By Lisa Salmon
Family - Back to school safely
:: THREE WAYS TO...keep young children safe on the roads 1. Tell them to keep looking and listening for traffic while crossing, in case a driver hasn’t seen them. 2. Explain that if there's an island in the middle of the road, they should treat each half of the road as a separate crossing. 3. Make sure they can be seen easily by wearing bright clothes, and reflective materials at night. :: Teen singing star Charlotte Church has had her trust fund |
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millions frozen until she’s learned the value of money - a lesson she says “could take another 50 years”.
The drastic action was taken by the Welsh 18-year-old’s financial advisors after she reportedly spent £1 million in a year.
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Her money management woes are a problem she shares with most young people - and it's an issue that should be tackled young, say the experts. Brian Capon, of the British Bankers' Association, says: "Children should start learning about money from a very early age, and should be ancouraged to save." He says parents should encourage children to handle money and suggests getting them to perform everyday transactions like paying for shopping at the supermarket. "That way, money won't be a surprise to them when they're older," he says. |
Alistair Matthews, the charity’s development director, says: "Our expertise is in helping young people develop financial skills.
"What we think is important is that children talk about money. They need to think about how they manage their money, how much they need to spend, and on what.
"They have to learn the difference between needs and wants."
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