Article: Anxiety trickles down to children

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Across the country, as the economic squeeze is tightening on America's families, it's causing a ripple effect on some forgotten victims: kids.

Children are worrying about whether their parents have enough money to buy groceries -- or moving in with other family members because their parents can't pay their mortgage.

Call it trickle-down anxiety.

The effects on children are showing up at schools, where kids are complaining about stomachaches and sleep problems.

"It's difficult for them to focus on learning in the classroom when they're concerned about: 'Where are we going to live today? Are the lights going to be on when I get home? Is there going to be something to eat? Is ...

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