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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I knew why it was so hard to find. I did this exact job in HS. I did 2x per week for a family, I walked to their house and let myself in, met the girls at the bus stop and hung out with them for 2 hours or so until mom came home. It was great! I made good money for a HS student... Blah blah activities sure, but not all kids are overloaded with activities. [/quote]

Because parents aren't looking for a high schooler to walk over and sit in the house.   They want a 28 year old with a masters in child development or education  to drive their SAFE (new and expensive) LARGE (can fit all their kids plus carpool kids) car and pick up the kids at school and shuttle them to various activities.   [/quote]

And people in Hell also want ice water,![/quote]

Not true that people are unwilling to hire high schoolers. They just aren’t available, just like you don’t see high school boys mowing lawns and shoveling snow as a side job. [/quote]

Boys do that in my neighborhood!   Someone actually posted just the other day on our neighborhood facebook group that her son was looking to rake leaves.   I also know several teen boys that mow lawns.

I think a lot of parents are not willing to hire high schoolers.   If you hire a teen to mow your lawn and he messes up--what's the worst thing that can happen?  Your yard looks bad till it grows out?

If you hire a teen to be responsible for your kids and they mess up, what's the worst thing that can happen?   Your child dies?[/quote]

My nextdoor neighbor hired a high schooler to watch their children one night. She decided to do a Starbucks run with the kids and got locked out of the house because she forgot the key and her cell so she knocked on our door and we were happy to let them hang out til the parents got home. They fired her and gave us a thank you gift. [/quote]

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