| The teenage years are a crucial time in a
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| | doesn't matter. You still do
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| child's life. They are
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| | your job and have a good attitude about
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| not children anymore, but they are also
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| | it, treating others as
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| not adults. During this
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| | you wish to be treated.* The process of
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| time the choices they make may have an
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| | looking for a job requires teenagers to
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| effect on them for the
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| | take a
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| rest of their lives. It is the parents'
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| | good look at themselves and their
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| responsibility to guide
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| | abilities, helping them to see
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| their teenagers in the right direction
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| | what kind of people they want to be and
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| by helping them make
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| | what they ultimately want
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| responsible choices and building their
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| | to do with their lives.* Job experience
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| character to the point
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| | is the first step to building a
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| that when their teenagers move out of
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| | successful
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| the house they are on the
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| | resume. Any jobs a teen has will look
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| road to being responsible adults and
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| | good on college
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| have the tools they need to
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| | applications and be a stepping stone to
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| succeed in life.There are a number of
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| | future employment.Of course, all this
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| ways that parents can help teenagers
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| | sounds great but in reality can be
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| build
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| | difficult
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| their character. One way is through
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| | to put into practice. The first job our
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| part-time employment.
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| | daughter had she got
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| Having a job provides many learning
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| | laid off from because she and her boss
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| opportunities for teens.* It teaches them
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| | could not come to
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| what it takes to make a living, and that
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| | agreement on the hours she would work.
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| it is
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| | After she started working
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| hard work to earn money to pay bills.*
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| | there he changed the hours he said she
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| They have the opportunity to learn to
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| | could work and it
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| manage their own money
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| | conflicted with other activities she
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| and make choices of how they will spend
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| | had. It was very hard for
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| it.* If parents gives their teens the
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| | her to feel like she was "fired" from
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| responsibility of paying for
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| | her first job. We had to
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| some of their own bills (e.g., car
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| | talk through a lot of the feelings she
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| insurance, gas, clothing, cell
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| | had towards her boss and
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| phone, lunches out, etc.), then teens
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| | some of the experiences she had at that
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| will realize they will only
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| | job. But because she
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| be able to have these things if they pay
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| | chose to honor her boss by showing him
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| for them and will have
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| | respect when he didn't
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| to decide if it is worth it to them or
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| | necessarily deserve it, he gave her an
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| not. Their priorities
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| | excellent reference for
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| suddenly change when it is their money
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| | her next job.A couple of months later
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| they are spending. They
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| | she did find another job that was much
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| don't necessarily have to pay all their
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| | better than the first one, and she had
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| own bills, giving them a
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| | many great learning
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| couple of expenses to take care of will
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| | experiences of working with others and
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| teach them to pay their
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| | learning to serve others
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| own way and make responsible choices
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| | even when it was very hard work.Parents
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| with their money.* Working is one way for
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| | can't just throw their teens out into the
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| teens to learn to get along with and
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| | workplace and
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| work along side other people, a very
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| | expect everything will go great. Issues
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| crucial step in character
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| | will arise that need to
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| development. How many adults do you
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| | be worked through with the parents'
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| know that can't get along
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| | help, but this is where the
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| with other people! Teens learn that you
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| | learning occurs, and character
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| won't always like
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| | development begins!Rachel Paxton is a
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| everyone you work with, but that it
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| | freelance writer and mom of four.
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