When the Money Runs Thin This Month

Where to start

• Start with the StepChange helpline, which is free and judgement-free.
• Tell the children briefly that things are tight, you’re working it out and they don’t need to worry.
• Say it once, without dramatising it, and then move on.

The rest of the tip, and why it works, is in the library.

Source

StepChange Debt Charity, free UK debt advice

It goes with

• The Conversations Parents Avoid. For parents who need to tell their child something hard and don’t know how to start.
• When Money Is Tight. For parents whose family is under financial strain, and for any parent wondering how much to tell a child about money.

The first chapter you open here is free to read in full.

Free on this subject

• Family stress. What to do first, what helps, and who else can help. Free to read and to print.
• Parent wellbeing. What to do first, what helps, and who else can help. Free to read and to print.