Does your under 16 year old have a part time job?

claire21

If so what do they do, do you think it's helped with independence etc, do they enjoy it, did you make them find one or did they suggest it?

If not , any particular reasons why not ?

shop-to-drop

My 15 year old has a part time job in a restaurant. He had been determined to get a job for ages and when he was still 14 he decided to ring around local restaurants. The first one we asked which is less that five minutes walk, said come to see them and they offered him a job to start on his 15th birthday. He mostly washes pots but does a few other tasks each week so is learning a lot. He enjoys being part of a team and feeling more independent and useful. He earns £5.00 an hour which I think is really fair. He loves having money to spend on fashion etc and saves too. They treat him really well and the hard work is good for him. He needed a boost in his confidence and having a job and his own money is helping he has got more cocky though but I'm putting that down to a temporary consequence of gaining confidence in teenage hopefully will pass soon.

CH27

My son worked part time from being 16.
We made it clear we would fund his needs but if he wanted expensive extras then he had to fund them himself.

christineperseus

No...............
but I think it would do him good to have one!
He plays rugby for school on Saturday and club on Sunday.
When season ends it turns to cricket!
The washing is never ending.
If he did get a job I'd have to take him and bring him back so more effort on my part.

Alikay

I think it's great for a young person to have a Saturday job or paper round from about 14/15 onwards, however they'e difficult to get, bearing in mind that there are lots of 18 yr old 6th formers around who want to earn a few ££'s too. Most employers would choose the more mature 18 year old as they're able to sell cigarettes and alcohol, process card payments and there's no child protection issues with employing them. One of my sons worked in a cafe at 14/15 but there were a few things he wasn't allowed to do (cooking and using knives, I think) and another had a paper round.

Mrs_Ryan

I was always envious of those who worked part-time, my Dad wouldn't allow me to get a part-time job. I only got one at 19 when I moved away to go to university and I got a job in a sports shop in my uni town. I got a small grant at college which just about paid for my bus pass (I went to college in the next county) but I never really had any money- my Dad's view was that as I was still in education I shouldn't be working and that I shouldn't need to. Mum gave me what she could and I did some voluntary work which I only got away with because my mum told my dad it was 'for college' but I was always bitter that I was never allowed to work. That's why I think it's a great idea- when I got my first part-time job at 19 they utterly shafted me because I had never worked before and had no idea- plus it's a great way to promote independence.

savingmummy

Mine are still very young but I hope they do when they reach 16.
It can build a strong work ethic I think.

I was a good girl but hated school, mainly due to bullying and didn't attend most of the time.
Once I left school within 3 weeks I got myself a cleaning job in a private hospital.
My parents had made it clear I had to work once I left school and not just stay home like I had been doing through secondary school!
A year down the line most my friends who had done well in school hadn`t got a job, they wanted a `top job` and wasn`t prepared to do a `silly` job to start with.

It totally changed how I felt about myself and I gained a lot of confidence so much so after 3 yrs I started nursing training and went on from there to work for the NHS.

itzmee

My 18 yr old ds started his paper round at age 12 and has only just given it up this week after 6 years. It gave him a strong work ethic and tbh I am surprised that he stuck at it for so long! It never bothered him working in all weathers, 7 days a week. He now has a weekend job in a phone shop earning just under £7 phr, and is currently making the most of his lie-ins during the half term, as he hasn't had one since Christmas Day!


Edited to add that he is good with money and has learnt to save for what he wants as bank of mum closed a long time ago when he started earning his own money - especially now that he earns almost as much as me!

couponqueen123

fruit n veg shops local cafes and them type places maybe best to try

my brother took it apon him self(to borrow dads mower n garden stuff) to cut grass and clear gardens with a mate at 14 ish think they charged £5 for cutting lawns

i worked on a market stall and a fruit and veg shop untill i turned 16 then got full time job

4nnabella

My daughter is only two so hasn't started paying her way yet but I had my first job (paper round) when I was around 13/14 and then at 15 I started working in a restaurant in my village. Started as a pot washer and in the coffee shop on a Saturday and then after a little while worked as a waitress in the evening. I worked there until I was 18 and moved away to university (when I then went out to the local pubs one evening and asked around and had a part time job in a pub within a week of moving) I really liked having my own money, and I'd say it helped me gain independence and confidence, I was a shy young thing.

Oh, from when I was 15/16 until I moved away to uni I also used to do babysitting jobs too.

geoffky

No..But she has no iphone as a result...When she gets one she can have one...Simple this parenting..She is 15.