Always Learning

I watched a mother duck this morning walking along the seawall. She had 2 babies with her and 2 were swimming along keeping her in sight. She walked down to the neighbors where there is a shore and the 2 in the water climbed out.

Then the quintet marched back south along the seawall. Mother jumped into the water and one by the one the little ones gained the courage to make the drop, flopping their little wings like crazy. It was all a lesson.

It's that way with parents, always teaching. Beyond instructions and encouragements, the parents are teaching by example. We all have our parent's marriage(s) as examples of love and our childhood homes as blueprints for our own homes.

What have we taught our children about $? Our daughter's answer was "just go to the bank, they have $." That's what she saw. We drove through and I counted the bills and put them in my wallet. She did not understand the paperwork exchange.

It was a cute idea and eventually she understood more clearly about banking and eventually credit cards and taxes.

We teach by example and we also need to instruct when it comes to $. There are many resources available which are age appropriate. Just let your children see how you handle it, where and how you spend it, and show them how you save it and where.

There's no need for full disclosure. It's more with the attitude and how you as parents discuss and decide about purchases, gifts, and savings.

The ducklings need to exercise their wings and gain courage making the leap off the seawall. Mother is teaching vital life skills.

'til later