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1、阅读精品文档Teenagersarespendingmoremoneythanever.Justlastyear,31.6millionteensspent155billion,accordingtotheNorth-brook,Illinois-basedmarketresearchgroupTeenageResearchUnlimited.Muchofthatmoney,ofcourse,comesfromparents.Shockedathowmuchmoneykidsspend?Maybeyouhaven'tcheckedt
2、hepricetagslatelyonsomeoftheyoungergeneration'smust-haves.Tosome,suchextravagantspendingonthenotoriouslyfickleyoungmightseemoutrageous.Whydosomeparentsgivein?Onefactorissurelythesheerpowerofmarketingthroughmassmedia.AccordingtothegroupAdbusters,teenagersareexposedtoane
3、stimated3,000advertisementseachday.Combinetheadswithprogrammingitself,likethefashion-,music-andskin-filledshowsonMTV,andyou'vegotabarrage.ofmessagestellingkidswhattheyshouldowniftheywanttofitin."Thepressuresonparentstodayareenormous,"saysTomVogele,asinglefatheroftwin18
4、-year-oldgirlsinNewportBeach,Calif."Itrulybelieveitishardertodaytoraisechildrenwithoutspoilingthem,notbecauseparentsarelesscapableorlazy,butbecausesomanyforcesareworkingagainstme."Manyworkingparentsprobablycompensatebyspendingmoneyontheirkids,saysTimothyMarshall,anasso
5、ciateprofessorofdevelopmentalpsychologyatChristopherNewportUniversityinVirginia.Forsome,thereisprobablysomeguilt收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档involvedinnotspendingenoughLimeathome.But,addsMarshall.spendingmoneyisa/sooftenmoreconvenientinourfast-pacedsocietythangoingtobaseballg
6、amesorotheractivities."It'seasiertosaylet’sgooutandspendsomemoney,intermsoffindingtimeinabusyscheduletospendwithkids,"Marshallsaid.Formanyfamilies,ofcourse,keepingupwiththeirchildren’scostlydemandsfordesignerclothing,CDs,andconcertticketsisafinancialimpossibility.Evenf
7、orthosefamilieswhocanaffordsuchlavishspending,strikingacompromisebetweenspoilingthekidsanddenyingthemistricky,butpossible.Teachingkidshowtobudgetandsaveiskey,Marshallsays.Insteadofjustgivingchildrenthetoysorclothingtheydesire,givethemanallowanceandshowthemhowtheycansav
8、eupforwhatevertheywant,hesays.Anddon'tbeafraidtojustsayno,Marshalladds."Weneedtostepupandtellkidswheretheboundariesar
