Parents have been yearning for detailed, easy to follow advice for inspiring positive money and life values in children. In today's complicated materialistic world, there is a tremendous desire for information on this vitally important topic. The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children provides this advice. Thanks to Jon's and Eileen's unique combination of financial and psychological expertise, you finally have access to resources that will help you understand the impact of your money behaviors on your children.

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  • How to leave your kids a healthy inheritance, Yahoo! Finance
  • Young adults' pursestrings still tied to Mom and Dad, MSNBC.com
  • Wealthy parents enlist financial advisers, BusinessWeek
  • Child's play with money games, MarketWatch
  • When your grown kids move back home, MarketWatch
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As part of your journey to becoming a financially intelligent parent, you may find these resources helpful. All links are provided as a convenience only without any endorsements or recommendations.

• For information about creating a mentoring program in your school:
  www.ed.gov/pubs/YesYouCan

• To involve your children and your pet dog in helping others:
  www.activitytherapy.com

• To find opportunities to involve the family in charitable activities in your neighborhood:
  www.volunteermatch.org
  www.idealist.org
  www.iave.org
  www.kidscare.org

• For ideas about children, philanthropy, birthdays, holidays and other special events:
  www.newdream.org

• If you need help in learning how to reconcile your checking account, there are several good resources available on the Internet:  one is www.aboutchecking.com, which you can also use to help make learning financial concepts fun for teens who otherwise might get turned off by parental explanations.  For younger children, a good source of information about the concept of checking accounts is www.kidsbank.com. For parents who want to help their kids monitor credit card activity, check out NetSpendCorp , which provides All-Access Alerts.  Each time the credit card is used, a text message will be sent via email to a computer or cell phone. 

• Overspenders should check out Debtors Anonymous, which is a twelve step program based on the Alcoholics Anonymous model.  Also check out April Lane Benson's useful website: www.stoppingovershopping.com and It's Young Money: Achieving Financial Well Being by Karen McCall, available through her website at www.financialrecovery.com

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