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[quote=Anonymous]We left t of our sons home alone one summer day when they were about those ages. We spoke to each one separately and gave them a list of do/s and don'ts. We then gave them the conditions of what needed to happen in order for them to earn $$. One of the conditions was not telling the sibling about getting paid to "watch" the other one. Then we sat them down together and went through the rules and expectations again without the bit about paying them each separately. We offered Chick-fil-A for dinner if all went well. It worked well. They are now 19 and 15 and have let it slip that they both found out the other was getting paid. They bonded over it, worked together to earn dinner and $$ and were excited to be independent for a day. They had neighbors to call and we do have exterior cameras on the house.[/quote]
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