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Laura

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Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:54 am

The problem is not with the kids. Its with the upbringing. Most parents are unable to give the right direction to these kids. They are just kids right? Trying to be adults. So they need direction. Their capability to judge the right or wrong should be inculcated by the parents. Today parents dont seem to have time for all that hence leading to an incomplete development of the kids.

Another problem is the peer pressure. They watch their rich counterparts and the inability to do the same creates a turmoil in their mind as it is its an age of hormonal change. So they have to be given a healthy environment to make them better people. So before thinking that the teens have turned their backs on you, stop wait and understand, most probably it is you who has turned the back to them.
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Dadummy

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:09 pm

heres one for you. a local girl was inquireing about her pay check, and they told her they held it for a week and sent it back to the main offoce because she hadnt picked it up. she was furious, she worked about three or four weeks.

August

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:27 pm

Really good advice on this:

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Part 1: Getting an Early Start
If you are the parent of a pre-teen or young teenager it is likely that your child's career choice is the furthest thing from your mind. While most people would agree that the pre-teen and teen years are much too early to choose a career, it is a great time to start career planning.
Career planning is a lifelong process, consisting of four steps - self assessment, options, matching, and action. The step we're going to look at here is Options. During this step one explores different occupations. The pre-teen and teen years are a great time to start doing this. Even some younger children could benefit from it and might enjoy it as well. When one is young, the future's possibilities are endless.

During this time one can look at the variety of occupations without the critical eye one must have later on. There are many ways to explore occupations. And parents are a key component in helping their children with this process. There are several things you must keep in mind:
Keep Your Opinions to Yourself: Try not to discourage your child from exploring a particular career, even if you think it's all wrong for him.
Network: Use your connections to set up opportunities for your child to meet with people working in various occupations.
Protect Your Kids: Make sure you know who your children are contacting to get information about careers. Accompany your child if he or she is meeting with someone. Read all email correspondence.

August

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:28 pm

Continued

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Part 2: Exploring Careers
Read About It
The easiest way to learn about an occupation is by reading about it. Your local library should have a variety of career books. Some books are encyclopedic and look at a variety of careers. A good example is the Occupational Outlook Handbook which is published by the United States Government. The information in this book is very thorough, though kind of dry. Other books look at individual careers. There are series of books written for different age levels.
There's also a lot of information available on the Web. Exploring Occupations is your link to online resources that provide information on a variety of career choices.

Live It
While reading about an occupation may be easy, it can also be ... well ...
not very interesting. Kids like hands-on experiences, where they can learn about an occupation by talking about it or better yet experiencing it.
One way to experience an occupation is through job shadowing. A child can visit an adult at work to see what the day to day activities are.

In 1993, the Ms. Foundation for Women created Take Our Daughters to Work® Day. Held annually on the fourth Thursday of April and renamed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, this special day is dedicated to helping girls and boys learn to work together "to bring about a more equitable world — at home, at school and in the workplace."

Many communities are forming career clubs to help children find out about career possibilities. Presenters come to club meetings to tell members about their jobs and field trips may be arranged for members to visit work sites. Youth organizations, such as the Girl Scouts may incorporate a career component into their programs.

Laura

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Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:17 am

This is good information August. I think it helped to know a lot of things.
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