Parental Influence During Career Decision Making Process

Aims of the Seminar: 

Questions such as “Am I aware of my influence on my child’s decisions? How do I support my child’s development? How can I develop democratic attitudes?” are answered in this workshop. Parents identify their role in adolescents’ career decision making process and the effects of thoughts they express to their children and various parental attitudes through the process. They make a step towards changing their own and their children’s point of views in relation to making mistakes from limiting to liberating, hence developing growth mindsets.

Seminar Outcomes: 

• Underlying causes of parental expectations are addressed.
• The differences between realistic and unrealistic expectations are learned.
• The relationship between parental attitudes (democratic, authoritarian etc.), career decision making, and possible problems is realised.
• As role models, parental influence during the career decision making process is examined.