Jenna Bush Hager Says Daughter Mila Made a 'PowerPoint Presentation' to Get a Debit Card: She 'Earned It'

Bush Hager shares her three kids — Mila, Poppy and Hal - with husband Henry Hager

Jenna Bush Hager's daughter Mila can be quite convincing when she wants to be.

On Wednesday's episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, Bush Hager, 41, recounted a story to co-host Hoda Kotb from when her daughter Mila, 10, asked for a debit card. "We had said no. And we had said no. And we had said no," the mom of three told Kotb. "And then she did a PowerPoint presentation."

The digital presentation included "why she was responsible enough now, and what chores she would do, and how she wanted to learn how to save and how she wants to buy presents for her siblings at Christmas on her own," the proud mom explained.

"And at the end, Henry, who's a pretty conservative spender, said, 'Okay Mila. You've earned it,'" she said of her husband, Henry Hager, 45.

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"That's such a good life lesson," Kotb told her friend and co-host.

"She did it on her own," Bush Hager said.

"Probably because you said no," Kotb continued. "Imagine if you'd said, 'Well, okay, we'll see how you do with it.' But instead, you said, no, no, no.'"

Saying that her generation heard "no" a lot in childhood, Bush Hager added, "This generation is just like, 'Okay, have a phone. All right. Get on social media.' Saying no is actually really important."

Bush Hager and her husband share daughters Mila and Poppy, 8, as well as son Hal, 4.

Earlier this month, Bush Hager chatted with PEOPLE about her new children's book Love Comes First and opened up about what her own kids have been reading this season.

"Mila is reading a lot of chapter books. She read a book called Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and she loved it. She's really into those books that teach are sort of driving home empathy. She likes to feel when she reads, which is something I also really like. So I'm just trying to help guide her to books that are like that," the proud mom told PEOPLE.

"She finished the whole Harry Potter series, so she's kind of done with fantasy and wizards for now and is really more into grounded fiction. I actually just went to the library with her and helped her pick out a lot more like that."

As for Poppy, "she's just started reading chapter books and graphic novels on her own, so she's reading through the whole Baby-Sitter's Club graphic novel series. They're so good because they take a series that we were obsessed with growing up and updated it a little bit and made it more manageable to get into as an earlier reader."

Last but not least is Hal, who enjoys reading books with Mom. "He plays this really fun game, because he knows I love the books that are basically about how much a mom loves their child, the sweet ones that are more for parents than they are for kids. So he's always like, 'Guess what we're gonna read tonight, Mommy?' And then he'll pick and it sort of depends on his mood, if he wants to terrorize me or not," she laughed.

"Sometimes he's like, 'We're gonna read On the Night You Were Born, Mommy!' and then sometimes he'll sort of dangle it over me and then say, 'Not tonight, Mommy!' which is hilarious and it works every time."

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