# How to Talk About Wealth Inside Families | Programmes | The Wealth School How to Talk About Wealth Inside Families | Programmes | The Wealth School Canonical: https://www.thewealthschool.ch/programmes/talking-about-wealth-in-families/ Part of: The Wealth School, https://www.thewealthschool.ch/ Site index for agents: https://www.thewealthschool.ch/llms.txt Every page as one text: https://www.thewealthschool.ch/llms-full.txt Last changed: 2026-10-01 --- Foundational course 03 # How to Talk About Wealth Inside Families Money, Relationships & Responsibility Money conversations are rarely only about money. Learn why they can become difficult, what families communicate without saying, and how to approach fairness, expectations, freedom and responsibility across generations. January–March 2027 · 9 teaching weeks · Online blended learning · Enrolment details to follow [Join the waitlist](https://www.thewealthschool.ch/programmes/talking-about-wealth-in-families/#waitlist) ![Frédéric Bazille, Family Reunion: a family gathered on a shaded terrace, several generations looking towards the viewer.](https://www.thewealthschool.ch/assets/school-609b45f31ee6b993/img/courses/fc3-bazille-family-reunion.jpg) Frédéric Bazille, Family Reunion, 1867–1868. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Within families, money can stand for love, safety, recognition, control, belonging or obligation. Conversations become difficult when people believe they are discussing the same thing while carrying different meanings and expectations. This course helps participants understand those patterns and practise opening more constructive conversations about wealth. Each participant takes part on their own and decides what to share. ## What we will work with - What we learn about money in families before anyone teaches us. - Silence, expectations and different ideas of fairness across generations. - Telling apart facts, feelings, roles, rights and responsibilities in a conversation. - Practising ways to begin, listen, disagree and leave room for another person's judgment. ## What you can take away A practical conversation framework, and your own preparation for one conversation you may choose to begin. ## Who it is for Parents, adult children, partners and other family members who want more thoughtful conversations about wealth. Also relevant to professionals who want to understand the family context. ## Age 18+. A version with younger family members would be designed and safeguarded separately. ## Boundary Education and communication practice; not family therapy, dispute resolution or mediation. ## Join the January 2027 waitlist Choose the courses you would like to hear about. We will send programme details, dates, pricing and enrolment information when registration opens. ## The other Foundational Courses [Financial IntelligenceHow Money Really Works](https://www.thewealthschool.ch/programmes/financial-intelligence/)[The Wealth of One LifeUnderstanding Your 9 Life Capitals](https://www.thewealthschool.ch/programmes/the-wealth-of-one-life/) [Programmes](https://www.thewealthschool.ch/programmes/) The School's educational work grows from research, practice and Existential Portfolio Theory. --- ## Other pages on this site - [Knock on the Door | The Wealth School](https://www.thewealthschool.ch/contact.html): Curious about stewardship learning journeys? 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