How to teach children to be thrifty and frugal?

Thrift is a traditional virtue of the Chinese people, and thrift is also the basis for success, from a large country to a small family. A tycoon in Hong Kong accidentally dropped a coin in the gutter, and he bent down to pick it up, and it took a lot of effort to retrieve it. When someone asked him about it afterward, he said, "If I had not picked up the coin, it would have disappeared from this world; money can be taken and used, but not wasted." An American super-capitalist went to an inn to lodge and asked for the cheapest room, and the manager, recognizing him, asked, "Why did you choose such a cheap little room? Your son always chooses the most expensive room." He replied, "That's right, my son's father is a millionaire and mine is not."

Quietness cultivates the body and frugality nurtures the virtue. Living conditions are better, but we can't lose the traditional virtue of thrift and frugality. Children may not yet understand such a reason, but from a little bit of small things to develop the habit of thrift, but he can be used for a lifetime. In daily life, parents should pay attention to educate their children about thrift and frugality. You can work with your children to regularly organize their school supplies to see what can still be used and what can be reused with a little repair. Some of the books, used teaching aids, do not have to be sold as scrap, can be given to younger siblings, some do not wear clothes, no longer use the household goods, can be donated to the need of the children in need, in order to cultivate the children's love.

You can also work with your children to make school supplies, such as homemade pencil bags, book covers, drying racks and so on. Perhaps you will find that the child to their own hand-made things especially cherish, but also a special sense of accomplishment.