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Keynote: Start teaching financial literacy in early childhood to avoid 'money trauma'
Summary
Keynote speaker Dr. Catherine Latoya Grant Alston told the Office of Early Childhood webinar that families should introduce age‑appropriate money talk and activities—counting coins, piggy banks, grocery budgeting—to prevent 'money trauma' and build decision skills.
Dr. Catherine Latoya Grant Alston, the webinar’s keynote speaker, urged caregivers and early‑childhood providers to start teaching financial literacy as soon as possible, saying silence about money can transmit harmful attitudes across generations. “If you are not passing down money knowledge, then you are passing down money…
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