Newswise — STORY: Parents who are struggling financially this year will have a tougher time purchasing holiday gifts for their children. University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) child psychologist Vivian Friedman, Ph.D., and UAB child development expert Jerry Aldridge, Ed.D., are available this month to provide answers to the following questions: "¢ The best way to talk with children about the family's financial situation

"¢ How much information children can handle and at what ages

"¢ How to help children deal with peer pressure

"¢ How to help children focus on the true meaning of the holidays

WHO: Vivian Friedman, Ph.D., is a clinical child and adolescent psychologist in the UAB School of Medicine. Jerry Aldridge, Ed.D., is an author and a professor in the UAB School of Education. NOTE: Aldridge will be available after Dec. 6.

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