Etini
Valued Contributor
Today, I took my daughter to go braid her hair. The girl that braids my daughter's hair should be about 8, max 10 years old. The gist is that she couldn't braid my daughter's hair today because we were last in the queue. She was jumping from one person to another braiding hair and getting paid. All this she did by a corner in her father's compound.
I was lost in thoughts on how much this small girl makes and she is not yet a teenager. All because she had developed a skill that would help her earn something. I can bet that girl won't lack anything she needs for her age because of this skill. It is important that as we send our kids to school, we should also encourage and help them to build skills that can attract monetary value. It is not bad for a 10-year-old child to start earning money. It would help him/her in the future.
I was lost in thoughts on how much this small girl makes and she is not yet a teenager. All because she had developed a skill that would help her earn something. I can bet that girl won't lack anything she needs for her age because of this skill. It is important that as we send our kids to school, we should also encourage and help them to build skills that can attract monetary value. It is not bad for a 10-year-old child to start earning money. It would help him/her in the future.