养育孩子的成本在继续增长。据美国农业部(Department of Agriculture)说,一个中等收入家庭要把一名2009年出生的孩子养到18岁,需要支出222,360美元。这较本次经济衰退开始前的2007年增加了1.4%,而且这其中还未包括上大学的费用。
Now, amid tight household budgets and a growing belief that today's youth will face a lasting drop in their standard of living, many parents are working to reshape children's expectations.
现在,鉴于美国人都在纷纷紧缩家庭预算,以及人们越来越相信当今的年青人将面临生活水平持久性下降的局面,许多父母正在着手重塑孩子的预期。
Ms. Morgan is teaching Grace and her brother Noah, 13, to resist consumer pressures. 'We very openly heckle' such shows as 'My Super Sweet 16' on MTV, ridiculing such excesses as when a teen receives a Mercedes or opulent vacations, she says. Both children have learned to enjoy inexpensive family camping vacations, and they sell items on eBay to raise cash for purchases. 'The joke around our house is, if it's not nailed down, they will sell it,' Ms. Morgan says.
艾米正在教格雷斯和她13岁的哥哥诺亚(Noah)抵御消费压力。艾米说,我们非常公开地质疑MTV上诸如《我的16岁花季》(My Super Sweet 16' on MTV)等节目,当节目中出现一名十几岁孩子得到一辆奔驰汽车或外出豪华度假的机会时,我们会奚落这份过分的慷慨;我家的两个孩子都学会了享受惠而不费的全家外出露营度假,他们会通过在eBay网上出售物品来筹钱买自己想要的东西。艾米说,她们全家津津乐道的玩笑是,如果家里哪样东西没有用钉子固定住,孩子们就可以把它卖掉。
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