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Parenting Tip # 221

Before your teen enters the working world, establish some boundaries on the number of hours he may work and what he may do with his money. Help him understand the need for balance in his life, and have him plan a budget, with some set aside for savings, giving, and regular needs.

Parenting Today's Adolescent: Helping Your Child Avoid the Traps of the Preteen and Teen Years
Copyright 1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.