For some families, the recession means spending less money eating out or staying at home rather than taking a holiday. Also, mums and dads may not have enough money to put into savings.
 
For others, there will be bigger changes such as parents taking on a second job or relocating to a less expensive house. 
 
Money worries can cause a lot stress and frustration in a household, this is absolutely normal. Sometimes parents might even put extra pressure on their children.
 
Although money problems are something tweens don’t have control over, they may find that contributing in some ways may help. 
 
What can a tween do to make things easier?
 
Get entrepreneurial. Perhaps your tween can set up a yard sale to get rid of all their old or unused goods. Or, they can help you sell unwanted goods online. Although jobs are hard to find, your tween can still get their thinking caps on and look out for new opportunities. 
 
Prioritise. Tweens should write down everything they want and rate them on a scale from one to ten. Then, they could figure out a plan to earn any must-have rewards.
 
Talk it out. You may feel stressed, sad or angry a lot of the time, it would be a good idea to talk about it and let it out. Your tween can handle the truth as long as you are both open and honest with each other. 
 
Move forward. It’s never a bad idea to step in and help out, but at the same time your tween needs to remember that they are still young and that money problems are out of their control. 
 
Finding entertainment on the cheap
 
Being creative helps people feel good about themselves, here are a few things your tween can do to get their minds off things:
 
  • Record some music
  • Have a karaoke party
  • Redecorate their room using stuff around the house 
  • Learn a new language using library books
  • Host movie night with friends
 
Eventually the economy will get better. When it does, your tween will be well able to deal with any other challenges and difficulties ahead!
 

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