Almost every teenager wants a job, yet many people are against it. I believe teenagers should have after-school jobs for a number of reasons. First, having a son or a daughter that works can financially help the parents. Also, the experience the teenager will acquire from after-school jobs will help him or her on future jobs. Finally, teenagers should have after-school jobs because it will keep them away from trouble. Parents should realize that as long as their son or daughter wants an after-school job and it does not affect his or her performance at school, they should let their child have one.
Usually, families that have financial problems have their teenage children go to work. Having an extra family member bringing money into the house will increase a f...
breadwinners of the family and rely on little assistance from others to make ends meet. Paycheck
In the essay, “Working at McDonald’s,” Amitai Etzioni shares his strong belief that working, especially at McDonald’s type restaurants, is bad for teenagers. I would agree that working is not a good thing for teenagers under some circumstances but at other times it is good. First, jobs affect school involvement and attendance in bad ways. Second, jobs often provide “on the job experience,” but much of the time the experience taught is useless. Third, fast food jobs may provide a disadvantaged status. Fast food jobs can also provide an advantaged status. Finally, workers can learn to manage their money by making mistakes with money before they get into the Real World.
a new car, which reduces the cost of financing, but these families are also likely to have poor credit
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Jobs won’t only support teens for the things they want, but it can help benefit for the things they need. The first things teens think of for their future are going to college and getting their first car. But, let’s say there’s a well educated thirteen-year-old, raised in a low-income family, who has plans on going to college. There’s no way their family can support him to go to college, and its funds could be over-whelming. The only way they could go to college is if they started saving at an early age. Therefore, if they got a job at the age they were at now, they’d be on their way to college by the time they graduate high school. Or, another example would be, if a teen wanted to get their first car on their sixteenth birthday. As you may know, many teens don’t get things handed to them on a silver platter, so they’d have to buy that car themselves. They might be old enough to drive, but they just turned the legal working age. Once they get a job, they’d have to wait at least a year to have enough money for the car as well as its insurance.
Keeping up with their household payments can be a huge strain on them. Most of them are in need of medical treatments. They have to pay their mortgage or rent. Many of them may be one or two payments away from foreclosures. They need to pay children's education
It has become increasingly more difficult to live on an income, especially with children. With both parents working, new issues arise within the family such as affording daycare, afterschool services, and a lack of quality family time.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Curfews for teenagers do not influence their behaviors in a positive way or affect them at all. In the last couple months there has been particular controversy on this topic. On WHAS evening news the producers start the program with an announcer stating the time (10 pm) and questioning if parents are aware of where their children are (Should Teens). This serves as a reminder to parents to confirm they are conscious of the whereabouts of their children to ensure they are safe. Currently, there have been an abundance of people contributing to this argument, just earlier this week, 51% were supportive of teens having curfews and 49% were against it; however, as of today, November 13, 2015, a distinct 30% support curfews and 70% are against teens having curfews (Should Teenagers). Teens having curfews does not restrain them
According to research, teenagers have a hard time waking up early and going to bed early. Some people feel that school should start later in the day and end later in the day to accommodate students' sleep schedules. Then, there are others who feel school hours should remain the same so there is more time to do other things. I feel that this issue mainly comes down to how sleep affects students, the disadvantages of school starting late, and the advantages of school starting late. Although, sleep may not seem all that important, it actually is a crucial element in your well-being. Your body needs sleep for your brain to function properly. In my opinion, school starts way too early in the morning. I feel that school hours should be changed to
Due to parents having to take on 2-3 part-time jobs or low wage jobs, parents are required to deal with long hours, unusual hours, lack of benefits that cover paid sick days, paid medical, parental leave, and vacation time. This prevents parents from participating in their children’s development. (Spross, Jeff. "Low-Wage Jobs Don’t Just Harm Workers — They Harm Their Children." ThinkProgress RSS. 7 Dec. 2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.) Parents are not home to look after their children. When parents are home, it is for a short period that allows parents to feed the children, bath them and put them to bed. Parents have to choose their family time or making income and income is priority to try and provide the necessary needs like a home, electric, and food. This struggle between income and family has put tremendous stress on parents which lead to a higher level of depression which affects the whole family. Some young adult children are forced into the work force before they graduate to help the family. If these young adults are one of the fortunate ones that don’t need to join the workforce, they are still faced with taking on an adult role due to having to play mommy or daddy to their younger siblings. Having this kind of responsibility at such a young age causes some of these young adults to fall into a depression or stressed out with all the responsibility that they start rebelling authority or looking for
When children reach a certain age, they like to have their own spending money. While they sometimes receive money for birthdays and other holidays, some parents pay their children for doing work around the home. While this benefits the child in an effort to have their own money, there are many pros and cons of giving kids an allowance for chores.
It is very common that many high school students hold part time jobs while going to school. When these teens work, they are able to learn and experience life lessons from ethical and moral work. Knowing that school is aways and should be a priority, students should work while in high school because working helps students be more responsible with their lives, help them practice time managment, and also helps students see and experience the real world.
For teenagers typically the best employment is during the summer months due to the fact that they are out of school and thus have an increased amount of leisure time and many places require an extra source labor in order to accommodate for the rush which typically occurs during the summer months (Hall, 2013). In the year 1999 just above fifty-two percent of teenagers from the age of sixteen to the age of nineteen were employed for a summer job, however; the current employment rate for the same age group was around 32.25 percent in the past June and July an extremely low number especially considering that this was the peak teenage employment season (Hall, 2013). This has been compared to the great depression by some due to the fact that the numbers are somewhat similar to those seen during the great depression, in fact An...
Should teenagers be restricted to a curfew? That's a question many parents question themselves. What is my son up? What is my daughter doing? How do I know if they're safe? What time will he/she be home? When following curfews, teens tend to stay out of trouble more because criminal activity or high-risk behaviors is more likely to occur later in the evening when parental supervision is not present. Therefore teenagers need have a curfew, imposing curfews would help keep young teens out of trouble legally, set strict boundaries, and provides safety.
Throughout time there has always been conflict among families relating to finances. Money is typically one of those topics no one enjoys discussing, but when it is related to the well being of your family these problems need to be communicated. Recent economy issues have created an excess amount of financial conflict causing other issues to occur amongst families. These financial problems stem from many different factors such as a family member being laid off, their job producing a lower income or bad spending habits amid the family’s individuals. People cope with the feeling of not having money in many different ways. The conflict of not working or of not having a lot of money can lead to financial insecurity, taking on more hours at work,