Extend Grace
Finally, as a married couple, and in leading your children, remember to lead with grace. We parents make money mistakes sometimes, and our kids won’t always get it right either. That’s why we are teaching them! Having a flexible and forgiving attitude, and having conversations about the value we attach to experiences or things can help them form ideas they’ll take into their future relationships.
If your teen ducks out on family dinner for Chick-fil-A or your nine-year-old doesn’t want to chip in for his brother’s birthday present, that’s your perfect opportunity to refresh their understanding of gratitude and generosity as you patiently extend grace.
Of course, the sneaky benefit of teaching our kids The Three G’s is that we get to examine our own attitudes about those principles. (If as a couple, you have any tension about money or avoid talking about it, I highly recommend my book Thriving in Love and Money. You’re not alone!)
In the end, money can be a great point of connection in our marriages and with our kids. Let’s approach it that way.
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