Middle schoolers aren’t old enough to get a work permit. But there are many jobs they can do.

Talk with your child. Find out what she’s interested in. If relevant, help her make a flyer of the services she’ll offer and the fees she’ll charge.

Following are some ideas to consider:

• Bathing dogs. Suggest your child volunteer to wash a dog free for first-time customers.

• Walking dogs or pet sitting.

• Organizing playrooms. Help organize and sort toys.

• Mowing lawns, watering, weeding, spreading mulch or planting.

• Helping parents. Play with little children and offer a second pair of hands as moms do chores around the house.

• Washing, waxing & vacuuming cars or cleaning patio furniture.

• Volunteering at a local garden center or animal shelter.

• Reading to children at the public library.

• Reading to senior citizens at a nursing or retirement home.

• Helping at a sports, day or church camp.

For these and any other entrepreneurial ideas your child might have, ask how you can support her efforts.

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