Jun 29, 2017
What summer camp offers is the
opportunity to quite deliberately place them [children]
in a very different environment, and if you are careful about
that,
you can use that summer period as almost a "spiritual
delousing."
-Ron Lieber
In Episode 11 of the podcast, I'm
talking with Ron Lieber, author of the 2015 New York Times
and Wall Street Journal best-seller The Opposite of Spoiled:
Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About
Money
"Every money conversation is also a
conversation about values."
-Ron Lieber
About the book: "The Opposite of Spoiled
is all about how, when and why to talk to kids about m
In our interview, we talked about "forced deprivation," not buying kids everything they want just because we can afford it. Because he mentioned summer camp in a section of his book titled "How Overnight Camp Can Help" (p. 187 in the paperback), I reached out to talk with Ron more about his thoughts on how summer camp experiences can help teach kids values.
The Stanford psychologist Lieber refers to in our interview is
William Damon, author of
The Path to Purpose: How
Young People Find Their Calling in Life
Where to find and follow Ron Lieber:
"Your Money" column, New York Times
Ron Lieber's Website: Sign up for tips on how to have more useful and meaningful family conversations about money.
Facebook: Ron Lieber and The Opposite of Spoiled
Twitter: @ronlieber