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Originally Posted by jtfrogger
Do you believe that a parent's relationship with a child is weaker on a topic if the topic is breached with another adult first?
Do you believe that this is true with something like personal finance? This is a topic that can be very personal. Discussing it is weird and awkward for many people. It is also an area were quite a few people can get themselves into trouble out of ignorance. I also think that this is an area that our education system can do a better job.
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I'm all for sex education in school. But I also think there's a role to play for parents. Sex is more than a biological act. It happens in a social and emotional context. And people have different values and attitudes surrounding that context.
Personal finance is a good analogy. There are some fundamental principles of finance that everyone can and should learn. But values surrounding finance vary with culture and with family, and will be personal. Some people are not at all comfortable with debt in any form, and others cheerfully leverage debt to try to increase property and income. Values about money (as opposed to the nuts and bolts of finance) are probably something people are going to want to teach as a family.