Mother Tongue

By Kristen Taylor

The Mother Tongue is a parenting column that Kristen (Juvie's owner) writes. It was published monthly in the Ventura County Star from 2004-2006, and now appears in the Los Feliz Ledger. Kristen's other publishing credits include the Christian Science Monitor, Because I Said So, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and elsewhere.

August 1, 2008

Will Work for Clothes

My daughter just got her first job. Sure, paid work is mostly illegal for 12-year-olds. But working for free? That’s called an internship, and it’s completely legit. She’s doing general office work at a fashion showroom in the California Market Center a couple of days a week. She is compensated in clothing—which is actually worth [...]

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