Articles Tagged: borrowing

Is it too easy for our children to get into debt?

By Sue Hayward, Dec 13, 2010

A quarter of parents reckon it's easier for kids to get into debt than it was in 'their' day; according to new research from ...

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Will I ever not 'owe' pocket money to my children?

By Shona Sibary, Sep 25, 2010

I owe my son £8.53 pence. I know this because he has it written down on a tally sheet – entries marked in red ...

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Surviving Teenagers or Why nothing belongs to you any more

By Marianne Kavanagh, Aug 30, 2010

My 17-year-old is watering the neighbour's plants (for a fee). One evening, unable to find his trainers, he squashed his feet ...

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