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[quote=Anonymous]Both kids are old enough to be on their own. I wouldn't put one of mine in charge of the other, but that's the dynamics of my family. Each kid is in charge of himself when they are home alone and each is accountable to me for their own behavior and to tell me if a problem is occurring at the house, which could mean tattling on the other. I have paid my oldest to take care of my youngest, but usually he does it for free. The reason is that so often he does things that waste my time or cost me money (just typical life things, nothing major, except when he lost a $500 retainer, but preventable). As I've told him, he owes me that time and can work it off through babysitting. On occasion I've offered to pay and he's declined because he wants to do something nice for me and that's something that's easy for him to do and makes me happy. [/quote]
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