Financial education of children should take place already in kindergarten

There are big gaps in financial education for children. The youngest do not understand the concept of money and do not associate them with work. Meanwhile, they should be educated in this regard as soon as possible. 

From an early age it is worth instilling certain values ​​related to saving, according to Paulina Wołosz-Sitarek from the Bank Millennium Foundation. A large role lies with parents who, even through pocket money, can teach children the value of money. Even more so now, when coronavirus pandemic education takes place mainly at home. It is for this reason that the Financial Primer program, run until now in the form of workshops, is being transferred to the internet.

“Children's financial education is extremely important because wise money management helps you succeed. Unfortunately, the youngest do not learn this at school. According to many studies, a gap in the financial education of children and youth has been identified in Poland,” Paulina Wołosz-Sitarek emphasized.

In response to the gaps in financial education of the youngest, the Bank Millennium Foundation created the Financial Primer. Until now, the program included a series of workshops conducted in kindergartens - in over 2,000. 53 thousand events took part children in 630 kindergartens all over Poland.

(Newseria)