Is Obama's family thrifty? Obama reveals information about daughters Sasha and Malia

We know quite a bit about the Obamas as a family in regard to their spending habits and more, but there's not much known about President Obama's children in the media.  One publication has released what little information we do know which came in large part from the president himself.  You can read these findings at a recent article entitled Capital Culture:  Obamas dish on daughters' doings from Associated Press.

You can use this article as a free current events lesson that might open up a multitude of discussions with your own family including how your family's spending habits with your children compare to the Obamas'.  Enjoy the article from Associated Press.  Share it with your children.  Then, open up discussions such as how your family may behave if they were living in the White House, how other presidents and their families lived in the White House.  You can even get books from your local library on presidents and their families or check out the Magic House's oval office room display and find out what year your child can run for office.  You can also research all the visits presidents or presidential candidates have visited the St. Louis area.  Joe Biden was just here recently as was Newt Gingrich.  President Obama has also visited the area on more than one occasion in the past few years campaigning for himself and others.  Wherever you go with this information, it's an interesting study.