 TITLE: How to Help Your Teen Build Credit Now CONTENT: 1\\. Educate Your Teen on Credit Card Basics\n-------------------------------------------\nUnfortunately, personal finance isn't always taught in high school or college. Therefore, it's a good idea to sit down with your teen and teach them how a credit card works and how building good credit can help them in the future.\nIt's also important to warn your teen about the consequences of poor credit and carrying too much credit card debt, and what credit card mistakes to avoid. When discussing credit with them, be sure to keep things simple and stick to the basics, as they may be overwhelmed if you provide them with too much information. To help you study up before talking to your teen, see Experian's Credit Card Basics articles. END