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Want Your Teen to Get a Summer Job? Only 1 in 4 Will Succeed, Report Says

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted May 2nd 2011 4:30PM

Mowing lawns this summer may look pretty good to teens on the hunt for jobs. Credit: Getty Images Feel like screaming "Get a job!" to your teenager this summer? Parental threats of no car keys, groundings or taking phones away if they ...The summer unemployment rate for U.S. teens is expected to be worst since WWII.
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Summer jobs can lead to drug experimentation

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jul 1st 2008 9:05AM

According to Drug Free America, summer can mean more than swimming, sunning and shopping for some teenagers. June, July and August are also the months in which teens are more likely to try marijuana for the first time. And as much as parents might ...
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College students as lab rats

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 15th 2007 3:33PM

Christy is taking the summer off from school and looking to make some money with a part time job. She is focusing her job search on law offices, but perhaps being a paid lab rat might be more profitable. It certainly would be interesting. In Boston, ...
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