Carmen Iorgulescu, Ken Academy trainer: How to encourage our children in small entrepreneurial projects

The answer, at the event "Free education or free education? 2018", the first financial education conference dedicated to parents

Carmen Iorgulescu - psychologist, trainer and KEN Academy coordinator - speaks about the importance of financial education for children, during the Conference "Free education or free education? 2018", which takes place at the Pullman Hotel in Bucharest, on May 19, from 10:00 a.m. The organizer of the event is Mozaic Media.

Children's financial education is not only about money, but rather has to do with the formation of beliefs and values for life. Romania ranks last in financial literacy in Europe, with only 22% of Romanians having a minimum of financial knowledge, and this is reflected in lives burdened by installments and debts and full of financially uninspired choices.

What and when do we tell children about money? How do we prepare them to become financially responsible adults? How can we, as adults, reset our relationship with money?

 Carmen Iorgulescu, psychologist, trainer, KEN Academy coordinator, Oana Moraru, educational consultant and founder of Helikon private school, Adrian Asoltanie, trainer, speaker and entrepreneur for almost 20 years, and Gáspár György, psychologist, author and custodian of life stories and the man who started the #RRelational Revolution in Romania, will try to provide answers to these questions, during the Conference "Free education or free education? 2018".

"Providing financial education to your child is as important as taking care of his health!  

We, the parents, are the first "specialists" for our children, in any field, including the financial one. Mom and dad familiarize them with the notion of money and its importance, developing them with a quotient of financial intelligence. This resource helps children develop their autonomy, learn to manage their piggy bank wisely, regardless of whether they have accumulated small or large amounts in it. 

It is therefore very important to guide this educational process, choosing words, behaviors and balanced attitudes towards financial subjects. 

From my experience as an educational guide for children and as Andrei's mother, I have noticed that their small entrepreneurial projects awaken in them feelings of fulfillment and dignity, of the conviction that they have done something with their powers and skill. 

Earning their own money from an activity in which they have been involved is a tremendous source of confidence in their abilities, in the courage to expose themselves to the world. Imagine what extraordinary communication skills and emotional intelligence can be developed in the first years of school! How well emotionally "equipped" they will be in front of the challenges that await them since the first grade.

I invite you, therefore, to tell together about the emotional universe of our children and about the resources we can generate in our role as guides on the children's path to the life of teenagers and then emotionally balanced adults and well anchored in the surrounding pragmatic reality.", says Carmen Iorgulescu about her participation in the Conference.

Details about the event agenda and how to register can be found on the official Facebook page of the Conference "Free to education or free education? 2018".

20% from the value of ticket proceeds is redirected to the charity partner of the event, United Way Romania – an organization that runs social and professional integration programs for young people and adults from disadvantaged backgrounds.