Eileen and Jon Gallo are the authors of The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children (New American Library/Penguin Group 2005), and Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children (McGraw-Hill 2001).
Eileen and Jon are the parents of three adult children. Comments Eileen: "These are the books Jon and I wish we had when our kids were growing up!"
The Gallos have been writing, counseling and lecturing on the psychological and emotional issues of children and money since 1987.
About Eileen Gallo, Ph.D.
Eileen is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Los Angeles, where she helps individuals and families work with the psychological and emotional issues related to money and families. Her doctoral dissertation examined the psychological impact of sudden wealth. Eileen is a regular columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning, where she writes about the emotional issues of money. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the Stepfamily Association of America.
About Jon Gallo, J.D.
Jon chairs the Family Wealth Practice Group of a major Los Angeles law firm. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and an Academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, as well as being certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law. He is a prolific author of more than 70 treatises and articles on estate planning and, like Eileen, is a regular columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning.
Together, they co-chair the Committee on the Psychological and Emotional Issues of Estate Planning of the American Bar Association.
Through the Gallo Institute (www.galloinstitute.org), they provide educational and consulting services for families and financial advisors on the issues of families, children and money.
Click below to listen to Eileen and Jon talk about chores, allowances and developing a work ethic in children:
