Almighty Dad | A stay at home dad blog

    It’s a pretty obvious revelation; of course kids experience stress when their families are going through financial hardship.  But, as scientists like to do, there has been research into this obvious fact.  Our current recession has caused worry in almost half of children aged 13 to 17 (American Psychological Association); they say they’re “more [...]

   At some point in my youth my parents thought it would be a good idea to start giving me an allowance.  However, not to be too straightforward about it or anything, they threw in a twist.  The deal was this: I could have 5 dollars per week in cash or I could abstain from [...]