About Parenting Teens: Teens Getting Summer Jobs

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Parenting Teens Parenting Teens Teens Today Community High School 101 From Denise Witmer, your Guide to Parenting Teens As always, I hope this newsletter is finding you and yours happy and in good health. Poll: Teens Getting Summer Jobs Teens have many options available to them for summer vacation, some good, some not so good. One trick to keep you teen out of trouble is to keep them busy. A job, if they can get one in this economy, can keep your teen busy and it helps for spending money that you will no longer have to provide. Do you feel teens should work? Take our poll and let us know what you think in the comments area. Is your teen getting a job this summer? More: How do I know if my teen is ready to get a real job? | How To Help Your Teen Get a Summer Job Get a Job Babysitting - Help Your Teen Get a Job Series Getting a job babysitting isn't as easy as it used to be unless your teen has little children in their extended family. Much more is expected of teens who watch young children and infants, including knowing basic first aid. Parents, you can help by sharing the steps below with your teenager. And by following through with everything your teen needs to do to keep safe and do a good job. Fast Food Restaurants - Help Your Teen Get a Job Series Jobs at fast food restaurants offer valuable opportunities to teens. They will gain work experience in a fast pace employment area, learn how to deal with the public and gain an understanding of work-life stress. While it may not be a glamorous job, many of the restaurants in the fast food industry offer incentives to teens who work for them, like scholarship opportunities. You can help your teen obtain and keep a job at a fast food restaurant by following these steps. Tips for Parenting Teens in the Digital Age Today's parental worry about the Net, texting, MySpace, Facebook, etc. is a very real fear for parents. In 1998, I likened the internet to any alley or street in the world and then asked the community if they were going to let their teen walk down those streets alone. The answer I got from our active parents was a resounding "NO!" But what can you do to keep your teen safe and use the internet as a helpful tool for the whole family? Read on and use some tips from our parenting community. Give us your tips, too. Parenting of Adolescents Ads Minors Jobs Jobs for Doctors Summer Jobs Hiring Executive Jobs Full Time Jobs Featured Articles   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Denise Witmer Parenting Teens Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting Teens newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads How to Get Your Teen into College Is your teen confident? Find out now! How to Raise a Drug-Free Teen Help Your Teen Handle Peer Pressure Learn to Talk to Your Teen in 5 Days Advertisement