Parents: how to teach kids not to be selfish with money?

Parents: how to teach kids not to be selfish with money?
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I’m not a parent, but my mom would literally take my money away from me if I ever even let her see me think about being selfish, while growing up. In your situation, my mother probably would teach me a lesson about being charitable and make me donate the toys to a local charity.
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