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Clearly it all comes down to what you want your child’s college experience to be and to what extent you will help them.  I am not certainly not naïve about what happens on a college campus.  I attended college and grad school as did my DH.  So I know that my kids are not studying 40 hours a week.  Honestly though, when I look back on my college years, I was able to attend school functions (including sporting events), to be active and volunteer in causes that I believed in, study hard enough to get good grades, and have a decent social life. My parents gave me $20 a week allowance but some of my expenses were paid by academic scholarship.  Starting my junior year, I worked 6 hours a day 6 days a week.  But by then, I had chosen my major, I had learned how to manage my time, my social life was established, and I was used to being away from home. And it was still a struggle. I do not view it as a badge of honor and do not want my kids' college career to be as hard as mine.

I view college as career prep, but it is also about the kid growing up and “finding themselves.”  That can include any number of experiences, including work.  At the same time, I believe that parents need to position their kids for success.  Part of that is creating a situation where the kid can get off to a good start academically – and not have to worry about money to pay rent or buy toothpaste (or eat). As I said, my kids are ambitious and they work hard, so once we determine that they can handle a job too, we will allow them to work. But right now, they get a small allowance and I have no problem with it – it was our call as parents. [/quote]

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