Keeping kids busy over the summer is a good idea, and a summer job will help your teen learn responsibility, make good use of their time and earn a little money for the coming year for things like dates, proms, clothes, college savings and other expenses. But finding the summer job can be a little tricky and requires that you start early. So now is the time to get going on that summer job.
Learn how to help your teenager find a summer job, successfully apply and interview, and then establish work habits that will help him or her keep the job all summer and maybe even stay part time during the school year.
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- Things a Dad of Teens Needs to Know
- Paying Attention to Teens' Rites of Passage
- Teens and Cell Phones: Advice For Dads
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Helping Your Teen with the Summer Job Search originally appeared on About.com Fatherhood on Monday, May 12th, 2014 at 00:29:56.