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That's the thing: There is NO one pathway to success!

Giving an allowance will not doom your child to a feeling of entitlement and lifetime of unemployment. Just as withholding allowance doesn't guarantee a hardworking child who will have employment opportunities thrown at them throughout their lifetimes. And vice versa. It really is about the individual child and character that's been developed along the way. An entitled self-absorbed snob will not be less so because of a measley peasley job he'll consider beneath him as he "works" during college alongside the 'peons' who do it because they NEED the money while his parents are only trying to build character.

Furthermore, I don't consider getting a job the purpose of sending my child to college. That's what grad school is for. I'd like for college to be a time of maturity and exploration. A time to grow intellectually, learn, etc.

Finally, I'm not fully convinced everyone tells the truth online. Just because someone claims to be a hiring manager, lawyer, stay-at-home mom, 6 foot tall sun-kissed muscular body builder type with abs for days, etc. doesn't mean it's so. I know several hiring managers. And none of them have the preference for paid work over internships those claiming to be hiring managers in this thread have.[/quote]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/your-money/For-Teenagers-Summer-Jobs-Are-Valuable.html?src=rechp[/quote]

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