Silver Spoon Kids How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children

by Gallo, Eileen; Gallo, Jon

• ISBN13: 9780809294374
• ISBN10: 0809294370
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-18
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Don't allow money to ruin your child! While many parents know how to capitalize on their wealth financially, they aren't as certain how to make sure money doesn't spoil their children. This expert handbook can show you how.

Author Biography

Eileen Gallo, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist specializing in psychological issues related to money and family wealth. She has written numerous articles about affluence and children and writes a regular column for the Journal of Financial Planning.

Jon Gallo is a nationally respected estate planning attorney who has worked with thousands of affluent families to plan their estates. He is the author of many professional articles and, along with his wife, a founder of the American Bar Association Committee on the Emotional and Psychological Issues of Estate and Financial Planning.

As codirectors of the Gallo Institute, Eileen and Jon conduct seminars and workshops for families and financial advisors. They have been quoted by Kipinger's, Worth, Forbes, Reuters, and Bloomberg. They live in Los Angeles and are the parents of three adult children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Affluence Is a Double-Edged Sword	1	(16)
Keeping Your Child's Development on Track	17	(20)
Money Personalities	37	(22)
The Value of Values	59	(26)
Talking with Your Kids About Money	85	(32)
Allowances: Giving Your Child More than Money	117	(16)
Diversity: How to ``Unshelter'' Your Child	133	(20)
Give and You Shall Receive	153	(24)
Family Wealth Planning	177	(26)
Parenting in an Age of Change: Dealing with New or Unusual Money Situations	203	(28)
Invest in Your Child's Future	231	(10)
Appendix	241	(8)
Bibliography	249	(8)
Index	257