Understand money first, then choose

I found a simple way to teach children to understand money, starting with the word "money", and then choosing an ancient coin to teach children the wisdom of "outer circle and inner square".

Yu Qi did not know the word "money" in the language class, but in the "Explanation of Words", he knew two money at the same time, one was the simplified "money" word, and the other was the traditional "money" word. This aroused her great curiosity, why does the traditional character "money" have so many strokes?

Children's curiosity and inquiry are the best opportunities for parents to teach, and seizing the opportunity will naturally do more with less. Regarding the advantages and disadvantages of money, there is no need to talk at length, just need to take apart a "money" word, and understand the structure and meaning of the word "money" with the child, so that the child can understand and grasp the relationship between "money" and people.

How do you treat money? Why do ancient people think of adding two "ge" to the right of the word "gold"?

I kicked the question to Yuqi like a soccer ball and found her unusually excited. Because children have a desire to express themselves, and especially like to prove that they have thoughts and knowledge, she thought about it for a while: "If money is gold, everyone wants gold." You first found gold, but you can't help but want to buy something with gold, you invite another person, two people bargain, always can't talk, there will be quarrels, and when the quarrel starts to move, make a big move, this is the trouble of money. ”

Do not underestimate the wisdom of children, as long as you give your child a topic, and then give a platform for dialogue, the child will use his brain to quickly improve his thinking ability and level. Discuss with your children what joy money brings to people, what desires can be satisfied, and then discuss what troubles and conflicts money brings to people. Help children see the relationship between money and people, and when they encounter money, conflicts and distress, they naturally know how to stand up from the melee of money, rather than losing at the feet of money.

Read money with your child, analyze the word "money", and let the child discover and understand on his own: when he encounters money, he will naturally encounter struggles with others, as well as conflicts within himself. To balance the imbalances and contradictions brought about by money, we must treat money correctly: understand what are the advantages and disadvantages of money, and how to spend money with value.

Read money, read the way of "willing to give". The Jews welcomed the birth of the child by knocking gold coins, and the child met money as soon as he came to the human world, taught the child to know money when he was 3 years old, and from the age of 5, taught the child to earn, spend money and manage money.

Money is spent. How money is spent is not only learned, but also wise. There is a Chinese saying called "willing to give", which means not to be reluctant, small house is small, big house is big. Money is spent before it can be obtained. Therefore, we must teach children to understand money first, and then learn to choose.

Master Nebula once wrote such a small Buddhist story: There is a person who always wants to get, always wants to enjoy his success, the king of Yama made him reincarnate as a beggar, living a day of charity from others; while the other always wanted to give, always wanted to help others, Yama Wang Ye let him reincarnate as a rich man, specially practice alms, and give money to the poor.

What to give? What do you get? The key lies in people's choices. Letting children choose to get something for nothing is equivalent to parents encouraging children to be beggars; teaching children to choose to help others is equivalent to parents teaching children how to be rich. Whoever covets pleasure, even if he has money, is poor; and if he gives help, even if he is poor, he is also rich. All those who are of great good can give up, and all those who are wise dare to give up, because they are familiar with the philosophy of "giving and giving, not giving up.".

Where does the money come from?

When children encounter money, they encounter various questions, and money will not only teach children to think, but also give children a variety of abilities. Japanese movie star Ken Takakura once wrote an article about how his friend Kazumi, inoeta's mother, taught children how to read money during labor.

When the three brothers and sisters were very young, their mother and Mei would buy them two piglets every autumn, and let Inoue and his two younger sisters carry the heavy swill bucket to the pigsty twice a day in the morning and evening to feed the pigs. No matter how cold or hard it was, if they didn't feed the piglets, their mother wouldn't let them eat.

One day, in the bitter cold wind, the three brothers and sisters carried a heavy swill bucket, and the sister could not lift it, crying and asking, "Why did my mother let us do this kind of thing?"

Spring came, my mother sold the two piglets, and listening to the piglets' whining gradually faded away, the three brothers and sisters shed tears. They already have a deep relationship with Piglet. A few days later, the mother gave each of the three children a passbook, and she divided the money from the sale of pigs into three equal parts, deposited it into each child's account, and told them that it was the proceeds of their winter's labor.

In the autumn, the mother bought two more piglets, the three brothers and sisters continued to feed, and the next spring, the chubby piglets were sold, and the children's accounts had another amount of money, which lasted for nearly 10 years. Each of the three brothers and sisters not only has a wealth that is envied by their peers, but also has the patience and perseverance to persist in doing one thing well for several years.

By raising piglets, Shemei mothers let children read money in labor and regulations: how to earn money and save, and the mystery of insisting on doing one thing to accumulate and create wealth.

Regarding money, children are also giving lessons to their parents. In the era of planned economy, Chinese's knowledge of money is limited, and the family's money is only enough to maintain life, so we do not talk about consumption or investment.

In the era of market economy, children are faced with consumption as soon as they are born, overwhelming advertising is tempting children to consume, and various financial products are encouraging family financial investment. Therefore, let children understand money, can not be one-way indoctrination, to interact with children, and even to draw knowledge and wisdom from children.

