It is true that children are the parent’s investment. Besides, you as parents should teach the investment to them as early as possible. You do not need to act like the lecturer who teaches about the definition of investment, the ways of investment, and so on. Yes, you do not need to do that, because children in very young age are able to absorb the lesson well than we imagine.
The best method of introducing the meaning of money is through discussion. Waste your time with them to discuss about the meaning of money.
You need to introduce the meaning of money to your children. Let them to know how much salary that you have, what is needed by family, how much the cost for them, including educational fee. Besides, you should discuss to your children about their budget for buying toys. Children always feel not enough and they want to buy again and then buy again.
Here, you should able to explain that money is not for buying things. It is also used to pay the educational fee, saving, and investing. Give them certain amount of money in order they can manage it. By this, they can post their money responsible and do not forget to keep them in their track.