realized that everything he’d been reading to his son had been sinking in!
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Start with Books
You can be part of the growing movement of parents like Tom who are learning how to teach kids about money while their children are still young. Doing this is as easy as finding the right books. The Tuttle Twins series includes books that teach kids about inflation, central banking and the Federal Reserve, the economic system, entrepreneurship, and much more.
Books will help you lay the foundation you need as you learn how to teach kids about money. That’s right. Teaching kids free market economics is a snap! And the basis of understanding finance lies in realizing how the economic system works, something many kids wouldn’t normally be exposed to until high school.
Books that teach kids about inflation and the free market are essential for laying the groundwork for understanding the real world. The Tuttle Twins books break down these complex topics into easy-to-understand ideas in an exciting, engaging way that will help them retain what they learn. All the books in the Tuttle Twins series transform learning into a fun adventure through a magical journey of discovery, both for the twins and for readers!
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Heading to the Grocery Store
The next step in teaching your kids free market economics is to take them to the grocery store. You may face some whining at first, but once you start explaining how what they’re reading in the Tuttle Twins books and other titles like them, your kids will quickly start paying attention. While at the grocery store, ask them questions like:
- If you could buy just three items today, which ones do you actually need to stay alive and which are wants that would simply be nice to get?
- When we pay for our items, why are both we and the cashier happy with the trade?
- If there aren’t many boxes of your favorite cereal left on the shelf, but it’s a very popular cereal, what do you think will happen to the price?
- Why do you think watermelon is cheaper and easier to buy in the summer but more expensive during the winter?
- Why do you think better-tasting products or more-attractive packaging is important for sales?
- Where would you choose to shop if two stores sell the same brand of milk, but one store charges $5 and the other only charges $3.50?
- How do you decide whether to purchase a less expensive brand of a product and save the rest of our money or buy the more expensive brand?
- How many people had to work to get a single box of cereal to the store shelf?
Your kids will always remember when their mom or dad took them to the grocery store and took the time to ask them questions like these. Grocery store trips don’t have to be nothing but a chore. They can become the times your kids remember the most when they get older!