What age should I make my daughter get a job?

Question

Where I live, you are not aloud to get a paying job until your 14.
At what age should my daughter get a job?

Answer 1

15 or 16.

Answer 2

First off, making your daughter get a job is wrong in my opinion. If she does not want the job, she shouldn't have one. By age 14, I wanted to deliver newspapers and started to but the only thing driving me to get the papers out in the snow and cold weather is my own stubborness. I has asked for the job and I wasn't going to let my parents see me quit. Jobs are demanding and if your daughter is forced into one, she is more apt to give up and that will teach to just give up when things get hard.
I would say, for now, maybe have her do some volunteer work at a nursing home or hospital to learn some responsibility. See how she does with that. If after you are sure she is ready for something more permanent, ask her if she wants a job and what she is interested in doing.
Keep in mind too, that if she is working, her school work may suffer and that should be her first priority.

Answer 3

First of all, don't "make" her get a job. Talk to her about what she might like to do, when you go shopping together, point out places that are hiring "I bet it would be fun to work here". When she wants something, mention that you'll pay half if she pays half. Gently bring up the subject and let her think getting a job is really her idea - she'll enjoy it more and won't resent you.

I think she should be 16 before working, and even then, only 8 -10 hours per week. Do NOT let her work in a small store where she might be left alone (for her safety) and do NOT let her work in a restaurant - they are rife with drug and alcohol abuse and promiscuity. Anyone who's worked in a restaurant will tell you that!

Answer 4

I think 15 or 16 is a good age. After that, every place wants work experience and she'll be helpless.

The legal working age here is 16, so at 15 1/2 I started looking for jobs and started a week after I turned 16. I've always held good jobs because of my work experience. However, my brother didn't get a job until he was 18. He had to be the security guard at a swimming pool for a friend's business (Yes, he worked for another 18 year old.) because no one else would hire him.

Answer 5

Well, I have a 15 year old brother that has a job, so I would say somewhere around that age. She should start looking now because summer is coming up and there will be a lot of jobs opening up.

Answer 6

I didn't know it was a matter of MAKING a child get a job. My daughter was babysitting at 13...she had a part time job with a local retailer at 18...I would say she needs to concentrate on school work before she gets a "job".

Answer 7

It depends- are you doing it because you can't afford to give her an allowance or is it because you want to teach her a lesson?

If it's a matter of money- let her find a job at 14.. that's when I started working (but be careful of the burden- by 16 I was working full time to help support myself and the family).

If it's a matter of a lesson I would wait until at least 16 or otherwise just to earn money for a car. Let her concentrate on studies.

Answer 8

I got a job when I was fourteen, but that was my choice. I got the job to buy the extra stuff my parents said NO to.You should let your daughter decide what time would be best. If she is lets say seventeen or eighteen, and still no job then you should start enforcing getting a job.

Answer 9

IMO, it depends. My husband and I were brought up that if you made good grades and you were active in school actives then a job wasn't necessary because school came first. But, if your kid is just lazy and sits around, maybe a job would be best. I did things around the house on the weekends and babysat for family and friends to make some extra money. But I was really involved in school actives and stuff. Same thing with a car. My parents paid for my car and stuff until I graduated because I was involved in school so much!!

Answer 10

i would say you should not MAKE her get a job but maybe stop giving her spending money at age 15 or so ... if she has the time for a part time job and you dont think she will fall behing on school work i had a job at 15 cleaning hotel rooms i hated it but my dad stopped giving me spending money so i did it and im really glad i did it was the hardest job ive ever had and i learned alot from it and i valued the money alot more!!