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Tara Talnenetz’s 5-year-old son, Dilon, is like a lot of boys his age when he gets in a store. His face lights up at the sight of toys or candy, and he turns puppy dog eyes up to his mother. Talnenetz used to indulge him more, but as the nation teeters on the brink of recession, she finds herself relenting less. These days when Dilon starts whimpering, “I just tell him no,” Talnenetz said as she loaded her son into her car along with purchases from a northeast Bakersfield 99-Cent Store. “He takes no for an answer, usually. He’s pretty good about that.” As food and gasoline prices soar, many families are seeing their discretionary income shrink or vanish. There may no longer be room in the family budget for extravagant birthday parties, dance and music lessons or big-ticket electronic toys. Most parents would like to shield their children from money woes, but children — especially older ones — often sense their parents’...

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