Children may not understand the stock market or inflation, but they can pick up on their parents’ financial worries. Experts offer advice on dealing with the subject.

Stock market gyrations. Inflation. Layoffs of federal workers. A possible recession.

Children may overhear their parents talking about these things and not fully understand what’s going on or how it may affect their family’s finances. But if the children have questions, parents should be ready to talk, experts say.

“Parents are the biggest influence on kids’ financial learning,” said Ashley LeBaron-Black, an assistant professor of family life at Brigham Young University.

Here are some tips for having conversations about money.

Children don’t pay attention to the national economy, right?

The nation’s economy seemed on solid ground at the beginning of the year, but economists expect that growth slowed in the first quarter amid uncertainty surrounding President Trump’s tariffs. Inflation has steadied, but the threatened tariffs could push prices higher

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