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11 tips to increase your child’s interest in careers
Article Source: https://myfuture.edu.au/career-insight/details?id=11-tips-to-increase-your-childs-interest-in-careers#/
A few lucky people know from an early age what they want to spend their life doing. The rest of us fit somewhere between having some idea and no idea about it.
Young people can be unclear about their direction in life. It’s often not until their early twenties that they gain a good sense of who they are.
Our system, however, asks much younger people to make decisions based on knowing who they are and what they want to achieve in life. They have to select subjects, elective choices and vocational study opportunities. There is a wealth of information about possible choices. People can feel overwhelmed, unable to decide or lose interest in the whole ‘careers thing’.
Finding out who you are and what you want to do is a process that depends on many factors. Below are 11 strategies that may assist you and your child.