OREANDA-NEWS. To help teachers and parents have financial conversations with their students and children, BMO Harris is introducing Talk With Our Kids About Money Day in Wisconsin. The program offers a simple way to help children learn more about money and personal finances with 100 Wisconsin schools participating. BMO Harris Bank also released a study today which showed that most Wisconsin parents would rather have "the talk" with their kids than discuss finances.

Talk With Our Kids About Money Day was created by the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) and piloted in the U.S. in 2014 in Chicago.

"BMO Harris is here to help parents and teachers start a conversation with our youth about good money habits. The goal of Talk With Our Kids About Money Day is to bridge the information gap and arm youth with the knowledge they need to become more financially confident," said Kelly Harper, Director, Brand Customer Learning, BMO Financial Group.

Talk With Our Kids About Money Day was introduced today at Business and Economic Academy Milwaukee (BEAM). Attendees and speakers included David Mancl, Director, Office of Financial Literacy, Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions; BEAM Board Member, Scott Niederjohn; and students, teachers and parents from the BEAM school. The event included a Money Fair and presentations by BEAM students.

"Our objective is to have Wisconsin as the leading state in the nationfor financial education and preparing our youth for their financial futures" said David Mancl, Executive Director, Governor's Council on Financial Literacy. "The Talk with Our Kids About Money Day program is an excellent example of how we can work together to get parents, guardians, and teachers involved in helping us to achieve that goal."