Kids working

[pkgrl000]

MIAinVA- what is real life? We all live in a "real life" . For some people it's a cush job, many people it's farming, for many it means unemployment, others a housewife, others polishing shoes, mundane jobs. And what's real work? being a cashier, being a student, being a kid, for my mom it was being a housewife, a mom. ... When I was younger, my parents told me my job, my work, is to be a student and nothing else. In school, my attendings tell me, our work, is to be a studnet all our lives. Religious scholars tell me my work/life and jobs is to worship Allah, and seek his mercy.

My point is, real life, and real work, are very vague terms that really mean different things to different people.

To each their own. Good luck trying to dictate where you want your kids to put their money in...lol. the little money I earned in undergrad, I gave my parents the ''it's my money, and I cand do whatever I want" speech all the time! And my parents loved the "buy it with your own money" line :) good memories.

yeah real life is different for everyone...but the point of trying to expose your kid to the outside world at a young age is so he/she can REALIZE and APPRECIATE the differences amongst these jobs, so he doesn't look down upon a farmer or shoe-polisher when he has that cush job 12 yrs down the road. or he doesn't scoff at a "lowly cashier" cuz his/her parents could afford everything he ever needed. so he doesn't know or care for how much it may mean to that cashier when he puts his bag of chips back in the correct aisle of the store.

so that when the 21 yr old housewife getting married to a surgeon sees her husband's paycheck, she sees and understands all the hard work he put into his job n education and not just the tons of designer outfits she can go buy this weekend.

i'm pretty much sure that no parent on the planet actually needs the $300 a month income that a 16yr old kid brings in with his part time job. its only to instill a sense of responsibility and integrity into the child from a young age. i've worked since i was 16 and i never used the "its my money" line and my parents never used the "buy it with your own money" line on me :)

[Muzna]

Re: Kids working

work develops character and encourages self-discipline....it also helps children learn to be financially responsible.

iA I will take the same approach with my child......she will begin working in HS but in very "supervised" environments/conditions.

[MIAinVA]

@pkgrl000

yeah real life is different for everyone…but the point of trying to expose your kid to the outside world at a young age is so he/she can REALIZE and APPRECIATE the differences amongst these jobs, so he doesn’t look down upon a farmer or shoe-polisher when he has that cush job 12 yrs down the road. or he doesn’t scoff at a “lowly cashier” cuz his/her parents could afford everything he ever needed. so he doesn’t know or care for how much it may mean to that cashier when he puts his bag of chips back in the correct aisle of the store.

so that when the 21 yr old housewife getting married to a surgeon sees her husband’s paycheck, she sees and understands all the hard work he put into his job n education and not just the tons of designer outfits she can go buy this weekend.

i’m pretty much sure that no parent on the planet actually needs the $300 a month income that a 16yr old kid brings in with his part time job. its only to instill a sense of responsibility and integrity into the child from a young age. i’ve worked since i was 16 and i never used the “its my money” line and my parents never used the “buy it with your own money” line on me

:k: exactly what i was trying to point out, thanks

[soundarya]

@pkgrl000

yeah real life is different for everyone…but the point of trying to expose your kid to the outside world at a young age is so he/she can REALIZE and APPRECIATE the differences amongst these jobs, so he doesn’t look down upon a farmer or shoe-polisher when he has that cush job 12 yrs down the road. or he doesn’t scoff at a “lowly cashier” cuz his/her parents could afford everything he ever needed. so he doesn’t know or care for how much it may mean to that cashier when he puts his bag of chips back in the correct aisle of the store.

so that when the 21 yr old housewife getting married to a surgeon sees her husband’s paycheck, she sees and understands all the hard work he put into his job n education and not just the tons of designer outfits she can go buy this weekend.

i’m pretty much sure that no parent on the planet actually needs the $300 a month income that a 16yr old kid brings in with his part time job. its only to instill a sense of responsibility and integrity into the child from a young age. i’ve worked since i was 16 and i never used the “its my money” line and my parents never used the “buy it with your own money” line on me

Good post. :k:
I never used the “its my money, I’ll buy whatever I want or do whatever I want” line. I was the opposite. Working minimum wage jobs, then moving up, taught me to respect money and various jobs. Having a job teaches responsibility. And if someone screws up and doesn’t spend money wisely, they can still learn from their mistake.

[Niksik]

Re: Kids working

I would definitely encourage my girls to work when they reach the age. It instills a feeling of selfworth, financial responsibility and discipline. Of course I will be careful about where they should work, how may hours, etc.