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How to balance hope and financial reality for your children

My daughter wants to apply to expensive colleges and I don't want to crush her dreams by explaining we could never afford it even with financial aid.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're struggling to encourage your child's ambitions while protecting both of you from the potential disappointment of economic limitations.

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“Where Are You with Poverty and identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.