Cash, Check, Debit or Credit Card Some children learn to
identify coins and their values long before they enter grade
school. They realize what cash can and cannot do for them. But
school-age children often are confused about the act of writing
checks and charging purchases to a debit or credit card. If you
ever have told your child, “I don’t have the money to buy that,”
only to hear your child say, “Just write a check,” or “Just use
your credit card,” you understand completely. Today’s children
learn about money in a very complex world. Children learn most
of their attitudes about money from their parents, so a family’s
guidance and support are the keys to helping children
understand. Preteens learn that their money supply is limited.
They may need help realizing that money also is limited for
everyone else, including their parents. Parents also must help
children understand that they need to have money before they can
write a check, use a debit card or repay a purchase made with a
credit card. You may choos