How old were you when you got your first job?

Many of us started our careers at an early age. Remember those great afternoons raking the neighbor’s lawn, or the early mornings delivering newspapers? But these days, you’ll find adults graduating from high school who’ve never had any sort of job!

Parents might be tempted to think their teen is too busy for work—she’s too involved with sports and other extra-curricular stuff to have time for anything else. Well, no amount of after-school activities, social clubs, sports programs, or music lessons can ever replace the education and life skills that having a job will teach her!

This isn’t the only time you’ll hear me say this, every teen needs a job!

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