Starting the money conversation at an early age

Bryanston resident Nicolette Mashile has expanded her financial teachings to reach children.

Following the success of her debut book What’s Your Move?, Mashile is now looking to teach children some basic principals of money in her newly released book Coco The Money Bunny.

According to Mashile, many of one’s financial problems stem from their relationship with money which is influenced by how their parents treated the subject of money when they were growing up.

“Coco The Money Bunny aims to help parents introduce the subject in a way that will hopefully foster a healthy attitude towards money in their children,” said Mashile.

The first-of-its-kind in South Africa, the colourful book contains five chapters with activities which cover five important money principals – earning, saving, investing, spending and giving.

“We tested the book with a few children and found that they are able to grasp various financial concepts and even come up with their own scenarios, provided that the concepts are explained in a manner that is palatable to them,” she said.

Mashile added that the book was aligned with the Caps curriculum for life orientation for grades 4 to 6 as well as economic management sciences for Grade 7.

Details: www.cocomoneybunny.com

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