At the Numismatic Museum, Yuqi asked me: "Why are ancient artificial coins 'outer circle inner square' instead of 'outer circle inner circle'?" ”

Children like things that are tangible and imaginative. The ancients borrowed the image of coins and passed on the way of man. Take a coin with an outer circle and an inner square and teach your child to behave and do things, which is simple and easy to understand. Not only can children understand many truths from small coins, but also pass on the positive energy and success of doing things.

"Let's think about it together, what in the world is round?"

At once, Yuqi found more than 30 circular objects and images: the sun, eyes, heads, basketballs, footballs, wheels, bowls, plates, and so on.

The sun, the eyes, the ball, and the wheels can't move if they're square. Coin is transferred in the pockets of people and people, money has a relationship with people, it is to flow; buying and selling can be bargained, can be negotiated, the price of buying and selling is flexible, adjusted according to the market and needs, can not set the dead price.

So why did the ancients chisel a "square hole" in the coin?

"In order to wear money, in the ancient drama played on TV, someone carries a string of money in his pocket." Yuqi thinks about this problem with the image thinking of a child.

Then this square hole can also be called money eye! Square hole is the law, the money eye is the ecstasy array and trap, once people are confused about money, they will fall into the money eye. Square holes are also rules, the price of items can change, but people's hearts cannot change, people can't earn black money. Fang Kong represents the law, people must have rules to do things, can not come nonsense, should not take the money you take, money can destroy people.

There is a Chinese proverb: "Man dies for money, and birds die for food." This sentence talks about both the magic of money and the weakness of human nature. From an early age, children should know that money is everything, and money is a double-edged sword: giving positive energy is a blessing, giving negative energy is a disaster; taking it is righteous, and taking it without a way is evil.

Later, Yuqi and I looked for money-related idioms and stories, such as "a thousand gold, a thousand gold, a smile, a promise a thousand gold". Through idiom stories, children understand and think for themselves, and get inspiration from stories.

Traditional education attaches great importance to enlightenment, and the word "enlightenment" is from "heart" to "wu", enlightenment cannot be separated from the heart, and only the participation of "my heart" will have enlightenment. Only with enlightenment can we remember that the wisdom that a child has gained by his own realization will be carried for life. Instilled knowledge is only suitable for examinations, and after the examination, it is forgotten, and this one-time memory will not become a wealth that nourishes life.

Give the child an ancient coin, give the child the wisdom of "wisdom and squareness", teach the child to understand the law and rules from an early age, not a restriction on people, but the protection of people. Protect you from crossing the thunder pool, not cheating, not running a red light, and a smooth and safe life.

Li Bi, the tang dynasty minister, was known as a prodigy when he was young. He was summoned to the palace by Emperor Xuanzong when he was seven years old. When Li Bi entered the palace to meet him, Emperor Xuanzong was excited to play chess with the Duke Of Wei. Emperor Xuanzong wanted to test his talents, so he motioned for Zhang to test him.

Zhang said that the title of chess asked: "Fang, like a chess game; round, like a chess piece; moving, as if making a chess piece alive; Jing, that is, the chess is dead." Can you use the words square, circle, moving, and static as a metaphor for the truth of chess? ”

Seven-year-old Li Bi immediately blurted out: "Fang is like doing righteousness, round is like using wisdom, moving is like presenting talent, and quiet is like fulfilling intentions." Li Bi's "Fang is like acting righteous, and the country is like using wisdom" and said the "cultivation" method of "outward and inner".

Why is 7-year-old Li Bi so intelligent? Because he has accepted the traditional Chinese "Fangyuan Wisdom" since he was a child, he understands that the inner side is to practice morality and make money by taking the right path, and the outer circle is to use wisdom and rely on wisdom to do things. Therefore, in the face of the king, he can integrate, calmly, and freely, not only improvising such exquisite pairs, but also allowing us to see the agile thinking and expression of a 7-year-old child.

Money, like people, has its own appearance and face. To give children wealth wisdom, we must choose the best enlightenment financial and business teaching materials. What are the teaching materials and templates for wealth education?

Take the ancient coins of the ancient Chinese "outer circle and inner square" as teaching aids and templates.

Give your child an ancient coin, or find an ancient coin picture so that your child can see what the money looked like in the past. Then, what do you think when discussing ancient artificial coins with your children: Why are coins round on the outside and square on the inside?

Through questions, children are interested in coin modeling, and children are guided to think deeply about the meaning of ancient coin modeling. In this way, you can get more than one stone in one fell swoop, and help children get the wisdom brought by money.

Chinese has long discovered the philosophy of money, and cast the wisdom of "outer circle and inner square" into ancient coins that can be seen and heard and touched, passing on the wisdom of money anytime and anywhere, and giving people a wake-up call.

When a child encounters money, the door of wealth and commerce opens, but it is not necessarily wisdom that comes out, but perhaps the devil. To distinguish the true appearance of money, children must "read money" with their children.