Help your children identify their interests
by asking questions like these:

                   What activities are you excited about doing?

                   What are your favorite and least favorite courses?

                   Do you like working with people?

                   Do you like working with things?

                   Do you like working with information?

                   Do you like to spend your time inside or outside?

Career Expectations for Your Child

                   Encourage your children to follow their dreams, regardless of what society traditionally dictates.
 

                   Your support is doubly important when your children choose non-traditional occupations. A person's gender should not matter. It is the ability and interest that count.
 

                   Studies show that today's average worker will change occupations more than 14 times.

                   Career development is a lifelong process that involves progressing through stages. The stages include Career Awareness, Career Exploration, and Career Planning and Preparation, which build upon one another.
 

                   The level of skills needed for the "three R's" is much higher in today's workplace.  The following skills are essential to success in the workplace.

-Teamwork
            -Problem solving
            -Creative thinking
            -Leadership
            -Interpersonal Skills
            -Goal setting
            -Communication