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Re: Kids and Work
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Originally Posted by Pro31:28
I was in a discussion recently about kids and working.
As many of you know my (almost 15 year-old) son is on a mission trip to Romania and he will be back August 2. We have told him that when he gets home he will have to get a job a couple evenings a week or on Saturdays.
This other parent stated that it is wrong to make a "child" work, because thier job is to go to school. My son also plays year-round sports, and this other parent said that making Cody work will take away his childhood.
The other parent has a son going to college who has never held a job, and he will not have to work as long as he is in college...
Thoughts?
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I would say the other parent doesn't have it quite right. Children need to learn to work, and they need to learn good work ethics. However, I do agree that a child's primary goal should be education, so any jobs (or extra-curricular activities) they have should not interfere with their education.
I wouldn't allow my child to work a job, for instance, that required them to only get 4-5 hours sleep per night, because they have school and other activities to tend to as well. A good compromise is to just hold down summer jobs, and or just work a couple of evenings a week.
So I do agree that education is the priority, but I think a job is fine as long as it doesn't interfere with that priority.
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