Job Hunting: Tween

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

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 (another long story) but is good buds with his 11 year old brother. I wish he could go work on a farm but probably not safe yet. We live in a rural area so it isn't really feasible for him to mow yards or have a paper route. He really just wants to go to work driving a tractor! Which, actually, if we had a farm he would be doing that. Any suggestions for ways to keep his...

Earning Extra Cash

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12 Year Old Boys...

My girlfriend has a 12 year old boy that is truly driving her nuts. I give as good of advice as I can, but really I raised girls, Im sure its different. Her son, has started "dating" a 13 year old girl (who mom doesnt like hehe), is pretty disrespectful to his mom, he is spoiled with cash & fancy electronics by his Dad that lives in a different city. He wants to "go out" on dates with the girlfriend, I think in groups it should be ok...? He has no experience using transit alone- I think now is a good time to learn... theres a bunch of stuff...

Working at home

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12 Year Old Boys...

My girlfriend has a 12 year old boy that is truly driving her nuts. I give as good of advice as I can, but really I raised girls, Im sure its different. Her son, has started "dating" a 13 year old girl (who mom doesnt like hehe), is pretty disrespectful to his mom, he is spoiled with cash & fancy electronics by his Dad that lives in a different city. He wants to "go out" on dates with the girlfriend, I think in groups it should be ok...? He has no experience using transit alone- I think now is a good time to learn... theres a bunch of stuff...