Fostering financial literacy in children: a cornerstone for economic well-being

Abstract

Today, education is the entire teaching of content that lacks an emphasis on learning financial knowledge. Financial literacy goes to its core so that early financial concepts can be laid down for children to be able to make better decision-making and healthy financial habits. This article thus traces the conditions of practical strategies, challenges, and wider issues while providing an extensive framework around the incorporation of financial literacy within early childhood education. Now, financial literacy is one of the most essential skills a human should possess under the 21st-century conditions that are poised to raise the bar for increasingly complex economies and individual success. The research thus dwells on the urgency of making financial education part of the formative years of children (National Endowment for Financial Education, 2020). It looks at the various benefits that come along with financial literacy, the various problems associated with its delivery, and, finally, the wider societal challenge. The essay goes on to relate theoretical paradigms with teaching approaches and policy recommendations to emphasize the importance of a collective endeavor in equipping children with the monetary capacity to manage an equitable, sustainable future.