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[quote=Anonymous]Summer jobs are hard this year because of all of the federal and other cutbacks. That means a lot of the older college students would normally have an internship this summer are going back to their old lifeguarding/camp counselor/etc job, meaning those jobs are harder to get for the younger students. Every single one of the summer coaches and lifeguards at our pool last year, are back this year. I’d put money on this playing out similarly in other places.

It is not that easy to get a summer job. A lot of restaurants and retail places aren’t interested in hiring college students who will only be there for a couple of months at the most.

Considering OP’s kid’s health issues, I wouldn’t push the job thing at all. My athletic DD got mono last September and it took her many months before she felt normal.

I would suggest the kid take a summer class and be given some responsibilities around the house. Specific things each day, like making dinner for the family some days, running errands, etc. nothing too heavy, but something so they aren’t doing nothing all day and have a schedule. Going to bed at 3am is nuts, mono or not.[/quote]

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