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When to Tell Children About Family Financial Crisis

My kids do not understand why we cannot go on vacation this year and I do not want to burden them with adult financial problems but I also cannot keep lying about why everything changed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Protecting children from harsh realities conflicts with the need for honesty when those realities reshape daily life.

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