To want my dd to get a job?

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She just turned 13 and a couple of her friends have little ad hoc jobs earning themselves a bit of cash. She gets pocket money but is never enough to cover what she wants to buy!
Is 13 too young - should she just enjoy her childhood before starting her many years of working?
If not, hit me with some ideas on what she can do!!

Pet sitting is about the only one.i paid a 14 year old to feed my cats twice a day once.

I think definitely teach hard work here, not to want less 😂

Yes nothing wrong with a few chores for neighbours or a paper round if she can get one (like gold dust here!) ~ how about babysitting? I wouldn't trust a 13yo to babysit DS solo, but I often ask a neighbours teen to come play with him whilst I WFH for an hour or two!

I didnt work until 17 so I'm a bit surprised. Although my dad and mum left school at 14/15 to work.

Does she get regular pocket money? That's the trick. When it's gone, it's gone. Rewards saving, teaches about money. And if they whine, "do you have enough?".

I was expecting the DD to be 23 not 13 😃

Stick to the current arrangement - she gets basic pocket money from you but can earn more by if she wants/needs it by doing specific additional tasks that you will pay her for.

Don't build a rod for your own back though and end up with a stroppy older teen and beyond that has no concept of contributing around the house - difficult balancing act,

Anyone employing anyone under 16 would need a permit from the council. I know when we took on teenagers for paper rounds we had to jump through hoops and fill in lots of paperwork for the council. They had to have a permission letter from their parents and a risk assessment done too. We were only allowed to employ 14 year olds and older.
Some councils may permit from 13 years though

My 14 year old DS does some jobs for neighbours and makes quite a bit at weekends. Do you have a neighbourhood FB or Nextdoor page where you could advertise some services she would be willing to do?

She's a child, we spend enough years working

13?!

Bloody hell, I thought you were going to say 16/17!!

13 is definitely too young, even a paper round they have to be 14.

NMW for under 18 is 6.40 an hour, so one hour a week is £25.60 a month. Really not worth the aggro of finding a job.

I did some baby sitting at that age. But only for young kids, not babies.

My DC used to do some jobs for me at this age - over and above their normal share of household chores
Also used to do a few extras for elderly neighbour eg weeding and pet sitting/dog walking for neighbours
I did make sure they were fairly paid too, as DD was asked to be a regular babysitter for a friend of an acquaintance and I challenged the rate they offered

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OP, are you saying she needs to get a job because she doesn't have enough money to buy sweets?

Mine all had paper rounds at 13.

Definitely too young, though pet sitting and dog walking would be appropriate.
i think my DD looked after my friends 8 year old for an hour after school one day at 14 though, took her to the park.

Much harder to get nowadays

Too young, but at 13, mine was gaining experience - so, for example, there was a family that "employed her" to babysit for them, but I would take her and stay there with her. So she was feeding, changing, entertaining and reassuring the baby, but obviously I was there if needed. Of course this only works if you have a friend who needs a babysitter and you are able to give up that time.

Then keeping up swimming skills so was able to do the lifeguard qualification at 16 and so forth.

See if your dd will ref football. My dd does it. Starts at 14. An hour a time. She get £35 for U12s. Great for pocket money and confidence.