For parents expecting a baby, everyday bills come alongside another long list of expenses—from car seats and cribs to strollers and baby monitors.

A child spending an hour building a complex structure in Minecraft is having a fundamentally different experience from a child spending an hour swiping through dozens of short videos on TikTok.

Since the budget reconciliation bill passed in July 2025, an estimated 5.5 million people nationwide—including at least 1.5 million children—have already lost their SNAP benefits, leaving many families heading into the holidays with less help buying food.