Now that I believe! I read your post about Santa and I could tell that you don’t condone of white lies. I try my best to shed light on the facts so that my kids can begin to make their own decisions and craft their own ideas about the world. If you don’t provide the facts they will create an alternative version of the truth for themselves.

We definitely teach our children to be ‘good stewards of their resources.’ It’s an extremely important factor in decision making for adults and children. I try to remember that I don’t always need to have the right words in the moment. We often talk about saving and spending the next day after we’ve had some time to further contemplate our decisions. If we spend our money we talk about whether or not that decision was wise. If we don’t spend we talk about whether or not we regret that decision and what we would do the same or differently next time. Thanks for the comment!