charging rent

A mom counting her teenage son's rent money. – Photo credit: via Alexander Grey/Unsplash and CottonBro Studio/Pexels

Family, Modern Families

How young should kids start paying rent? Mom charges teenage son to have his own room.

Tod Perry

9/14/2024
Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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Family, Modern Families, Motherhood

Once a refugee seeking safety in the U.S., Anita Omary is using what she learned to help others thrive.

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