Even young children should take part in family meetings. You can achieve the cooperation and support of the whole family if decisions about financial matters are based on everyone's input. The mechanics of the meeting are not as important as the spirit behind the idea. Families working together to understand their needs will benefit from the sharing during the decision-making process. Events such as the loss of a job cannot help but interrupt normal daily patterns.
People differ in their ways of reacting to or coping with stress.
Severe and prolonged stress can have an effect on your physical and mental health. You may feel anxious, experiencing an uptightness which arises from a fear that something bad is going to happen, even when no threat exists. You may feel nervous, even have trouble breathing. It may be that as a result of stress you feel dizzy or have a pounding heart. You may feel you can't slow down or relax.