Anna The good old government of ours has really screwed up the job market for kids, with a lot of restrictions.
I'm 55 now and I started working in my uncles gas/grocery store at 6 years old by the time I was nine I ran his watermelon stand {ask your Grandparents what a watermelon stand is}in the summer by myself for the next four years.
I highly any kid to work because the Ton of learning experiences, is well worth your time.