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5 Ways to Support Your Child to Choose the Right Career Path

During school life, most of the children will always have some kind of interest and ambition. But the majority of them will not follow their ambition when they grew up. <br><br>Finally, they end up in careers they donu2019t like and spend years on a degree they wonu2019t even use. Here are some tips which will help you in supporting your child to find a career. <br>

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5 Ways to Support Your Child to Choose the Right Career Path

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  1. 5 ways to support your Child to choose the Right Career Path“Children are the World’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future” --John F Kennedy

  2. During the school life, most of the children will always have some kind of interests and ambition. • But the majority of them will not follow their ambition when they grew up. • Finally, they end up in careers they don’t like and spend years on a degree they won’t even use. • Here are some tips which will help you in supporting your child to find a career.

  3. Help your child discover their strengths and passions • Our children are unique individuals with their own interests. • Help them to discover their interesting area/field. • Do visit to career counsellor to take aptitude tests. • Building a great understanding of your child’s innate strengths. • Figure out what lights them up.

  4. Help find a mentor for your child • Encourage your child to find a inspiring mentor in the filed your child shows more interest. • This will definitely fuel your child’s aspirations about their career. • Help your child to find an inspiring, positive and encouraging role model.

  5. Expose your child to a variety of activities to see what piques their interest. • There are a lot of interesting activities going on in your child’s school besides academics. • Expose them to music, arts, sports, nature, animals, science, museums, people interactions, travel and so on. • Support them to learn more about the area which they are curious or they are showing more interest and excitement.

  6. Resist treating your child as an extension of you • Admit that your child’s likes and dislikes will never be the same as yours. • They are not you! • The things that you might find interesting about a certain job might not be interesting for your child.

  7. Be patient and encouraging and set an example as you for your children. • As a parent, be an example for your children in doing what you enjoy. • If they find an example in you, they will also feel like it’s possible for them to find a career they love and enjoy. • Always support your child and remind them that it’s a long process and experimenting in finding a job you love.

  8. CONCLUSION • So as a parent, why can’t we help them figure out what they want to do from a young age? • During their career choosing time, their brains are still developing and so their plans might change, but still, they used to think about the future. • Let’s motivate our children to set up their future themselves.

  9. THANK YOU!!!

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