Teach your children the money skills they’ll need for life, from instilling strong financial values to helping them save, budget, and invest for the future.
This course is for:
- Parents or expectant parents of young children who are wondering how to start talking to their kids about money
- Parents or guardians of school-aged children who want to begin implementing practical, money-smart habits in everyday life
- Parents or guardians of teenagers who are looking to establish long-term saving strategies and college planning for their older children
What you'll get:
- 85-plus minutes of instructional video content, broken into digestible lessons
- A workbook with additional exercises and examples
- Access to watch at your own pace
- Certificate of completion issued automatically upon completion of course
Through this course, you will:
- Learn psychological tools to help your children build better financial habits and develop healthy relationships with money
- Discover practical exercises you can implement at home to lay a strong foundation for financial literacy
- Get expert advice on how to build long-term savings and prepare your child for major financial milestones like buying their first car, paying for college, and beyond
We teach our kids to read, write and ride a bike.
But we often skip one essential life skill: money management.
This course is designed for parents of kids aged zero to 18 who want their children to grow up confident, independent, and ready for the real world.
Led by three seasoned experts, it'll guide you from starting your child's first bank account to teaching them skills like zero-based budgeting.
Your Instructors:
Brad Klontz
Brad T. Klontz, Psy.D is a financial psychologist, professor and certified financial planner who has studied the psychology of money for more than 15 years. He helps clients understand and overcome their subconscious beliefs and patterns that affect their financial behaviors and decisions. Klontz is a member of the CNBC Digital Financial Advisor Council. Brad was also featured as an expert in another Smarter Course “Master Your Money: Practical Strategies to Grow Your Wealth”
Rianka Dorsainvil
Rianka R. Dorsainvil, CFP, is the founder and senior wealth advisor of YGC Wealth, a wealth management firm. She has been named a top financial advisor by Investopedia and a Black financial influencer to follow by NerdWallet. Rianka also serves on CNBC’s Digital Financial Advisor Council. As a mother of two, she brings both professional expertise and personal perspective to helping families transform financial wellbeing into a cornerstone of lasting achievement.
Jonathan Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez is a frugal millionaire, personal finance author and co-founder of Parent Portfolio, where he helps families break free from debt and build generational wealth. Today, he and his wife offer financial coaching, live workshops and share their personal stories through their blog and YouTube channel to inspire parents to create financial freedom for the next generation.
Course Curriculum
- Teaching The Fundamentals (0:40)
- Introducing Kids To Money (3:11)
- Teaching How To Save (2:38)
- Building Smart Spending Habits (5:43)
- Case Study: Setting Limits To Teach Smart Spending With Felicia Nofuente (3:18)
- Allowance & Early Income (4:26)
- Entrepreneurship For Kids (3:09)
- Case Study: Raising Passionate Entrepreneurs With Amanda Miller Littlejohn (4:15)
- Module 2 Recap (1:41)
- Preparing For The Future (0:25)
- Saving For Your Child's Future (4:04)
- Case Study: Investing Strategies For My Kid's Futures With Sam Dogen (4:01)
- Investing With Your Kids (4:35)
- Teens & Money (6:14)
- Setting Kids Up For Financial Independence (2:32)
- Recap And Final Words of Encouragement (4:00)
- Your Turn: Tell Us About You!
- Give 10%, Get 10%
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