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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 363595" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Our Y has programs for preteens. They do 2 field trips a week to places like amusement parks and water parks, and all kinds of other activities. You don't have to do the entire summer, or even every day of a week. </p><p></p><p>As she wants to work in the cat room at the pet place, the local animal shelter should be just right for her. i don't know how old she would have to be to do it solo, but at least here if they are not old enough a parent or big bro/big sis can work with them. It is a LOT of fun. And the cat house (at least at our humane society) does not stink nearly as bad as the dog area. </p><p></p><p>Otherwise, make sure you have a master list of chores you want done. When they fight they get to do a chore. I think that is how my mom used to get so much done in the summers. As long as we got along (or fought quietly so she didn't hear us) we could do what we wanted. Fights were an immediate chore. Heck, if my mom thought we were getting too rowdy she didn't tell us to stop. she just called one of us to take out the garbage or do some other chore for her. It separated us long enough that one or the other of us got distracted. It also drove us NUTS!!! on the other hand, we did learn to fight very quietly, LOL!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 363595, member: 1233"] Our Y has programs for preteens. They do 2 field trips a week to places like amusement parks and water parks, and all kinds of other activities. You don't have to do the entire summer, or even every day of a week. As she wants to work in the cat room at the pet place, the local animal shelter should be just right for her. i don't know how old she would have to be to do it solo, but at least here if they are not old enough a parent or big bro/big sis can work with them. It is a LOT of fun. And the cat house (at least at our humane society) does not stink nearly as bad as the dog area. Otherwise, make sure you have a master list of chores you want done. When they fight they get to do a chore. I think that is how my mom used to get so much done in the summers. As long as we got along (or fought quietly so she didn't hear us) we could do what we wanted. Fights were an immediate chore. Heck, if my mom thought we were getting too rowdy she didn't tell us to stop. she just called one of us to take out the garbage or do some other chore for her. It separated us long enough that one or the other of us got distracted. It also drove us NUTS!!! on the other hand, we did learn to fight very quietly, LOL!!! [/QUOTE]
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