Human Growth and Development / Unit 10 HGD 1406 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Teen Employment
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The idea
About thirty-seven percent of sixteen- to nineteen-year-olds were in the US labour force in twenty twenty-four; the Fair Labor Standards Act limits youth work.
In practice
A teen gaining pride, autonomy and money sense from a weekend job.
Where people slip
Working more than twenty hours a week is linked to declining grades, school disengagement and more substance use.
Your place on the trail
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