At the very least, she should be babysitting. SM
Posted By: nn on 2008-01-30
In Reply to: Kids and money for school things...sm - Moneyless mom
I don't see how that will interfere with anything.
When my now adult daughter was in high school, she would work one evening a week and one day over the weekend at places like the Gap and TJ Max. Those stores do allow you to work a few hours a week, plus you get discount on clothes.
Working will instill sense of responsibility, even just a few hours a week.
PS
I think by the time she is in college, she will need another calculator. :)
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We gave ours allowances, too, until the babysitting and other
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When I was a teenager I loved babysitting
There were a couple of incredible kids right across the street that I often babysat for. I had them one New Year's Eve and I had planned games and made cupcakes for them to decorate. We had a blast.
There was a family behind us that had a 4yr old daughter and 2yr old twin sons. I only babsat for them once. I took my purse with me when I went to their house and one of the kids tried to get into it so I put it on top of the fridge. Walked into the kitchen a couple of minutes later and found one of the kids standing on a chair trying to get to my purse. Found another kid in the upstairs kids bathroom with an entire bottle of shampoo poured out all over the throw rug. I finally got them calmed down and was reading to them while sitting on the floor in the den. I have no idea how this happened but within a matter of a couple of minutes I was "accidentally" poked in both eyes. I spent 3 hours with these "kids" and got $5.00. After that every time the mom called I was busy.
The original When a Stranger Calls...at the height of my babysitting years. nm
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