How do I tell my kids we are currently short on money – without freaking them out?

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Title	How do I tell my kids we are currently short on money – without freaking them out?
Published by	The Conversation
DOI	10.64628/aa.sferhsxdc
Authors	Sharman, Rachael
Abstract	It’s not easy talking to kids about the cost-of-living crunch. Many fear landing their kids with a lifelong ‘scarcity mindset’, where a person is cursed with a feeling spending money is always wrong.

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Geographical breakdown
Country	Count	As %
Australia	7	44%
United Kingdom	2	13%
France	1	6%
Unknown	6	38%

Demographic breakdown

Type
Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	14	88%
Scientists	1	6%
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	1	6%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 97. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 March 2024.

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