career development with lifology (1)

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5 ways to support your Child to choose the Right
Career Path

• Children are the Worlds most valuable resource
  and its best hope for the future --John F
  Kennedy

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• 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 dont like
  and spend years on a degree they wont even use.
• Here are some tips which will help you in
  supporting your child to find a career

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Help your child discover their strengths and
passions

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

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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 childs 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.

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Resist treating your child as an extension of you

• Admit that your childs 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.

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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 its possible for them to find a career
  they love and enjoy.
• Always support your child and remind them that
  its a long process and experimenting in finding
  a job you love.

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CONCLUSION

• So as a parent, why cant 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.
• Lets motivate our children to set up their
  future themselves.