Posts Tagged "kids"

Planet Orange – An Attempt To Teach Young Kids About Money

Posted by Preet on Sep 28, 2009 | 5 comments

Without a doubt, pretty much everyone I’ve met thinks that society as a whole needs to do a better job (any job?) teaching our young ones about money in general. Throw in a financial crisis and education on money matters is more top-of-mind than ever. But where and when do you start? The earlier the better I say. Clearly the material taught has to reflect the life stage of the pupil, and since I have no kids and only recently starting hanging out with babies, I have very little working knowledge of how to effectively engage children. However, ING Direct has just launched “Planet Orange” which is designed as an interactive way to teach young kids (Grades...