Teaching kids about money starts long before budgets, bank accounts, or earning a paycheck.

In this episode, we explore how children form money beliefs early in life and why emotional experiences around money matter more than financial rules. Many of us grew up learning about money through stress, silence, or shame. Without realising it, those same patterns can be passed down to our tamariki.

This kōrero unpacks how to teach kids about money in a way that builds safety, confidence, and agency, rather than fear or scarcity. We talk about why kids learn money emotionally first, how parental stress shapes money beliefs, and how everyday conversations can create healthier financial foundations.

You’ll learn practical, age appropriate ways to talk about money with children, how to separate money from self worth, and why letting kids  ...