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Scenario

When protecting your children from financial stress becomes dishonesty

I lie to my kids about why we cannot afford certain things because I do not want them to worry, but I also wonder if I am teaching them that money problems just disappear instead of requiring work and planning.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to shield children from economic anxiety conflicts with the need to prepare them for financial reality, creating confusion about truth and protection.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and parenting — financial pressure and class?”

Peri

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