Back-To-School shopping is a cause of stress for many parents. A new study indicates shooping to send the kids back to school causes stress in about 70-percent of parents.
Sixty-seven percent of parents say school costs are increasing with 47-percent saying they plan to spend between $101 to $300 a child. Clothing is the biggest expense as parents say kids wat to keep up with the latest fashions.
To make things even more costly ad stressful for parents, added expenses are accrued throughout the year with the costs for things such as extra-curricular activities, projects and field trips.
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