Can a poor family be happy?
If you are under the age of 12, you can definitely be poor and happy. But family happiness and money are linked in other ways. If a child lives in poor housing or in a disconnected, possibly dysfunctional “community”, that is going to have an impact on their wellbeing.
Are poor children happier?
Children living in poverty are as happy as classmates from wealthier homes, a study of 32,000 young people has found. The research shows children are most likely to say they feel happy if they are able to talk to their parents about their worries.
What is it like to be a child of a rich family?
The child of a rich family will have all the facilities and things available to live a comfortable life. But if we compare them on the other side , it totally depends on the values given to them and the connection of the children with their parents.
How do wealthy parents influence their children’s finances?
They see their poor, working class parents constantly gripping about bills, work and finances, that they get a distaste for it and become so bad at it. Meanwhile, wealthy parents tend to involve their children in these things and give them a sense of confidence in making financial decisions.
Do rich parents focus on homework?
Rich parents don’t focus on homework. It’s become clear that rich kids will do fine in life if they don’t do homework and poor kids won’t. (This is consistent with research that poor kids need to be taught to read in school and rich kids don’t .)
Why did poor families sometimes sell their children into slavery?
Poor families would sometimes sell their children into slavery if they could not afford to feed them. As bad as this sounds, this sometimes meant a better life for the child. The mother of the family was called the “materfamilias.” The paterfamilias was responsible for the actions of the members of his family.