Id be a hypocrite if I pressured her to work more hours than I've ever been willing to. She has an internal world to spend time in too.
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I do think its a good idea to encourage (not force) your teen to work. Can learn many lessons from a few weeks of working.
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She can learn them later. Want her to have downtime.
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Of course. I don't mean spending the entire holiday working. But a week or two might be beneficial. But what works for the child!
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But look, I say that hypocritically. I never worked in summer when I was a teen. Only during Uni in a warehouse selling sportswear.
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Would encourage even voluntary work - a few hours on a Saturday morning does wonders for youngsters' self-esteem and social skills!
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Her self-esteem is fine & her social skills are up to her. What she craves more than anything is time to spend with herself.
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We joined her to some after school clubs but she grew to resent the extra time taken from her time to write & imagine.
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Poetry or prose, by the way? :)
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Prose. She has a complicated fantasy world in her head.
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Superb. So many writers started young and never stopped. This might be right up her alley - https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/wonderland/ …
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They already have couple hours' homework per day on top of school hours. Add part time work and you'd never get to hang out with them.
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Not to mentions she has to hear your ramblings!
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