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You may find the following
resources helpful. (Our lawyers tell us that we are supposed to add that all resources are provided as a
convenience only without any endorsements or recommendations. But we really do like the materials we've listed.)
Wealth and the Family
(Classic books on parenting, plus
other resources which focus on money and children)
Barbanel, Linda
Piggy Bank to Credit Card
New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks (1994)
A primer on teaching your children the financial facts
of life
Barber, Judy G.
Family Money: A Commentary on the Unspoken Issues
Related to Wealth
Newsletter no longer published, back issues available.
For information write to Judy Barber Family Money
Consultants, LLC 1 Embarcadero, Suite 4100 San Francisco,
CA 94111 (415) 673-0689. Email [email protected]
Beacham, Susan
The Money Savvy Generation: www.msgen.com
A website devoted to developing and bringing to market
innovative products to help parents and educators
teach kids the skills of basic personal finance. Take
a look at the Money Savvy Pig. We gave it to our granddaughter!
Blouin, Barbara
The Legacy of Inherited Wealth: Interviews with
Heirs
(1999 revised edition)
An exploration of the emotional consequences of inherited
wealth through interviews with heirs. Available through
The Inheritance Project. www.inheritance-project.com
Bodner, Janet
Kiplinger's Dollars & Sense for Kids: What they
need to know about money - and how to tell them
Washington: Kiplinger Books (1999)
How to talk to your kids about money without lecturing.
Bowlby, John
A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy
Human Development
New York: Basic Books (1988)
The basic discussion of attachment theory for parents,
by one of the primary researchers in the field.
Brazelton, T. Berry
Touchpoints: The Essential Reference
Reading: Perseus Books (1984)
A study of the child's development from a physical,
cognitive, emotional and behavioral point of view.
Brazelton, T. Berry and Greenspan,
Stanley
The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child
Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish
Cambridge: Perseus Books (2000)
The name says it all. A must read by two of the foremost
authorities on child rearing.
Briggs, Dorothy C.
Your Child's Self Esteem
New York: Doubleday (1975)
Classic discussion of developing self esteem in children.
Collier, Charles W.
Wealth In Families
Cambridge: Harvard University (2001)
A wonderful discussion of family wealth and family
values.
Covey, Stephen R.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
St. Martin's Griffin, New York (1997)
A common sense guide to building the family.
Dinkmeyer, Don Sr., McKay, Gary
D. & Dinkmeyer, Don Jr.
The Parent's Handbook; Parenting Young Children;
Parenting Teenagers
Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service, Inc.,
(1997)
A three book series known as STEP (Systematic Training
For Effective Parenting).
Elkind, David
The Hurried Child
Reading: Addison-Wesley, Inc. (1981)
Discusses the harmful consequences of hurrying children
through their childhood.
Elkind, David
Parenting Your Teenager
New York: Ballentine Books (1993)
Advises parents on the special challenges of guiding
their adolescent children into maturity.
Erikson, Erik
Identity and the Life Cycle
New York: W. W. Norton & Company (1980)
The basic developmental theory of the life cycle.
Identifies and discusses the stages involved in the
child's development of a healthy personality.
Estess, P. & Barocas, I.
Kids, Money & Values
Cincinnati: Betterway Books (1994)
Using activities, role-playing, games and projects,
the authors help you teach your children values and
principles. Keyed to various ages.
Farber, Adele & Mazlish, Elaine
Siblings Without Rivalry
New York: Avon Books (1987)
Using activities, role-playing, games and projects,
the authors help you teach your children values and
principles. Keyed to various ages.
Gallo, Eileen & Gallo, Jon
Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise
Responsible Children
Chicago: Contemporary Books (2002)
Our first book. We think it offers useful information about
children and money in an accessible and reader-friendly
manner.
Gallo, Eileen & Gallo, Jon
The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps To Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children
New York: Penguin/New American Library (2005)
Our second book. It builds on Silver Spoon Kids and offer positive behaviors for parents.
Gottman, John
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
New York: Simon & Schuster (1997)
A guide to teaching children to understand and regulate
their emotional world.
Greenspan, Stanley
Building Healthy Minds
Cambridge: Perseus Books (1999)
The six experiences that create intelligence and emotional
growth in babies and young children.
Greenspan, Stanley
The Challenging Child
Cambridge: Perseus Books (1995)
How to fit your parenting style to your child's unique
personality.
Guthrie, Elisabeth and Matthews,
Kathy
The Trouble With Perfect
New York: Broadway Books (2002)
How parents can avoid the overachievement trap and
still raise successful children.
