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| View Poll Results: Is an 8 year old, old enough to call before leaving the house with relatives | |||
| This is too much to ask an 8 year old to do |
   
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5 | 23.81% |
| An 8 year old should be reposible enough to do this |
  
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4 | 19.05% |
| An 8 year old should be able to do this but I wouldn't be upset if he forgot |
  
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7 | 33.33% |
| If reminded occasionally an 8 year old should be able to do this, no problem and should be held responsible if he doesn't call |
  
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5 | 23.81% |
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07-13-2005, 09:06 AM
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I don't know that you could get to wound up on the child. While he's getting to the age to accept this responsibility IMO it's a habitual thing. Do you call him if you're apart to let him know you're breaking a regular pattern ie you normally get home at 5pm but today you have a couple of errands which will cause you to be home at 6pm instead? Do you call your spouse and let her know and does she share that info with the child? Training, repetition, consistancy and being a role model.
My daughter is a 13 yr old work in progress ... wish me luck. 
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