Food Planning Budgeting Rewards and Punishment Saving vs. Take children food shopping and use the experience to teach them about food and money. Preschoolers will learn the names of foods, colors, and forms of food. If children are to become responsible consumers, they need experiences that teach skills for decision making. Responsibility for food shopping and money management starts in the preschool years.
Preschoolers develop their attitudes and values about money within the family setting.
Some families feel that preschoolers think money grows on trees and that children cannot handle money until high school or after. Tantrums, crying, or misbehavior in the grocery store do not just happen. Children have learned to use these behaviors to get attention and what they want. Misbehavior can mean tiredness, sickness, or boredom. Hitting or scolding the crying child usually accentuates the behavior.