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(KSL News) With prices for about everything going up, many Utah parents are having to make tough choices about their children's summer activities.
According to a Dan Jones poll for KSL-TV and the Deseret News, just under half (49 percent) of Utah families say they're cutting back on non-essential items.
The poll also shows that the Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation Department has reported drops in some of their programs: T-ball is down 10 percent, soccer is down 23 percent, and enrollment in dancing, gymnastics and other programs is down 45 percent.
Chris Ashton, a mother of six who knows these pressures all to well, and Ann House, a professor of debt education for Utah State University's extension program, joined us to discuss this issue on Talking Point tonight.
To view the Eyewitness News Talking Point on how the slowing economy is affecting recreational activities, click the play button above or the related video link.
