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<p style="line-height: 18.66666603088379px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica; font-size: small;">The first weekend in September marks the end of the summer for many people as we celebrate Labor Day.  School has started and the fun and relaxation of summer is over - time to buckle down, hit the books and settle in for winter.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 18.66666603088379px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica; font-size: small;">While many people just think of <a href="http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/glossary/deflaborday.htm">Labor Day</a> as the end of summer - it is actually an important historical holiday. It honors the<span style="color: #ff0000;"> "working people."</span><br /></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 18.66666603088379px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica; font-size: small;">Many kids as young as 8 or 9 start work. Whether it is chores around the home, or a paying job outside the home - kids do work. You might:</span></span></p>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: normal;">Baby sit</span></li>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Do yard work</span></li>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Help a neighbor with chores</span></li>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Do chores in your own home</span></li>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Be a tutor</span></li>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Teach computer skills</span></li>
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<li type="square"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Volunteer!</span></li>
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<p style="line-height: 18.66666603088379px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, helvetica; font-size: small;">All of these things are important because they contribute to society - <strong>kids do make a difference</strong>. I know I would be lost without my baby-sitter helping me out - or my kids helping me around the house! Kids are the future, you will have many career choices - working at a young age can help guide you through those choices. </span></span></p>
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