According to many child psychologists and educators, adolescence is a very difficult and difficult time. But this is also the age when you know for sure that the world around is incredibly interesting and simply vast.
This summer, adolescents, if they are lucky, will not be able to ask their parents for money, as they have the opportunity to go to a labor camp. Six months before the start of the holidays, some parents began to record their children there. Let's find out what attracts adolescents to "work in the summer."
Labor camp is like adults
"Work for pennies" for young people is not the best option. Nevertheless, labor and rest camps (LTO), which have been revived relatively recently after many years of oblivion, although they will not make your children millionaires, are still in great demand from their parents. Teenagers share this position. So what's the deal?
The child’s earnings will also depend on the work performed by the child, as well as the opportunities that the labor camp has at its disposal. That is, the better you get, the better they pay, as in adulthood. Fortunately, now there is a choice, in recent years, the list of enterprises that are ready to provide jobs for adolescents in the summer has increased significantly.
Both monetary and pleasant
According to experts in the field of education, the greatest demand is for children's labor camps, in which they do the work feasible for their age: pick ripe berries, weed beds. Of course, picking berries is more pleasant than weeding beds, but they pay more for weeding. Who likes what. And most importantly, this will happen among peers. What is most needed at a given age is its own environment.
We take places
Children's labor camps can be with day or round-the-clock stays. Mostly teenagers aged 14-18 years have a rest and work in them. You can also find a labor camp for schoolchildren and in rural health institutions, here you can combine career guidance and relaxation. But such a busy summer is in great demand, so it is better to agree earlier. Cultural events are held weekly, including sports tournaments and holidays. A summer labor camp for teens who already feel almost grown up is an ideal option. Many children go to places where they can try their hand at various activities that will be useful not only for them, but also for society.
Labor camps are booming
Information and data about each labor camp for adolescents can be found in all city and district education departments, as well as in ordinary secondary schools. In a word, both adolescents themselves and their parents can easily find where to address this issue.
The child himself can choose what kind of work he can do. They offer employment to improve the territory of the camp or enterprise: minor repairs and construction of leisure and sports grounds, utility rooms, maintenance of cleanliness in buildings and in the territory, lawn mowing. You can still work in the agricultural sector. This is the care of various agricultural crops: planting, weeding, watering.
What you should not forget
Of course, such labor activity is regulated by regulatory documents on the organization of child labor. A child can rest and work no earlier than he turns 14 years old. A labor camp for schoolchildren offers employment on the basis of civil contracts. But the conclusion of such an agreement is possible only with children who are already 16 years old. If the child is younger, the labor camp will require the written consent of one of the parents or legal representative. A doctor’s permission may also be required to confirm that there are no health problems. As always, the employment contract is signed in duplicate, one of which remains with the teenage worker, and the other with the employer. Under this agreement, the employer is obliged to pay the child a salary for the work, depending on its complexity, quality, qualifications of the employee and taking into account the actual time worked.
Children will perform strictly standardized, feasible work in the conditions that are stipulated by special laws and regulations. And even though the children will be part-time, the amount of earnings paid corresponds to the incomes of workers of the same categories with a full day. Schoolchildren’s labor is also paid at piece rates that apply to adults.
Plans for the near future
A labor camp for schoolchildren will become widespread. Such vacation spots are planned to be opened in all regions of the country. And not only in cities, but in rural areas, where children often help with harvesting or housework. Children under 14 can be sent to stationary health-improving institutions, but older children can go to a labor camp for teenagers. In most cases, these are private enterprises that cooperate with the administration of a city or village. The various programs and types of work that they offer are geared toward a specific age. In the near future they plan to create labor camps, sending children to which you can be sure that they will be among their peers, and they will be offered jobs taking into account their interests and characteristics. Since the guys will be part-time busy, they will be able to go to cafes at their leisure, visit the park or go shopping. Of course, to what extent to provide the child with freedom should be negotiated when signing the contract.
Great benefit
We also emphasize the benefits of such work for adolescents. Now, children, instead of the usual wobbling along the streets, will have something to do in their free time. Such work will prepare them for the responsibility that awaits children in later life. The main goals that the labor camp pursues for schoolchildren are: the formation of normative behavior, the correction of behavioral stereotypes of minors, familiarization with industrial relations and discipline, instilling a labor skill. Do not forget that every family is a separate world. There are parents who can send their child to the sea, while others think how to feed him. For such families, a summer labor camp is the best option, because they feed the child there. Also, difficult children should not be discounted . Labor activity for adolescents will be organized no more than 4 hours a day in areas that the child himself chooses. The work collective, which in this case will consist of peers, is also very important.
Someone may say that in most cases urban children will be sent to the labor camp, since the guys who live in the village do not sit without work in the summer. And there is some truth to this - urban teens are often unattended and idle.
Summary
In summer camps for work and rest, in addition to physical work, children are also expected to have group and individual meetings that combine educational and preventive conversations. In any case, adolescents will not be left to their own devices and will be able not only to have a great rest, but also significantly add cash to their wallet, which they will be especially proud of. It is in the summer labor camps that there is an opportunity for children to show their talents, learn to defend their point of view, respect the opinions of others, argue and together achieve a goal.