Cost of Kids

Tools

By Jen Christensen

Story Published: Jul 1, 2009 at 8:01 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jul 1, 2009 at 8:01 PM CDT

The downturn in the economy is taking a toll on just about everything these days including the cost of raising a child. Fewer women are having babies this year and more adult children are moving back in with mom and dad. So what is the average amount of money parents spend on each child a year? It's not just a few thousand dollars. It is pricey! Take a look at the full report by clicking on related content.

Thursday, Jul 2 at 3:02 PM NewsAnchorMom wrote ...

Thank you for your comments. NewsAnchorMom is a place for local parents to share their thoughts on national parenting stories. If you are interested in the national story itself as opposed to the discussion, you can find national stories by clicking on Your Health/ US & World.

Thursday, Jul 2 at 2:41 PM Nicole wrote ...

Agreed!

Thursday, Jul 2 at 1:33 PM Craig wrote ...

STOP POSTING LINKS TO ANOTHER BLOG AS A STORY, PLEASE. I am not interested in generating ad revenue for a second site by clicking through. If there's a story to be reported, please just report it and knock this NewsAnchorMom.com thing off. It's very annoying.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

WEEK News 25 - and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

More Good Stuff

Advertisement
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Stock Quotes

What's On TonightFull Schedule

Local Business Dir