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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would 100% incentivize the 13yo to be with the 9yo.

That means:

- watching a movie together that the 9yo picks
- craft making together (obviously something simple, like a bead bracelet)
- board game together
- video games together

All will be good if the 13yo understands their responsibility here.

And I would not make it public to the 9yo that the 13yo is getting paid or getting a reward.  [/quote]

⬆️     Troll trying to trigger grown older siblings.  [/quote]

Not PP who wrote this, but - I am an older sibling and I am cognizant of that dynamic with what I ask of my oldest. However, when we leave our B/G kids (similar ages as OP) at home, my older son pretty much ignores my daughter. He's on one tv, she's on another. We leave them for a couple hours when we are close and we make sure they have been fed beforehand, so if they're just doing their own thing, it's ok. I would not be fine with that for 7 hours.

To the oldest sibling point, I always ask if DS is ok to watch DD (my parents would assume and just leave me to babysit) and for such a long day, I would pay him and in that case would also expect him to hang out with her so she doesn't spend 7 hours staring at a screen with no break or interaction. [/quote]

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