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As the Mom of three young adult daughters with a span of easily 70 points in their IQ, I will say that all three did volunteer work while they were in high school at least in the early years. The older daughter also was a swimmer and took a lifeguarding class and was able to earn money at the pool doing that and then as a camp counselor for a day camp program first summer before college.  The second daughter actually found her career as a pediatric physical therapist from her volunteer work AND needed to have so many hours of observation to even apply to college programs.  The third daughter always had the support of a peer, but she, too, enjoyed being productive in the summers and gained skills that helped her get a competitive, part-time job in a college dining hall.  Additionally, she also continues to volunteer using that same skills set independently today one day a week.

For our two older daughters, it was always understood that they would pay for books, spending money and anything special they might want to do in college so they found ways to earn money and one sure way was to baby sit.  They also had responsibilities in our home, although not as much as others as I did not work that much.

OP - Your daughter sounds like a wonderful person in the volunteer work she is doing, BUT I think so far it has been a bit too much of "only her choice" on what she does in the summer.  I agree with others who say she needs to understand that she needs to contribute for what she wants be it a cell phone, clothes or gas to drive a car.  There is no reason at all why she could not try and find a sitting job if other avenues were closed.  It might even be reasonable to give her a base allowance and then to offer extra money for certain tasks.  however, she should also know that she needs to be doing certain tasks at home, too.

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