Stop saying 'We Can't Afford It' to your kids: Psychology says these 3 simple phrases work much better
Every parent has said it at least once. Your child points at something in a shop—a toy, a game, a pair of shoes—and before you even finish thinking, the words come out automatically: "We can't afford it." It feels harmless. It feels like the easiest way to end the conversation. But psychologists say
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Every parent has said it at least once. Your child points at something in a shop—a toy, a game, a pair of shoes—and before you even finish thinking, the words come out automatically: "We can't afford it." It feels harmless. It feels like the easiest way to end the conversation. But psychologists say those four words may be doing more damage than we realize, quietly shaping how our children think about money for the rest of their lives.
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