Mellody Hobson

I think also, and this is really important because especially for young kids, I talk about the fact that money is very mysterious because they don't actually ever see it anymore because of our cashless society. Money for children is on a credit card, a phone now, or it spits out of a machine. So trying to explain that you work for it, when you're for, that's super hard to understand.

I think also, and this is really important because especially for young kids, I talk about the fact that money is very mysterious because they don't actually ever see it anymore because of our cashless society. Money for children is on a credit card, a phone now, or it spits out of a machine. So trying to explain that you work for it, when you're for, that's super hard to understand.

I think also, and this is really important because especially for young kids, I talk about the fact that money is very mysterious because they don't actually ever see it anymore because of our cashless society. Money for children is on a credit card, a phone now, or it spits out of a machine. So trying to explain that you work for it, when you're for, that's super hard to understand.

And so as a result of that, I really encourage parents, use cash. Use cash so they can see it's finite and it goes away, that you don't have an endless amount of it. And just in a wallet, they can see that it's starting to go down. And that can be very, very helpful.

And so as a result of that, I really encourage parents, use cash. Use cash so they can see it's finite and it goes away, that you don't have an endless amount of it. And just in a wallet, they can see that it's starting to go down. And that can be very, very helpful.

And so as a result of that, I really encourage parents, use cash. Use cash so they can see it's finite and it goes away, that you don't have an endless amount of it. And just in a wallet, they can see that it's starting to go down. And that can be very, very helpful.

Now, the very important point is also to make sure it doesn't become something that builds fear in them or feels like a hardship. You know, you want to Be light about it. It's a fact of life. It's a conversation you can have, but not in such a way that you either feel punished or you feel very, very put upon. I'll give you one quick example with Everest.

Now, the very important point is also to make sure it doesn't become something that builds fear in them or feels like a hardship. You know, you want to Be light about it. It's a fact of life. It's a conversation you can have, but not in such a way that you either feel punished or you feel very, very put upon. I'll give you one quick example with Everest.

Now, the very important point is also to make sure it doesn't become something that builds fear in them or feels like a hardship. You know, you want to Be light about it. It's a fact of life. It's a conversation you can have, but not in such a way that you either feel punished or you feel very, very put upon. I'll give you one quick example with Everest.

So Everest, when we told her, just like your children at about the same age, she said to us, all kids have toys. And we're like, all kids do not have toys, Everest. And so George, to his credit, my husband, he was like, go and show her. He's like, don't explain it to her, go and show her. So I said, okay. We went to Father Flager's church in Chicago, St. Sabina.

So Everest, when we told her, just like your children at about the same age, she said to us, all kids have toys. And we're like, all kids do not have toys, Everest. And so George, to his credit, my husband, he was like, go and show her. He's like, don't explain it to her, go and show her. So I said, okay. We went to Father Flager's church in Chicago, St. Sabina.

So Everest, when we told her, just like your children at about the same age, she said to us, all kids have toys. And we're like, all kids do not have toys, Everest. And so George, to his credit, my husband, he was like, go and show her. He's like, don't explain it to her, go and show her. So I said, okay. We went to Father Flager's church in Chicago, St. Sabina.

I sent her without me to sit with five-year-old children and take toys for the holidays. And that was the first time she saw...

I sent her without me to sit with five-year-old children and take toys for the holidays. And that was the first time she saw...

I sent her without me to sit with five-year-old children and take toys for the holidays. And that was the first time she saw...

I think that's really important. And that was visual, and it was a reaction. Not only the enthusiasm they had for them, she said a lot of the toys, she said, I said, what did you see? She said, broken toys. I mean, it touches your heart. I said, what happened? She said, they said, well, who do you live with? She said, my mom and dad. They said, mom and dad. Wow.

I think that's really important. And that was visual, and it was a reaction. Not only the enthusiasm they had for them, she said a lot of the toys, she said, I said, what did you see? She said, broken toys. I mean, it touches your heart. I said, what happened? She said, they said, well, who do you live with? She said, my mom and dad. They said, mom and dad. Wow.

I think that's really important. And that was visual, and it was a reaction. Not only the enthusiasm they had for them, she said a lot of the toys, she said, I said, what did you see? She said, broken toys. I mean, it touches your heart. I said, what happened? She said, they said, well, who do you live with? She said, my mom and dad. They said, mom and dad. Wow.

She said, they said, where's your mom? She said, my mom's at work. They said, work. Wow. So we were explaining to her at five years old, we're like, everyone doesn't have a mom and dad. Some people have neither. Some people live with their grandpas or their grandmas or their aunts or uncles or a friend. Everyone doesn't have a job.

She said, they said, where's your mom? She said, my mom's at work. They said, work. Wow. So we were explaining to her at five years old, we're like, everyone doesn't have a mom and dad. Some people have neither. Some people live with their grandpas or their grandmas or their aunts or uncles or a friend. Everyone doesn't have a job.