Welcome to the 30 Days of Summer – Go-To Guide for Moms!
Day Eighteen
Summer is here and it’s the perfect time for your teen to get a job. This will be good preparation for their future role in the workplace. It also teaches responsibility outside the home and gives your teen the opportunity to venture outside and learn more about themselves – and of course earn some extra spending money!
There were some technical difficulties with this episode and it did not record – sorry! Please find the job topics below for those that I feel would be great first time jobs for kids.
Nanny/Mother’s Helper/Babysitting
This is a great first job – especially as a mother’s helper. A child can go into a home while a parent it still present, but learn some valuable skills that can be carried into the future to babysit and become a nanny with more skills.
Lifeguard
If your child loves to swim, grab the opportunity to take the life guarding test and use their love of swimming to have a fun job over the summer.
Lawn Mower/Yard Work
A great self-starter job. Get some business cards made from a site like Vistaprint and set out on gaining a few customers to mow and do yard work for.
Car Washing
Another great self-starter job – gather supplies and go door to door in your neighborhood washing cars.
Craft Maker
Making craft items to sell either at the local farmer’s market or on ebay is a fun way to make some extra money and learn to manage money and customers.
Tutoring
Is your child successful in a particular subject? Allow them to use that in a positive way to help other children excel.
Local Shop Help
Do you live in a small community? Perhaps a local shop could use some help during the summer months and your chidl is the perfect fit.
Sports Instructor
I shared about this one in the 10 Strategies for a Successful Summer Action Guide – if your child is particularly good at a sport, why not offer to teach kids and or families that sport. Tennis is a great example of one that could be shared with others and you could earn some extra money.
Camp Counselor
Does your church offer a summer camp your child could help at? Or perhaps your local YMCA has one? Look locally for opportunities for your child to get a job helping with other kids.
House Cleaning
Great life skills here – if your child likes to clean, help them find opportunities to use those skills to make some extra money. Finding local friends/neighbors who are interested in allowing your child to hone their skills will give them confidence.
What are other summer job ideas?
