A family business might be more realistic for some. Whether this involves the child in manufacture, record keeping, sales or other aspects of the operation, a sense of loyalty and accomplishment, as well as extra money can be gleaned from the endeavor. One example of a suitable business is to deliver a newspaper route or a weekly trade paper. Doing several routes can provide a surprisingly good side income. Another trade with a fast-growing clientele is lawn care.
Many people are unable to find faithful mowers who want to work hard every week.
At the same time most households, with both parents earning the living, do not have time to keep yards properly trimmed. Visiting foreign students of high school vintage often tell of real work experiences. Even in the former Soviet Union there is concrete opportunity for the young. Side Effects of Idleness Not being allowed to work produces a special kind of cynicism in a person. The implicit suggestion that the individual or the class is inferior cannot be missed.