Anyone struggling with financial issues will usually say the same thing: I wish I had known more about money before.

While we know that our children need to learn to count, read and write, we mustn’t forget the important life skills, especially when it comes to finances. These days, children are being solicited for credit cards at younger ages. Heck, even Dora the Explorer has a credit card that children can go "shopping" with in a play grocery store (now there is something Dora should have been taught: don’t purchase groceries on a credit)

So how do we teach our children finances, especially when we may be in the process of (re)learning about them ourselves?

Here are some links to help you sort through it:

Forbes.com – Teaching Kids about Money [be sure to click on the link at the bottom of the article Seven Tips to Teach your Child About Money]

Family Education has a thorough listing of activities for teaching your child (of any age) in a hands-on way. And when I say thorough… yeah… it covers it all. A very impressive list.

Young Investor teaches saving, investing, planning and earning money.

Moneyopolis is a site for middle school-aged children.

Practical Money Skills for Life is a site geared towards older children. But there are some activities for young children here.

This post from the University of Minnesota Extension office is very well-written and covers what to teach young children.

and Dave Ramsey has many resources for teaching kids about money, including Junior’s Clubhouse.

Do you have great ideas or suggestions for teaching our children about money? Do you have questions about it? Leave a comment and/or head over to the forum.