Many parents try to explain to their child the current economic situation, but find the words get in the way, literally.  In order to explain anything there must be a commonly understood vocabulary.  And therein lies the challenge. 

The first challenge is the number of words related to the economy and financial matters, not counting all the acronyms like FDIC and APR.  The English language contains hundreds of word and phrases related to financial matters.  The next challenge is that many of these words describe sophisticated concepts which are difficult to explain and are not widely understood in the first place (For example, how many of us can rattle off an explanation for capitalization?).