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Should Parents Choose Careers for Their Children? A Guide for Families
Parents have experience and may recognize opportunities children cannot yet see. That makes parental guidance valuable. But guidance is different from ownership of the decision.
A constructive parent can help a student
Research careers; understand consequences; identify strengths; evaluate educational options; meet professionals; consider financial realities; test assumptions.
The student should also have room to understand
What they are naturally good at; what skills they want to develop; what matters to them; what kind of contribution they want to make.
A useful family question
"How can we help this student make a well-informed decision?" rather than "Which career should we make this student choose?"
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