The opportunity to earn your first personal pocket money is an important stage in the life of a teenager. Some do it to help the family, others to save up for some thing or vacation.
For most parents, the question naturally arises: at what age and under what conditions children can work. Physical labor, which also brings material reward, makes a teenager more organized and responsible. When letting a child go to work, several criteria must be taken into account:
- the absence of factors in this work that negatively affect health;
- successful combination of work and study;
- no medical contraindications for this type of activity;
- physical work should be within the strength of the teenager's age.
When applying for any kind of work, permission from one of the parents may be required.
Teenagers can work after reaching the age of 14, but only non-commercial areas of activity can be selected. As soon as a child turns 16, he has every right to get a job in commercial organizations.
What type of activity to choose for earnings, adolescents decide for themselves: some earn through the Internet, without leaving their home, others prefer physical work, which can be carried out both at home and outside it.
For diligent and hardworking children, there is an opportunity to earn money by doing simple home work: making jewelry from beads or key rings, sewing bed linen, making soft or wooden toys, and so on. Some teenagers are engaged in creating websites, writing articles or abstracts, leading various groups, developing games or applications.
During the summer holidays, teenagers can be engaged in landscaping, mowing bushes and lawns, walking dogs or distributing leaflets.
In big cities, you can get a job in an organization that delivers pizza or other food products, or, alternatively, delivers mail or posting ads.
Some of the teenagers prefer to get a job in non-profit organizations that provide assistance to vulnerable categories of citizens: disabled people, sick and elderly people, large families or single mothers. Such work does not bring a lot of money, but thanks to it, the guys learn to be attentive and responsible.
And it doesn't matter what kind of job a teenager chooses, the main thing is that this activity will not only bring material rewards, but also teach the child to be more organized, disciplined and properly distribute the available funds.
