Sources and Resources for more help

Coles, Donna Maria . "Ten Tips For Teaching Young Children About Money." npr. 21 Jul 2008. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92547502 . Great ideas for building family financial literacy along with the related Mocha Mom podcast.

"Getting Through Tough Times: Helping Children Cope." University of Minnesota Extension. University of Minnesota. http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/00052.html . More ideas for helping the family cope, with links to information on decisions about teen jobs.

"Getting Through Tough Times: How You Can Help Mom or Dad." University of Minnesota Extension. University of Minnesota. http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/00050.html . Ideas for how kids can help the family during tough times

Gurian, Anita,  Ph.D. "Money Matters: Talking to Kids about Economic Ups and Downs." NYU Child Study Center: Giving Children Back Their Childhood. 25 Nov 2008. NYU Child Study Center. http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/money_matters_talking_kids_about_economic_ups_downs. A very helpful article, including age-by-age explanations of what children can (and cannot) understand about the financial crisis.

Gurian, Anita, Ph.D. "Talking About Job Loss with Kids - How, When and What." NYU Child Study Center: Giving Children Back Their Childhood. 10 Sep 2008. NYU Child Study Center. http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/talking_about_job_loss_kids_how_when_what. Specific, age-by-age strategies for helping children and family weather a job loss.
 
"Helping Children Cope in Unsettling Times: The Economic Crisis- Tips for Parents and Teachers." National Association of School Psychologists. 2008. National Association of School Psychologists. http://www.nasponline.org/families/unsettlingtimes.pdf. NASP’s article and the source of all materials here labeled “NASP.” Used by permission.

Ivey, Jolene; Cheli English-Figaro and Asra Nomani , "Economic Hardship Can Be Tough For Kids." [Podcast] Tell Me More. 7 Oct 2008. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92547502 . Mocha Moms talk about how they cope with economic challenges in their own families.

Ivey, Jolene; Cheli English-Figaro and Asra Nomani , "Moms Teach Kids How To Manage Money." [Podcast] Tell Me More. 7 Oct 2008. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95465839 . Mocha Moms on Teaching Kids about Money Management.

Robinson, Holly. "Talking to Children About Tough Economic Times." [Podcast] Oprah and Friends. . Oprah.com. http://www.oprah.com/media/20081107_oaf_20081107_oaf_hr. Oprah Radio story on Talking to Children About Tough Economic Times. Host Holly Robinson Peete and author Ginny Bishop talk about the teachable moments within the financial crisis.

"Understanding Economics and Money: TeachersFirst Editors' Choices." TeachersFirst. The Source for Learning. http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/spectopics/econ-money.cfm. TeachersAndFamilies' partner site offers the best of the best for teaching K-12 students about economics and money. Many of these include interactive portions to help both you and your child understand the stories in the news. Be sure to note appropriate ages for each resource.

Download a printable version of the full article from NASP

Download a printable version of the TeachersAndFamilies Learning and Working Together Activities

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