My teenager wants the same brand clothes I bought her last year but they cost twice as much and I don't know how to explain that money works differently now.
More people experience this than they realize.
The need to introduce children to economic hardship conflicts with the desire to protect them from adult anxieties they cannot control or understand.
“Where Are You with Inflation — causes effects and living with it?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.