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Helping your child navigate their career choices.
As a parent or carer, talk to your child about jobs that interest them. You can help them to research different careers or find out skills and qualifications needed to do certain jobs. You can be a positive influence on your child's choices.
Listen to your child and discuss their options Your child will need to make decisions at different times. It's important to ask them about careers from time to time. You could also discuss types of jobs that might be relevant to their interests, skills or aspirations.
Listen to your child and discuss their options Your child will need to make decisions at different times. It's important to ask them about careers from time to time. You could also discuss types of jobs that might be relevant to their interests, skills or aspirations.
Helping your child plan a career; To help your child with career planning, it's important you:
Helping your child plan a career; To help your child with career planning, it's important you:
listen, don’t judge
are open to ideas and encourage them to explore all their options
keep in mind that your child’s choices and decisions should be based on their aspirations and abilities, not on what you think they should do
remember that not everyone has a clear idea what they want to do so your child's career ideas may change as they get older
Helping your child plan a career Once your child has some ideas about what they would like to do, encourage them to do some research. You can help them find out what is needed to work in a certain career.
Helping your child plan a career Once your child has some ideas about what they would like to do, encourage them to do some research. You can help them find out what is needed to work in a certain career.
For Further advice on supporting your child through their careers choices, click on the link above to the NIDirect page.
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