should her pocket money stop when she leaves school?

PolishBigSpender

She's still a child, she's only 16.
If you want her to do well at the college, you shouldn't be pushing her towards work yet.

ciderwithrosie_2

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

She's still a child, she's only 16.
If you want her to do well at the college, you shouldn't be pushing her towards work yet.

Sorry, don't agree at all. Working 1-2 times a week is hardly taxing and won't interfere with college work and the added benefits it brings in work/life experience will be invaluable. Most entrepreneurs got where they are by hard graft not just A levels. They need to balance academic achievement with growing into a sociable, responsible adult.

Burlesque_Babe

Doing well whilst studying and working part time aren't a clash, I went through O Levels, A Levels and a degree whilst working part time and did fine.

[Deleted User]

My husband warned our children that their pocket money would stop at 16. He paid all education expenses - books travel etc and basic clothing (underwear shoes). All found jobs and continued to study and two went on to university. Combining study and work is not difficult - this is part time work and study is not a full time job. One has since graduated and gained employment on the strength of their part time job. The skills they learn at work are very valuable and learning to budget is important for their future.

Mankysteve

I must say I wouldn't my child do a paper round its pretty much as close to slave labours as you'll get.

ciderwithrosie_2

Well he gets over £5 for about 30 minutes work once a week, I don't call that too much hardship, plus he gets tips off customers at Christmas. It's character building!

onlyroz

gordikin wrote: »

How many hours constitutes full-time education though? I read a while ago the 16+ hours is considered full-time. Personally I'd encourage my children to get a part time job if the were doing less than 20 or so hours.

It's not just the time-tabled hours - there is also private study, which could easily equal the number of time-tabled hours. Any part-time jobs will cut into this private study time.

When the time comes I'd rather my kids focussed on their studies rather than having to worry about getting a job to fund their social lives.

ciderwithrosie_2

onlyroz wrote: »

It's not just the time-tabled hours - there is also private study, which could easily equal the number of time-tabled hours. Any part-time jobs will cut into this private study time.

When the time comes I'd rather my kids focussed on their studies rather than having to worry about getting a job to fund their social lives.

As I have said, my boys and all their friends WANT to work, it's totally uncool not to earn your own money at their age and I'm happy that they are responsible enough to realise I can only fund so much and they have a balance of academic study and a social life/sports activities so they turn into well rounded adults. They also know how to iron, hoover, wash up and cook basics for themselves or is that treating them badly as well? Part of a parent's job is to help your children grow into independent adults.

serena

One of the reasons that I continue to give a monthly allowance is because my teens have been unable to find work locally, despite trying really hard.

DD's best friend tipped her off that her employer was going to advertise a part time post - there were over 200 applications, and the post went to an older person with years of retail experience.

We are in a University town, three unis in fact, so there are a lot of students in the market for work.

Bufger

You should have really already started to encourage her that working can be the gateway for her to buy the things she most wants. At 15 my parents were talking to me about part time jobs, as soon as my NI number came through (just before my 16th!) i had already landed a job and couldnt wait to start so i could buy myself nice stuff.

Parents dont push the job side of things enough. Gentle encouragement by stopping the pocketmoney will only serve in giving you one angry teenager.

Now you'll find out whether her pocket money was too much (ie if a part time job only pays as much or a bit less then whats the point in working!?)