There are certain laws governing child labor. These laws apply to both, the parents, employers, and guardians. The United States Department of Labor is the governing body that enacted child labor law. The federal labor standard Act restricts the age at which a minor can be employed, this also involved the hours that would be spent each day. These child labor laws cuts across other countries. So as a parent, employer, or guardian, before you let your young kids take on some paid jobs outside their homes, you need to acquaint yourselves with these laws. Lets’ start with Jobs For 11,12,13 Years Summer After-School.
Some Early Roles A Parent Can Play In The Lives Of Their Kids
It’s very encouraging to start your kids with certain responsibilities. These actions shape and guide them, making them responsible and independent kids and adults when they are grown. Let them know they can be who they want to be. This advice applies to 5,6,7,8,9,10-13 years. Encourage them to learn the art of meditation, that is, staying off play to have a quiet time. This moment helps them to get creative ideas. Let them understand that when alone and focused, a word must be whispered into their head, and that word is a creative idea. When such happens, they have discovered purpose.
These creative ideas could be;
Writing stories with creative pictures.
Constructing toys, cars, and houses with cartons.
Painting beautiful arts and ink splashing, and Tutoring their younger siblings.
What to do as these ideas come;
As these creative ideas pop and are displayed by them, please, Make them explore more by encouraging them.
Perfect their creativity by enrolling them after school hours in places where these skills would be actualized.
Encourage them to be attentive during these practicals, that, if their arts are good, you will put them up for sale.
Show them or talk to them about some kids that have ventured into this creativity and at the age of 12,13,14 and 15, they have become responsible, rich, and independent.
Make them understand that these ideas are natural gifts that they could hold on to while being fervent with their studies.
Encourage them to study their books after school and allow them time with other kids.
As a parent, when you eventually groom your kids in the right direction they have become self-employed already, all they need to do is to start packaging their talent into income, selling some of these ideas to other kids, even adults.All it takes is just to find their path and passion.
Here are some jobs for 11,12 years during the summer holiday.
Checking mailbox.
A young child can go around his or her neighborhood to alert neighbors, that she’s open for a mailing job with a few bucks. All she needs to do is go around her jurisdiction to check mailboxes if any have been dropped, then send it to the owner and get paid.
Yard work
He or she can engage herself during summer break by doing some yard work, these could be.
Raking of grasses, and pulling of weeds.
A handyman.
A child of 11,12 can be a handyman to their neighbors, they could assist their neighbors while they work on their cars or bicycles to hand over tools to them, and this could earn them money and experience.
Babysitting
An 11,12-year-old can take up a job as a babysitter for that busy mom at home, while the mom is busy fixing house chores, the child babysits her baby, sings, and tells stories. The employer must stick to the stipulated time to avoid overuse.
Summer jobs for a 13-year-old
A thirteen-year-old can now be seen as a teenager, who can be assigned a vital role in the home.
In some countries, any family that has a thirteen-year-old will say“ they have a relief”.
Their summer jobs could be;
Marketing/ advert jobs
They can go for an unveiling of a new product, advertise and market new or old products for companies, pitch to customers and potential customers about what the product is up for and the benefits
Work in a beauty shop
During this period, especially the Christmas season, the beauty parlor is always jammed with customers, at times the shop owners are looking out for extra hands. These teens can engage themselves and get paid.
Holiday lessons for toddlers
They could engage parents with toddlers, to take on their kids with impacting sessions for an hour or two.
Benefits of these summer jobs.
It makes them independent, they began to take on some responsibilities that will shape them in the future.
They have experience in the area they find themselves, this could inspire them to either thrive on that path or never.
It will help them learn the habit of saving, they began to know the energy their parents put in, to provide for them, and they too have put in that energy, so it won’t be wise to be extravagant in spending those bucks.
Conclusion
These summer job experiences shape these kids to know that nothing good comes easily, and If you must eat, you must work.
That your little experience today will teach you tomorrow and make something meaningful out of you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Must I do a job during the summer holiday?
Yes, you must indulge yourself in meaningful things, you don’t need to be idle, go out, explore some vital areas of your creativity and become a perfect you.
What other things can one do during the holiday?
Apart from engaging in paid jobs, one can go learn a skill, it’s good to be skilled. With skills and passion, you are already a self-employed person, an entrepreneur. People now run to you to solve their problems, you have become a brand with the necessary packages.
What other skills can one learn?
There are different kinds of skills you could have, ranging from;
Computer programs.
Tailoring.
Beauty and makeovers
Welding
Arts and painting
Home cleaning agents production.