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[简答题]ST. LOUIS—It’s no secret that raising children can he expensive, but how about a quarter of a million dollars expensive.’
A government report released Tuesday said a middle-income family with a child born last year will spend about $ 221,000 raising that child until the age of 17.
The report by the US Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion identified housing as the largest single expense, followed by food and child care/education costs. The $ 221,000 in expenses rises to about $ 292,000 when adjusted for inflation.
USDA economist Mark Lino, who co-authored the report with Andrea Carlson, often hears people say children cost a lot when the annual findings are issued.
"I tell them children also have many benefits, so you have to keep that in mind," he said.
Families with more income spend more on child-related costs, the report said. A family that earns less than $ 57,000 annually will spend about $160,000 on a chi
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The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual. And each child is different.41)__________.
To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children stand on their own two feet. From infancy, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they gain more freedom to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with.42)__________. But once they "leave the nest" at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not "tied to their mother’s apron strings."
43)__________. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a friendship among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.
44)__________.Many Americans have strong f
