Parenting Education
What do we mean by parent education?
Learning how to craft and implement on-going developmentally appropriate parenting strategies in economically secure families.
Parenting in economically secure households requires allocating time and energy to an extra later of less than common issues and concerns. At times it feels embarrassing to discuss these idiosyncratic issues even with relatives and close friends, particularly if they have fewer resources. The standard parent-support systems seems inappropriate or inadequate, and a sense of parent isolation can set in. Perhaps what is most helpful about becoming educated on the strategies of other parents is learning that you are not alone.
The North Bridge Advisory Group works with economically secure families to develop on-going developmentally appropriate parenting strategies to such commonly asked questions as: How do you talk to the children about the money? How do you determine how much to give them? When is the best time to give it to them or to cut them off? Will the money stifle their motivation? Will they become spoiled or entitled? Will they be stereotyped?
Finding independent help and advice for the particular parenting issues that go along with family money can be difficult. Financial advisors, estate attorneys, tax specialists, even accountants can offer valuable education on how to manage the family money. But learning about developmentally appropriate, research-based parenting strategies extends well beyond solid tax advice. We advise parents on how they can manage or avoid such common parenting challenges as:
Learning how to craft and implement on-going developmentally appropriate parenting strategies in economically secure families.
Parenting in economically secure households requires allocating time and energy to an extra later of less than common issues and concerns. At times it feels embarrassing to discuss these idiosyncratic issues even with relatives and close friends, particularly if they have fewer resources. The standard parent-support systems seems inappropriate or inadequate, and a sense of parent isolation can set in. Perhaps what is most helpful about becoming educated on the strategies of other parents is learning that you are not alone.
The North Bridge Advisory Group works with economically secure families to develop on-going developmentally appropriate parenting strategies to such commonly asked questions as: How do you talk to the children about the money? How do you determine how much to give them? When is the best time to give it to them or to cut them off? Will the money stifle their motivation? Will they become spoiled or entitled? Will they be stereotyped?
Finding independent help and advice for the particular parenting issues that go along with family money can be difficult. Financial advisors, estate attorneys, tax specialists, even accountants can offer valuable education on how to manage the family money. But learning about developmentally appropriate, research-based parenting strategies extends well beyond solid tax advice. We advise parents on how they can manage or avoid such common parenting challenges as:
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As parents ponder the highest aspirations for their own lives, they invite, and model for, their children to do the same. As parents grapple with the question of how much is enough (or too much) to pass along to their own children (perhaps following on the concerns of their own parents) they provide an opportunity for the children to grapple with that question as well.
It is our belief that asking and eventually answering the question “what is the money for?” needs to be tackled before answering the questions related to “how much is enough” and "what do you do when you have enough?"
It is our belief that asking and eventually answering the question “what is the money for?” needs to be tackled before answering the questions related to “how much is enough” and "what do you do when you have enough?"
Living lives of consequence will ultimately have less to do with how much money your children have, and more to do with how successful they are at aligning what they have with their highest aspirations.