Hausner, Lee
Children of Paradise
Los Angeles: Jeremy Tarcher, Inc.(1990)
Offers a parenting program for affluent parents to
improve their skills and inspire healthy values in
their children.
Imber-Black, Evan and Roberts,
Janine
Rituals For Our Times
London: Jason Aronson, Inc. (1998)
How family rituals give the experience of meaning
to our lives.
Levy, John
Coping With Inherited Wealth.
Results of a research study into the influence of
inherited wealth on heirs. Privately published by
John Levy, 842 Autumn Lane, Mill Valley, CA. 94941.
Littwin, Susan
The Postponed Generation
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc. (1986)
Discusses the trend among young adults to postpone
the responsibilities and autonomy of adulthood
Merrell, Susan Scarf
The Accidental Bond
New York: Ballantine Books (1995)
An examination of the major issues of sibling relationships
- competition, cooperation and comparison - and how
they affect adult relationships.
McMillon, Bill
Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That
Will Benefit You and Others (8th Edition)
Chicago: Chicago Press Review (2003)
The eighth edition of the classic adventure travel
guide to more than 2000 ways to have a great vacation
anywhere in the world while lending a helping hand
to a worthwhile cause.
Newman, Susan
Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Children
Feel Special Every Day
New York: Crown Publishers (1993)
A collection of the little things that create pleasant
meories, build character and strengthen family ties.
Pearl, Jayne A.
Kids and Money
Princeton: Bloomberg Press (1999)
Creative ways to teach children important money skills,
such as how to devise and keep to a budget and how
to avoid overspending and debt.
Pipher, Mary
The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families
New York: Ballantine Books (1996)
A compassionate and impassioned look at how to strengthen
the American family.
Price, Susan Crites
The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help
Others
Washington: Council on Foundations (2001)
A priceless resource to help involve your children
in philanthropy.
Rosenfeld, Alvin and Wise, Nicole
Hyper-Parenting: Are You Hurting Your Child by
Trying Too Hard?
St. Martin's Press (2000)
How to slow down and have a happier and healthier
experience for yourself and your child.
Shore, Bill
The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life By
Giving Something Back
New York: Random House (1999)
The founder of Share Our Strength examines the lives
of those who are transforming their communities and
their lives through philanthropy.
Stern, Daniel
Diary of a Baby
New York: Basic Books (1990)
A "diary" from six weeks to four years, told in alternating
sections of the baby's voice and the latest research
findings.
Stockman, Larry & Graves, Cynthia
Grown-up Children Who Won't Grow Up: How to finally
cut the cord that binds
New York: Prima Communications, Inc.(1994)
An updated version of a classic work for parents dealing
with what the authors refer to as "adult adolescents."
Trujillo, Michelle L.
Why Can't We Talk? What Teens Would Share If Parents
Would Listen
Health Communications, Inc.: Deerfield Beach, Florida
(2000)
Teens discuss the issues they can't talk to their
parents about because their parents won't listen.
A must read.
The Psychology of Money
(Books that offer useful and interesting
perspectives on money)
Dominguez, J. & Robin, V.
Your Money or Your Life
New York: Penguin Books (1992)
A nine-step program to take control of your money
and achieve financial independence.
Kinder, George
Seven Stages of Money Maturity
New York: Dell Publishing (1999)
A Buddhist teacher and Harvard-trained financial planner
looks at the spiritual and psychological issues surrounding
our relationship with money.
Madanes, Chloe
The Secret Meaning of Money
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers (1994)
A discussion of the hidden role money plays in families.
Matthews, Arlene
Your Money, Your Self
New York: Simon & Schuster (1991)
Combines a psychological examination of the meanings
of money with a personal assessment of your money
styles and foibles.
Mellan, Olivia
Money Harmony
New York: Walker and Company (1994)
A psychotherapist and business consultant examines
the emotional meaning of money to individuals and
couples.
More Than Money: Exploring the
personal, political, and spiritual impact of wealth
in our lives
A quarterly publication written for people questioning
society's assumptions about money, and particularly
for those with inherited or earned wealth seeking
a more joyful, just and sustainable world. To order:
800-255-4903. www.morethanmoney.org
Needleman, Jacob
Money and the Meaning of Life
New York: Doubleday (1991)
The author examines the relationship between the quest
for money and the quest for meaning. Also available
on audiotape.
Stanley, T. & Danko, W.
The Millionaire Next Door
Atlanta: Longstreet Press (1996)
The basic theme is frugality, hard work and living
below your means.
Yablonsky, Lewis
The Emotional Meaning of Money
New York: Gardner Press, Inc. (1991)
The author discusses individual money styles and attitudes
and how they affect emotional stress, marital discord,
job problems and parent-child conflict.
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