I’ve been reading Robert Kiyosaki’s books lately. You’d know Rich Dad Poor Dad. I’ve read another six of them. In so doing, the topic of teaching your kids about money and even business came up. Now, most of us, when faced with thinking about teaching our kid about business, think about chores, or maybe a lemonade stand. Those are all great ways to do it. In my case, I went a bit more modern.

In our case, Violette decided to start an eBay business, because it’s online, because it’s based on learning about sales and marketing, and because she likes shopping at yard sales (and her idea is to find items that might be hidden gems and sell them via eBay with her Mom). We picked up my friend Marsha Collier’s eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies (amazon affiliate link). It’s not exactly 8-year-old reading level, but she’s excited about it because she knows we’re treating her like a big kid with big plans.

Here’s a quick video of her with the book:

She loves drawing and playing and running around outdoors. Before reading parts of the first chapter, we were throwing around a little football. So, it’s not like she’s not getting a chance to be a kid. But she’s learning business early. Schools don’t teach it. And frankly, our public education system is setting kids up to be employees, not entrepreneurs.

My own parents did what they could to teach me about business growing up. Instead, I’m going to do what I can to educate mine with as many skills as I can wedge in there.

What’s your take?

(Oh, and if you want the book she’s talking about for yourself, or for your kids, here it is:)