Understanding Money: Tween

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Summer for a 12 and 10 Year Old - Leave Them Home Alone?

J.C. asks from New York

So my friend has 2 kids - a 12 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. As a family, they take two weeks off during the summer. For the other 6 plus weeks, she plan...

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What Chores Do You Require of a 12 Year Old?

S.L. asks from Des Moines

My dd is busy outside of school with sports practice 3 days/week and we are usually gone on the weekends. I haven't required a whole lot of chores of my kids because...

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11 Year Old Allowance and Chores

F.P. asks from Phoenix

I will have an 11 year old daughter in a few days and was wondering what are appropriate chores? She's an only child and a very helpful one at that. She currently hel...

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Age Appropriate "Chores" for My 11 Year Old Son

S.G. asks from Kansas City

My 11 year old son wants allowance. I would like to make a "chore" list for him. What are appropriate chores for him and what is the going rate per week for allowan...

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Are We the Only Parents Saying No Cell Phone for Our 11 Year Old?

A.D. asks from Minneapolis

My 11 year old wants a cell phone for Christmas. DH and I are not in favor. We do not believe her to be responsible enough to have one, nor do we feel she has the nee...

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Summer Planning: 13 Year Old Needs a Job but Not Really Old Enough

M.W. asks from Billings

My 13 year old son needs a job this summer but he isn't really old enough. He loves mechanical things, especially farming and tractors. He doesn't have any friends ...

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What Hourly Rate to Pay for 13 Year Old?

J.B. asks from Detroit

My 13 year old daughter gets a $13 per week allowance, which $10 she can spend, $3 she saves. She has to keep her shoes put away, coat hung up kind of stuff to earn h...

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What to Say to a 12 Year Old About Being No Santa

R.N. asks from Dallas

Ok Let me rephrase my question since I am looking like a jerk because people are taking what I am saying is wrong. My oldest daughters are 10 and 11(soon to be 12). I...

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How Do You Teach Your Child the Value of the Dollar?

M.E. asks from Chicago

Hi Moms - My daughter is six and thinks that we have a never ending supply of money. I am trying to teach her what things cost, not to be wasteful, it's too expe...

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I Need Help with My 10 Year Old Daughter!!!!

P.R. asks from New York

I am a mother of 2 daugters 11 and 7. They both have very different characters. I stayed at home for 10 years to be there for them and raise them up the way I wanted...