Results tagged “money” from Momtourage: Need Advice?

It's often helpful to look at the "why of behavior"-- what's motivating your child to act in a specific way. Four-years-old is a bit on the early end for this type of behavior. Most children at that age are just beginning to differentiate the possessions of others from their own, but most four-year-olds understand that Mommy's purse does not belong to them.

Sadly--and scarily--your friend's family isn't the only one in this predicament; this mess of an economy has most everyone combing through their bank statements, re-evaluating what's financially feasible and what non-essential items need to get cut. And when it comes down to it, the ability to put food on the table and keep the lights on will trump tennis lessons every time. But kids aren't necessarily going to understand this; all they know is that the friend they looked forward to playing with at practice on Tuesday afternoons isn't coming anymore. And at the end of the day, this is really all you need to address with your child. There's really no need to hold a family summit to explain his friend's family's sketchy money situation. Pouring through the details--many of which I'll have to assume you're not privy to--will only scare and confound your son, and lead to more questions or, worse, confusion that could easily make its way back to the friend and his family. Rather than make an already sticky situation stickier, you'd be best served keeping your explanation about why your son's friend will no longer be coming to tennis lessons as simple as can be: Johnny's mom and dad decided to cut back on tennis lessons so that they can use the money they pay for the lessons on other things.

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